SEEING RED !!!!!
Break out the binoculars! The Redpolls are here!
Sneed is told bundles of these tiny Arctic finches with red-dotted domes just blown in from Canada are joining four other finch species now dining en masse at North Shore bird feeders.
“It’s magic; a visual gift during the pandemic; a visit from birds who usually dine in mega subzero temperatures,” said birdscaper extraordinaire Tim Joyce, who manages Wild Birds Unlimited in Glenview.
“Sometimes their Birch and Alder trees don’t furnish enough seed … which is NOT due to climate change,” said Joyce.
“Just look out your backyard. It’s extraordinary.”
Yay.