tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165794974633135501.post462592271532318882..comments2024-03-23T09:15:32.818-08:00Comments on Sporadic Bird from Seward, Alaska : Thursday, April 11, 2013 Redpoll and Siskin flurry continuesCarol Griswoldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01883412801969720091noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165794974633135501.post-70765940854643909682013-04-22T15:08:17.584-08:002013-04-22T15:08:17.584-08:00Hello Rosemary,
That's pretty exciting to fin...Hello Rosemary,<br /><br />That's pretty exciting to find "our" birds in Scotland! <br /><br />I apologize for not being more specific as to my location. I have now added "Alaska" to my entries. <br /><br />Thank you for the post.<br /><br />Happy Birding!<br />CarolCarol Griswoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01883412801969720091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165794974633135501.post-46660680443781355172013-04-22T03:07:44.792-08:002013-04-22T03:07:44.792-08:00I don't know where you are, but here in St And...I don't know where you are, but here in St Andrews in Scotland I saw two birds on my nyjer seed feeder this morning I've never seen before here - a siskin, which I've seen in the Highlands before, on the feeder withthis other bird - and what frantic searching in the bird book revealed to be a redpoll - which I've certainly never seen anywhere at all before - very particular almost marbled feather markings, very neat with a chestnut-red headpatch and a rather odd-looking "mask" appearance when it turned full face towards me. Very exciting!<br />Rosemary, St AndrewsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com