We'd never seen them before!
Update from a friend: they've been seen as far south as Connecticut. The reason is because of poor seed and berry crops, particularly on birches, some spruces and mountain ash trees. Redpolls and pine siskins, for example, feed heavily on birch seed. Pine grosbeaks feed on the berries of the mountain ash.
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Very cool! I've never seen one before, either.
I think I may have seen them too. I've emailed you a recent article about their rare appearance in these parts.
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