While they have the word common in their name, they’re a rare sighting in Loudoun. Joe Coleman had a couple visit his feeders last week though! Check out these shots – and keep an eye on your feeders for an uncommon visitor!
Two COMMON REDPOLLS and a brown Purple Finch visited one of my thistle feeders today along with the regulars.
While my wife & I took several photos none turned out that well though they do show they are clearly Common Redpolls.
Joe Coleman, near Bluemont, Loudoun Co
You can learn more about Common Redpolls on Cornell’s site. Here’s a cool fact that they point out:
- Redpolls have throat pouches for temporarily storing seeds. They may fill their pouches with seeds quickly then fly away to swallow the seeds in a more protected, warmer spot.