Redpolls galore!
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Judy Kolo-Rose shared some photos of the redpolls and one Pine Siskin at her feeder. Notice the siskin in the second photo--you need to look carefully through finch flocks to pick out the odd ones. You never know when a Pine Siskin or a Hoary Redpoll will join a flock of Common Redpolls.
Judy didn't make the error of calling them a "ton of redpolls," but many people do. Since healthy, well-fed redpolls weigh roughly half an ounce, it would take 32 of them to weigh a pound, and 64,000 of them to weigh a ton. Which states will have literally a ton of redpolls on the GBBC? We'll know soon!
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Laura your pics are great! I love redpolls, they are just adorable birds. We have had them on a regular basis for the first time this winter. We are located in Verona, NY. The most I have had at one time at the feeders was 43. Enjoy your birding, Mary Ellen
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Based on the numbers, I think several people here in southeast Louisiana are feeding a lot of American goldfinches. I know I am.
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I sure have a lot of redpolls this year. We have taken to calling them little feathered piggies, though. I'll fill up the feeders one day, and the next day they're empty again. I might not have a "ton" of redpolls, but they sure eat a ton of sunflower seeds. We had quite a cold snap the past few weeks, though, so I'm sure they need to eat a lot to keep warm. Donna Chugiak, Alaska
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Thanks so much for the photos...here in Alabama we don't see Redpolls, so your photo was a treat. And now I know what that little bird that looks "sorta" like a goldfinch is! I've had a very few pine siskins come to my feeders for years, but I was never totally sure I had ID'ed them correctly. Thanks for the help!