Perhaps redpolls prefer the higher elevations away from the river valley.
I've had 50+ almost every day for the last few months. I'm in Etna at 1500
feet. They were here yesterday while snow was coating the icy trees.  Ice
still covers our trees this morning.  It seems I see them most reliably when
it is snowing.  Is that characteristic?

Jim Block
http://mysite.verizon.net/jimblockphoto/jimblockphotography/index.html


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Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 7:26 AM
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Subject: [UVB] redpolls

Two redpolls appeared at my Norwich feeder yesterday morning, the first 
this year.  Moving north?

Chris

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Chris Rimmer
Vermont Center for Ecostudies
P.O. Box 420
Norwich, VT 05055
802-649-1431 ext. 1
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