Common Redpoll
“Lastly, in recent birding news, the American Ornithological Society has determined that the Common Redpoll and Hoary Redpoll are a single species, hence forward referred to as simply Redpoll.”
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Other possible “snowbirds” include pine grosbeaks, pine siskin, redpolls, and both red and white-winged crossbills.
As of last year, this report has grown to include detailed forecasts for eight irruptive finch species, including Purple Finches, Pine Grosbeaks, Common Redpolls, Hoary Redpolls Red Crossbills, White-winged Crossbills, Pine Siskins and Evening Grosbeaks.
Inland, the winter finch irruption continues to unfold, yielding more and more reported sightings of Evening Grosbeak, Pine Grosbeak, Common Redpoll, Pine Siskin as well as White-winged and Red Crossbill.
On these last days of winter, the most northern, and last arriving of the winter finches from this past season’s noteworthy irruption (i.e., Redpolls, Pine Siskins, Pine Grosbeaks) are pushing back northwards to their boreal breeding grounds.
I have yet to see either Redpoll type in Cape so this is definitely a bird that I plan to chase this winter.
Lastly, in recent birding news, the American Ornithological Society has determined that the Common Redpoll and Hoary Redpoll are a single species, hence forward referred to as simply Redpoll.
Just as exciting, the forecast predicts strong southward pushes of Purple Finches and Redpolls.