Nebraska: Thanksgiving Finches

Nebraska last month was snowy and cold, but Thanksgiving Day itself the sun peeked out for a couple of precious afternoon hours.

Classic midwestern winter weather for classic midwestern winter birds. Eastern Nebraska was having a notably good finch incursion, and Carolyn’s feeders were benefiting, with large numbers of American Goldfinches and Purple Finches.

Though they had been reported here and there, no grosbeaks or crossbills had arrived at her feeders by the time we left; we did get to see the first Pine Siskin of the fall, though, a shy little bird trying to pass as “just” another Purple Finch.