After not seeing any redpolls for a couple weeks now at the Interpretive 

Center's feeders here at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, I was 

surprised just a few minutes ago to see a single Hoary Redpoll at the 

thistle feeders hanging from a shepherd's hook pole behind the 

Interpretive Center. The bird appears to be a female; characteristics 

that caught my eye immediately were pale overall plumage, no visible 

undertail streaking, white rump (as I saw it fly up to a nearby tree), 

and a small, stubby bill. I was able to take a few photographs before 

the bird took off. Not sure if it will hang around, but I'll keep 

watching. The only other birds that have been coming to these thistle 

feeders are Pine Siskins.



Bob Dunlap, Nicollet County



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Bob Dunlap

Naturalist, Linnaeus Arboretum

Manager, Nobel Hall Greenhouse

Gustavus Adolphus College

800 West College Ave.

Saint Peter, MN 56082

507-933-7199



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