My parents in east TN (Sevierville area near the Smokies nat park)
had several Common Redpolls at their feeders during Dec. They have not
seen any Redpolls in recent days. This species really wanders.
Cheers, me2
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University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195

E-Mail: me2 at u.washington.edu
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On Wed, 23 Jan 2002, Rachel Lawson wrote:

> I just heard from a friend in England, who says they also are having a
> massive invasion of Common Redpolls this winter. (I think the repoll
> subspecies most commonly found in England has been split from ours recently
> by the BOU; I'm not clear on the taxonomy.) Coincidence, or some Holarctic
> thing going on? Is the eastern US getting redpolls this winter, too?
>
> Rachel Lawson
> RachelLawson at softhome.net
> Seattle
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