By Ryan F. Mandelbaum and Matthew Young:Pine Siskins are hard to come by in much of the country during most winters, but this past fall’s irruption has made them regulars at many local birding spots, ...
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A Lesser-Known Irruption Is Occurring in the West
By Ryan F. Mandelbaum:While finch fans are experiencing a banner year for boreal birds in the Eastern United States, birders in the West have their own finches on the move.Lawrence’s Goldfinches are ...
Irruption Alert: Redpolls Ride South In Perhaps Their Largest Push In Almost A Decade
By Tyler Hoar and Matthew Young:Redpolls are on the move this winter, and we’re perhaps looking at their biggest push south in almost a decade. Why is this, you ask? Redpolls follow birch and ...
Irruption Alert: Cassin’s Finches, Western Wanderers Visit the Plains & Lowlands
By Matthew J. and Silvester Williams:Last October (2019), we took a drive up to about 8,000’ in Wasatch County, Utah and found Cassin’s Finches frolicking in the already-snowy spruces as one might ...
Irruption Alert: Evening Grosbeaks are moving in largest numbers in 20+ years
Irruption Alert: Evening Grosbeaks are moving in their largest numbers in 20+ years.By Tyler Hoar and Matthew Young:The Evening Grosbeak irruption for winter 2020-21 is well underway! Similar to the ...
Irruption Alert: Remarkable Finch Records in the American South
By Ryan F. Mandelbaum:When Tyler Hoar’s new Winter Finch Forecast debuted, he predicted that this would be an exceptional winter for irrupting boreal birds. But no one expected a Common Redpoll to ...