[cobirds] Common Redpolls in Silverthorne

After skiing today, I drove around the Wildernest area of Silverthorne.   Not lots but did come upon a flock of 19+ Common Redpolls.    Detail in the eBird posting below.  Also had a small group of Rosy-Finches but did not have my "good" binocs and could only positively ID 4 of the birds at a feeder; there were another 8-9 birds higher up in trees that I could not ID due to poor lighting.   Following is my eBIrd posting:

Wildernest/Silverthorne Area, Summit, US-CO
Dec 19, 2012 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
14 species

Bald Eagle  1     seen from I-70 flying over highway from Dillon Reservoir area, not from Wildernest but quite close to that area
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Downy Woodpecker (Rocky Mts.)  3
Hairy Woodpecker (Rocky Mts.)  2
Steller's Jay (Interior)  2
Black-billed Magpie  3
American Crow  37     large flock, on the move around the Wildernest area
Black-capped Chickadee  3
Mountain Chickadee  14
Red-breasted Nuthatch  1
White-breasted Nuthatch (Interior West)  1
Pygmy Nuthatch  2
Brown-capped Rosy-Finch  4     small flock of ~12, only could positively ID 4 at feeders
Common Redpoll  19     hard to get an exact number due to movement but this is a minimum number that I could count.  Small finch, red cap, black bib, streaking along flanks, much variation in plumage from brown to very red on throat and chest.   I have seen several hundred Redpolls this December in Quebec and Mass. including HORE and am quite familiar with this bird.

Charlie Nims

Silverthorne, CO

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