Redpolls

On Saturday morning, we had an appointment to meet with our potential dj for the wedding reception down in Pembroke, and I figured that since we were half-way to Cape Cod, that we should just go the rest of the way in hopes of seeing the flock of White-winged Crossbills that had been reported from Marconi Beach on Friday. After meeting the dj (and hiring him - one more thing off the wedding prep checklist!) we headed out the cape and first made a stop at Mass Audubon's Wellfleet Bay Sanctuary. We'd not been here before, but will definitely be making the effort to get here again. They've done a fantastic job with the visitors center, with lots of windows facing feeders, as well as a number of trails thatI look forward to exploring. They've had redpolls coming to the feeders this winter, and have had a few Hoary with the Commons. We got great looks at a Hoary that allowed a few quick pics before they all scattered...


Unfortunately, we dipped on the White-winged Crossbills. (But were consoled by unexpectedly running into our friend Mike who was also looking for them.)