The Common Redpoll is an occasional winter visitor the area. If it does arrive a good place to look would be the feeders set out near the Nature Center Buildings.

Common Redpolls are a common breeding bird to the far north and are generally seen in our area during those winters when they have a large irruption southward. The irruption cycle is driven by widespread failure in seed-crop production among high-latitude tree species—especially spruce and birch. This then forces these birds to winter farther south. Redpolls are busy, acrobatic little finches who are almost always in flocks. The call note is a “swee-ee eet”. The song combines trills and twittering.