Took a morning walk this morning at Peace Valley Park. Best birds were 3
Rusty Blackbirds (uncommon migrant), 7
Purple Finches, 2
Red-breasted Nuthatches, and 1
Black-capped Chickadee (all irregular winter visitors). Other folks have seen Evening Grosbeaks across the state, so may be a good winter for northern finches and other birds to visit us here on the East Coast.
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The finches are coming indead. Two Common Redpolls flew over at North Lookout yesterday while I was there and today I had another one in Lancaster County. Still waiting for the Evening Grosbeaks though.
Drew @ Nemesis Bird
Drew, I saw your PA birds post on the flyover redpoll. I'm boning up on my finch flight calls, as I'm not familiar with redpolls.
Be Patient! The Bohemian Waxwings I just photographed the other day in Upstate New York will quickly eat their way south, there is not a lot of natural food and as soon as a real cold spell and deep snow come, they will move.
It's also shaping up to be a good year for Pine Grosbeak as well, along with Northern Shrike.
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