Hello Ontbirders, The redpoll wave is rapidly increasing as forcast by Ron Pittaway. It is shaping up to be one of the largest Hoary Redpoll invasions that I have personally seen. I have had Hoarys in virtually every flock I have seen over the last 3 weeks and we now have a minimum of 8 at our feeder today (all exilipes) along with about 60 Commons. The flock reshapes itself regularly so it is difficult to estimate how many are really here. The 8 were all visible at one time so there are likely many more.
Please contact me privately if you wish to come to our place to watch. It is easiest to watch from inside since the feeders are in the back yard - do not walk around the house as it will scare the flock away. I will fill a feeder out front so that they are also visible from the road but I suspect they will be easy to find at any feeders in the area. Good birding, Jeff Jeff Skevington, Research Scientist Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada K.W. Neatby Building, C.E.F., 960 Carling Ave. Ottawa, ON, K1A 0C6, Canada e-mail: [email protected] alternative e-mail: [email protected] _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
