Hello

I spent the afternoon at the Impound in the bright sunshine and located the Tree Sparrows feeding and flying about. They came very close to me with no fear. But no Redpoll sightings. Also saw a lot of GBBG and mergansers plus five Bald Eagles. 

Happy birding!

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> On Jan 29, 2016, at 9:31 AM, Doreene Linzell <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> Yesterday, 1/28, about 3:30 p.m. we had one Common Redpoll on the lake side
> of the Lorain impoundment lot. It was with a group of tree sparrows and two
> goldfinches. The group was feeding on a type of smartweed on the dike. The
> group flew back and forth between the dike and the phragmites.
> 
> The interesting thing about the redpoll was that it had a very white rump
> which would indicate a Hoary Redpoll. We did not have a chance to see any
> other hoary field marks. And, if he two species are lumped, it might be a
> moot point anyway. Maybe someone else can relocate the bird and photograph
> it.
> 
> Doreene Linzell
> Leslie Sours
> Dan Sanders
> 
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