Obviously, I’ve had a lot of time to stay at home and do some backyard birding. This time of year is always interesting because there’s a chance of early migrators coming through. This one surprised me though. It’s a common redpoll and summers adjacent to the Artic Ocean. In fact, they rarely come too far south and I haven’t seen one in several years. Every couple of years, they irrupt into the portions of north and central US. I was pretty excited when a pair of them showed up yesterday.