Frosty The Redpoll
February 11th, 2011
The artistic prize may have been yesterday's subject, but here's the birder's prize:
This redpoll's (mostly) unstreaked white rump, minimal flank streaking, tiny bill and overall "frosty" appearance all mark her as a rare Hoary Redpoll. While Common Redpolls are birds of the boreal forest and tundra scrub, Hoary Redpolls breed in the treeless high arctic. Even in a "redpoll winter", like this one, only a few of them ever make it as far south as Ottawa. This was my second-ever sighting of the species.
For comparison:
February 11th, 2011
The artistic prize may have been yesterday's subject, but here's the birder's prize:
This redpoll's (mostly) unstreaked white rump, minimal flank streaking, tiny bill and overall "frosty" appearance all mark her as a rare Hoary Redpoll. While Common Redpolls are birds of the boreal forest and tundra scrub, Hoary Redpolls breed in the treeless high arctic. Even in a "redpoll winter", like this one, only a few of them ever make it as far south as Ottawa. This was my second-ever sighting of the species.
For comparison:
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Mike
February 11th, 2011 at 10:33 pm
Cute... and as you say, very snowy look.