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Wed, 25 Mar 2009 12:11:04 -0600
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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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