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Subject: Redpolls
From: VThermitthrush(AT)aol.com
Date: 18 Jan 2002 11:11am
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In a message dated 01/17/2002 12:49:26 PM Eastern Standard Time,=20
pipit(AT)wcvt.com writes:
> 2-3 Common
> Redpolls. Another small group of redpolls was along Basin Harbor Road
> in Bridport
>=20
Here in Florence we have a flock of either 47 or 54 common redpolls which ha=
s=20
been arriving just after daybreak every morning for the past couple of weeks=
.=20
The count is uncertain due to the redpolls' habit of not sitting still long=20
enough to be counted -- even on the ground they flit and flutter about withi=
n=20
the group.=A0 They come to the thistle feeder as well as to the offerings on=
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the ground (especially below the thistle feeder) and some take seeds from th=
e=20
conventional feeder on the pole as well.=A0 Their presence is tolerated by t=
he=20
"residents" (chickadees, titmice, woodpeckers, nuthatches, bluejays and=20
mourning doves, and gray squirrels - no goldfinch this winter for some=20
reason) although the redpolls seem nervous, and are clearly intimidated by=20
the chickadees on the feeder for instance, and they usually don't stay aroun=
d=20
for more than about 1/2 hour.=A0 The flock quickly grew from a beginning gro=
up=20
of six (the scouts?) and seems to have stabilized -- for now. They have a=20
lovely habit of flying across our valley in a large flock and into the tops=20
of the trees behind our house, at which point one doesn't see them for about=
=20
five minutes.=A0 They suddenly appear, as if by magic, dropping down from th=
e=20
tops of the trees like fluttering leaves.=A0 They disappear just as magicall=
y.
Deb
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Subject: Re: Redpolls
From: "Jim Dam" <jdam(AT)together.net>
Date: 18 Jan 2002 11:34am
We're having a similar experience with our feeder in Jericho. Last year,
lots of goldfinches but no redpolls. This year, redpolls but no
goldfinches. (But far fewer than 47 redpolls. They usually come only two
or four at a time.)
Jim
----- Original Message -----
From: <VThermitthrush(AT)aol.com>
To: <vtbird(AT)raven.csc.vsc.edu>
Sent: Friday, January 18, 2002 9:57 AM
Subject: Redpolls
In a message dated 01/17/2002 12:49:26 PM Eastern Standard Time,
pipit(AT)wcvt.com writes:
> 2-3 Common
> Redpolls. Another small group of redpolls was along Basin Harbor Road
> in Bridport
>
Here in Florence we have a flock of either 47 or 54 common redpolls which
has
been arriving just after daybreak every morning for the past couple of
weeks.
The count is uncertain due to the redpolls' habit of not sitting still long
enough to be counted -- even on the ground they flit and flutter about
within
the group. They come to the thistle feeder as well as to the offerings on
the ground (especially below the thistle feeder) and some take seeds from
the
conventional feeder on the pole as well. Their presence is tolerated by the
"residents" (chickadees, titmice, woodpeckers, nuthatches, bluejays and
mourning doves, and gray squirrels - no goldfinch this winter for some
reason) although the redpolls seem nervous, and are clearly intimidated by
the chickadees on the feeder for instance, and they usually don't stay
around
for more than about 1/2 hour. The flock quickly grew from a beginning group
of six (the scouts?) and seems to have stabilized -- for now. They have a
lovely habit of flying across our valley in a large flock and into the tops
of the trees behind our house, at which point one doesn't see them for about
five minutes. They suddenly appear, as if by magic, dropping down from the
tops of the trees like fluttering leaves. They disappear just as magically.
Deb
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Subject: Re(2): Redpolls
From: "Holly Hungerford" <hhungerford(AT)vpt.org>
Date: 18 Jan 2002 12:05pm
We have both goldfinches and red polls this year at our feeder in
Charlotte. They seem to tolerate one another quite well.
Holly F. Hungerford
Vt. Public Television
88 Ethan Allen Ave.
Colchester, VT 05446
(802) 655-8049
hhungerford(AT)vpt.org
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Subject: Leucistic Redpoll
From: Wayne Scott <wsscottnh(AT)earthlink.net>
Date: 18 Jan 2002 1:49pm
Hi VT Birders,
A leucistic Common Redpoll has been visiting at least two feeders in
Norwich, VT. Yesterday, some very fine digital photos were made and posted
on the web at the following URL: http://www.dartmouth.edu/~terryr/. This
bird could be confused with Hoary except that this bird has heavy flank
streaking, it has the head and bill profile of a common, the extent of red
on the crown is too extensive as is the red on the breast. Walter Ellison
speculates that this year's invasion originated in the taiga where hoary
does not occur. He knows of no confirmed hoary sightings in the northeast
this year.
Wayne Scott
Compiler, VT Rare Bird Alert
416 Hanover Center Road
Etna, NH 03750
(603) 643-0179
wsscottnh(AT)earthlink.net
vtbirder(AT)hotmail.com
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Subject: Re: Leucistic Redpoll
From: "Chris Petrak" <chrsptrk(AT)sover.net>
Date: 18 Jan 2002 6:19pm
I had a long talk this afternoon with Blake Prescott, relatively new
resident in Newfane, VT. He has had a flock of redpolls visiting his thistle
feeder regularly, including what he believes are hoary redpolls. This
conclusion is on the basis on observing the pattern of streaks on undertail
coverts, the hoary lacking having less, or lacking, the streaks. Photos were
taken with a 350mm lens, but he is not hopeful. We'll know better when the
film is developed. Blake seems to be an experienced & knowledgeable birder
and cautious observer. I've had other reports of hoary redpoll in SE
Vermont, but Blake's seems the most promising. I'll post more information
when and if I get it.
Chris Petrak, South Newfane, VT
Chris Petrak
"Tailfeathers" www.sover.net/~chrsptrk/tails.html
----- Original Message -----
From: "Wayne Scott" <wsscottnh(AT)earthlink.net>
To: "VTBIRD" <vtbird(AT)raven.csc.vsc.edu>
Sent: Friday, January 18, 2002 12:35 PM
Subject: Leucistic Redpoll
> Hi VT Birders,
> A leucistic Common Redpoll has been visiting at least two feeders in
> Norwich, VT. Yesterday, some very fine digital photos were made and posted
> on the web at the following URL: http://www.dartmouth.edu/~terryr/. This
> bird could be confused with Hoary except that this bird has heavy flank
> streaking, it has the head and bill profile of a common, the extent of red
> on the crown is too extensive as is the red on the breast. Walter Ellison
> speculates that this year's invasion originated in the taiga where hoary
> does not occur. He knows of no confirmed hoary sightings in the northeast
> this year.
>
> Wayne Scott
> Compiler, VT Rare Bird Alert
>
> 416 Hanover Center Road
> Etna, NH 03750
> (603) 643-0179
> wsscottnh(AT)earthlink.net
> vtbirder(AT)hotmail.com
>
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Subject: RBA Vermont - 01/18/02
From: Wayne Scott <wsscottnh(AT)earthlink.net>
Date: 18 Jan 2002 6:24pm
- RBA
*Vermont
*Statewide
*01/18/02
*VTVT0201.18
While COMMON REDPOLLS have been widely reported this winter, few, if
any, HOARY REDPOLLS have been seen around the region. In Norwich, a
striking, leucistic COMMON REDPOLL, trying to pass itself off as a HOARY,
was a regular visitor at a feeder this week. Digital photos posted on the
web serve as an excellent study in Redpoll identification. They can be foun=
d
at the following URL: http://www.dartmouth.edu/~terryr/. Also seen at the
same feeder this week was a female WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL.
Hardy lingerers include a KILLDEER just south of Long Point in
Ferrisburgh on the 17th. A WINTER WREN was in North Hartland on the 16th.
RED-BELLIED WOODPECKERS were reported from Bennington and along Greenbush
Road just north of the Ferry Road (F5) in Charlotte. Other half-hardies
include 12 EASTERN BLUEBIRDS in Addison, a SWAMP SPARROW and a
WHITE-THROATED SPARROW at the La Platte River Marshes, and AMERICAN ROBINS
in Essex Junction.
The Sandbar SNOWY OWL was seen as recently as the 12th. Also present on
the 12th, the following highlights were recorded: 4 TUNDRA SWANS, 1000+
CANADA GEESE, a few NORTHERN PINTAIL, 3 AMERICAN WIGEON, 1 CANVASBACK, 5
REDHEAD, RING-NECKED DUCK, 200+ GREATER SCAUP, a few LESSER SCAUP, 4 BALD
EAGLES, a GREAT BLUE HERON and an AMERICAN COOT.
On the same day, 5 COMMON LOONS, 24 HORNED GREBES and 2 WHITE-WINGED
SCOTERS were at Charlotte Town Beach; and a pair of GADWALL was seen at
Crown Point Bridge in Addison.
In Panton off Mud Island on the 12th, a BARROW=B9S GOLDENEYE as well as 3
RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS, 2 LONG-TAILED DUCKS and a BALD EAGLE were seen. A
NORTHERN SHRIKE was at Shelburne Farms.
At least 4 BALD EAGLES were at Button Bay on the 13th.
Eight ROUGH-LEGS, 7 RED-TAILS and a KESTREL were in the vicinity of Dea=
d
Creek on the 11th.=20
Two SHORT-EARED OWLS were along Gage Road near Dead Creek (Addison) on
the 17th.
RING-BILLED GULL, COMMON GOLDENEYE, LESSER SCAUP, AMERICAN BLACK DUCK,
MALLARD, HOODED MERGANSER and CANADA GOOSE were all seen on Lake Bomoseen o=
n
the 13th.
Elsewhere around the state, Several BALD EAGLES have been seen along th=
e
Connecticut River from White River south to Bellows Falls. At least 3 BARRE=
D
OWLS were reported. 120 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were along the Upper Road in
Plainfield on the 17th. A CAROLINA WREN was seen next to the bike path in
Burlington late last week, and another female WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL was
reported in Reading.
Wayne Scott
Compiler, VT Rare Bird Alert
416 Hanover Center Road
Etna, NH 03750
(603) 643-0179
wsscottnh(AT)earthlink.net
vtbirder(AT)hotmail.com=20
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