carduelis (thistle) flammea (flame)
Friday, January 2, 1981 — 10:30 am
McNaughton, Wisconsin — Spider Lake Road
My friends and I went back to the farm a little later in the morning when it had warmed up to 4 degrees. There were other birds we wanted to see. A Common Redpoll was foraging on the ground under a feeder. It also ate on the feeder some. But most of the time we watched, it sat in a bush next to the garage. It was very tame and allowed me to get within three feet. There were also Black-capped Chickadees, Evening Grosbeaks, Red-breasted Nuthatches, House Sparrows, Blue Jays, Pine Grosbeaks, Downy Woodpeckers, and Hairy Woodpeckers at the feeders.
