Photo of the Week: Common Redpoll, Unexpected Visitor from the North

small brown and white bird with red cap perched on bare tree branches.

Part of the Evening Grosbeak and Purple Finch irruption of fall 2020, the Common Redpolls have found their way to southeast Michigan.

The brown and white birds, smaller than a sparrow, have a distinctive red forehead patch, rosy breast (males) and streaked sides.Continue reading Photo of the Week: Common Redpoll, Unexpected Visitor from the North