[CT Birds] Of Redpolls

[Christopher Lovell]

The Common Redpolls continue here in Trumbull.  40-50 of them today,
swarming the nyjer feeders, sometimes overflowing onto the sunflower chip
feeders and also the ground below.  There has been at least one here every
day since 12/17/2007.

On Sun, Mar 16, 2008 at 12:25 PM, Carrier Graphics <
carriergraphics at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> For those who have seen the Redpoll this year, here is an interesting
> observation of one who saw them back in 1855 that parallels my affections
> towards these small hearty birds. . .
>
>
>
> Henry David Thoreau - 1855
>
> Standing there I am reminded of the incredible phenomenon of small birds
> in winter,-  - that ere long amid the cold powdery snow, as it were a fruit
> of the season, will come twittering a flock of delicate crimson-tinged
> birds, lesser Redpolls, to sport and feed on the seeds and buds now just
> ripe for them on the sunny side of a wood, shaking down the powdery snow in
> their cheerful social feeding, as if it were high mid summer to them.
>  These crimson aerial creatures have wings which would bear them quickly
> to the regions of summer, but here is all the summer they want.
>
> What a rich contrast! tropical colors, crimson breasts, on cold white
> snow! Such etherealness, such delicacy in their forms, such ripeness in
> their colors, in this stern and barren season!    -(end)-
>
>        And for those who are still seeing them, my latest date here in CT
> of their departure is 1994 - April 13th
>
> Can we beat this date this year? If you would, could you please post  your
> last sighting of a Redpoll here this season. Thank you -
>
> Paul Carrier
>
>
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-- 
Christopher Lovell
Trumbull, CT 06611
ctlovell at gmail.com