Redpoll (Hoary) in Itasca County
2012-01-28

Uncommon in Itasca County in the Winter season

This Hoary Redpoll visited my feeders several times throughout the day with a large flock of Common Redpolls. Usually, I can't manage to get a decent photo showing the lack of undertail streaking when one comes around, but this time was different. As with other Hoary Redpolls that have visited, this one feeds almost exclusively on the ground while many Commons use the tube and hopper feeders.

Shawn Conrad - just a Nikon Coolpix. I'm not a camera guy so I have no idea what the settings were.