Sorry, that should have read "...closer to redpoll calls THAN goldfinch
calls..."
-PH

On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 2:13 PM, Paul Hurtado <[log in to unmask]>wrote:

> I just had a large (50-100) flock of small finches
> (goldfinch/siskin/redpoll size) circling around the Jenning's hall area
> chasing after a cooper's hawk that landed on Aranoff.  I saw them from my
> office, and quickly opened my window in time to hear a few seconds of calls
> that sounded closer to redpoll calls and goldfinch calls, however these
> were distant and not heard well enough to trust that ID.  Flight style was
> also reminiscent of redpoll flocks I've seen in NY, but again, I'm hesitant
> to pin a species ID on these birds.
>
> The birds flew off towards the oval.  Hopefully they stick around campus
> and someone else notices them.
>
> Good birding,
> Paul Hurtado
> Columbus, OH
>
>

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