Appearance: Hoary redpolls are small birds about 5″ long with brown/gray streaks throughout, pink belly, charcoal tail & wings, and the infamous red patch on the forehead. Their bill is yellow, short, and stubby. Females are similar with less streaking and a white belly.
Winter Diet: Seeds (especially birch, alder, willow, and grasses).
Winter Feeder Food: Thistle (nyjer) seed.
Winter Habitat: Hoary redpolls are northern birds. In winter they settle in Alaska, the northern parts of North Dakota, Minnesota, and Michigan, and Canada’s Yukon Territory, Northwest Territories, northeast Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec.
Migration: Hoary redpolls are migrators. In winter they migrate south to Alaska, the northern parts of North Dakota, Minnesota, and Michigan, and Canada’s Yukon Territory, Northwest Territories, northeast Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec.
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