Hi all, I just saw a probable female HOARY REDPOLL in a group of about 220 Common Redpolls that were working (and by working I mean flying over and occasionally landing in trees for less than a minute at a time) the area around the parking area of the new FLLT preserve on Irish Settlement Road, south of Hammond Hill and north of the Park Preserve. This bird was paler and fluffier than the birds it was with, with two thin streaks on the side, ending before the flanks, a fluffy white rump, and apparently one thin streak on the undertail. The flock was not cooperative and there could have been other interesting birds. This may be the same group I had over the Park Preserve half an hour ago.
This Hoary was very similar to a bird I had in a group of 350+ redpolls at Fire Lane E on Lake Como Road yesterday morning. In addition to this female, I had what appeared to be a male Hoary as well, perhaps the same that Ann reported last week. Birds were flighty and difficult there too, and there were some pale Commons as always, so be prepared for confusion and frustration. Always fun to watch, though. A group of 20+ EVENING GROSBEAKS was on East Lake Road here, but didn't stay long. Jay -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
