hey ya'll! well I've had like 3 bird feeders outside and a sock feeder type filled with thistle seeds and I hadn't been seeing any birds coming to them. well today my mom was looking out the window and said, "Jamie!! look!! they're at your bird feeders!!!" I looked and there were goldfinches EVERYWHERE!! I wanted to get a pic of them but my camera didn't want to turn on and plus I couldn't get a good pic of them from inside. I would've went outside but didn't want to scare them off and I was scared I was gonna get attacked by them! we also saw a black capped chickadee,a cardinal,and like 3 red headed woodpeckers!! the goldfinches would eat for a while,go away and then come right back for more! there was one that stayed on the sock feeder for about 20-25 minutes just eating and his buddies left him but he stayed!

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So exciting Jamie!
Are they bright yellow by you yet?
Mine are still olive greenish, but it looks like they might be starting to turn - they are one of my most favorite birds - I just can't get enough of that bright yellow! Reminds me of all the pet canaries I had growing up.

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I love goldfinches too. They're so vibrant.

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Mine tend to come around July 4th.

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A bird in the hand......can sometimes be a mess.

I do get a few in Winter Plummage. Being startled by a flock of whistling chirping American Goldfinches one Spring 18 years ago is the Epiphany that launched my interest in Wild Birds. I thought I was being attacked by a swarm of GIANT BUMBLEBEES!!

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A bird in the hand......can sometimes be a mess.

Mine are already bright yellow.I noticed 1st about a month ago,but was unsure cause was a dullish yellowgray,but heard the song. My walmart has its priortys screwed up this month.
No lighter fluid(12 days now....)
no hummer feeders
no finch socks or woodpecker refill blocks

They are eating from the regular feeder,but from the catch tray.1 male does use a perch.

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Ya'll learned me something about their coloring - I thought it was just the girls returning early to set up housekeeping, and the men waiting until all the work was done!

I replaced my sock feeder with one from Lowe's. It's a clear plastic tube with slots and perches in several places on the tube, and a tray for a base. It catches the seeds and there is a LOT less waste. I can hardly keep the thing filled up with the finches and chickadees spatting over perch space!

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