I forgot to mention that I saw a couple of Common Redpolls riding on the
backs of 3 Canada Geese this past weekend. It was tough to pick them out
of the thousands of geese flying north, but their little pink aviator
scarfs stood out.
My proof, as quoted from a USGS website (
http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/birds/migratio/ideas.htm), "Some people
who easily accepted the migratory travels of larger birds were unable to
understand how smaller species, some of them notoriously poor flyers, could
make similar journeys. They accordingly conceived the idea that larger
species (e.g., storks and cranes) carried their smaller companions as
living freight."
And it's not even April 1st yet.
Good birding,
Paul Pisano
Arlington, VA
On Mon, Mar 11, 2013 at 12:32 PM, Thomas Harten <tjharten1...> wrote:
> Despite frequent checks this morning and afternoon, we have not observed
> any of the common redpolls at the CHESPAX feeders within King's Landing
> Park in Huntingtown. Perhaps the warm weather yesterday triggered that
> instinct to return north. If they do return, I'll post it here.
>
> Glad that many folks got to see these birds this winter!
>
>
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