We have lots of redpolls visiting the Railing Diner each day. Here are a couple of interesting facts about them from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology web site:
- Common Redpolls can survive temperatures of –65 degrees Fahrenheit. A study in Alaska found Redpolls put on about 31 percent more plumage by weight in November than they did in July.
- A few banding records have shown that some Common Redpolls are incredibly wide ranging. Among them, a bird banded in Michigan was recovered in Siberia; others in Alaska have been recovered in the eastern U.S., and a redpoll banded in Belgium was found 2 years later in China.
How interesting!!! Must keep a watch out for this sweet little one in case he decides to visit Florida during his travels. I don't recall ever seeing one in the past. Great photo!!!
