Post by murraybrown on Dec 18, 2009 16:25:08 GMT -8
I thought I would take a drive up toward Hope this morning looking for the elusive, Common Redpoll ( I guess they're common enough up north.) At the Jones Lake turnoff, I traveled slowly along Laidlaw Rd. which parallels Hwy. 1 until reached the bridge at Fancher Rd.
Off to my right along the creek, were a series of big, old birch trees, many with their tops broken off.
As Watchmen recently stated, winter birch and alders are favourite feeding trees for these little seed-eaters and frankly, every one I've seen has been in one of these.
Sure enough, up near the top were at least three redpoll's and about four siskin's. further searching around that area failed to produce any more of either species.
I have gone into detail in case someone is looking for these birds for the CBC and can't find them elsewhere.
Murray Brown,
Agassiz
Off to my right along the creek, were a series of big, old birch trees, many with their tops broken off.
As Watchmen recently stated, winter birch and alders are favourite feeding trees for these little seed-eaters and frankly, every one I've seen has been in one of these.
Sure enough, up near the top were at least three redpoll's and about four siskin's. further searching around that area failed to produce any more of either species.
I have gone into detail in case someone is looking for these birds for the CBC and can't find them elsewhere.
Murray Brown,
Agassiz
