[wisb] Hoary Redpoll - Bayfield County
- From: Ryan Brady <ryanbrady10@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2011 20:36:14 -0700
This morning I looked out the window at my backyard feeders near Washburn and
was surprised to see only one bird in the entire yard. Grabbed the binocs and
was happy to see it was a redpoll. Looked a little closer and holy cow it was a
Hoary Redpoll! What are the chances? Ran outside in the frigid temps and
snapped some photos. The bird never actually visited the feeders and took off
after ~15 minutes, not to be seen again. Later in the day a flock of 20+
Common Redpolls showed up but the Hoary was not among them.
Here's a gallery of 12 documentation images. Unfortunately the bird barely
moved (turns out a Northern Shrike was nearby) so I did not get a photo of its
mantle or rump.
http://www.pbase.com/rbrady/hoaryfeb11
Some of the better ones for ID purposes:
http://www.pbase.com/rbrady/image/132807912
http://www.pbase.com/rbrady/image/132807917
http://www.pbase.com/rbrady/image/132807908
Ryan Brady
Washburn, Bayfield County, WI
http://www.pbase.com/rbrady
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