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Saturday 19 July 2014

The Common Redpoll



These birds are quite small and walk along the ground looking for seeds. They like nijer or thistle seeds.

I saw one in the beginning of the week in a garden in the Quad-Cities in Iowa, and one here in Upper State New York a few minutes ago.

These birds can be rather tame and trusting.

I think they are far south in Iowa because of the cold snap, although I have seen them there in the past many times.