I have seen no dropoff of gold finches at my house in Muskingum County. I have had 20-30 all winter and so far this spring. Brad Perkins Nashport,Ohio -----Original Message----- From: Ohio birds [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Trish Shaffer Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2015 12:06 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [Ohio-birds] American Goldfinch I too have noticed a drop in Goldfinch numbers in Scioto County. I am in West Portsmouth & 5 years ago I was having 15 at one time on 3 feeders. My mother, in Wheelersburg has a wooded yard and would also have large numbers 20-30. The past 2 winters I have only seen 2 or 3 at a time. Currently I have 3 pair of the American Goldfinch coming to the feeders My mother has 6 pair of the American Goldfinch coming to her feeders. ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Please consider joining our Society, at www.ohiobirds.org/site/membership.php. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: listserv.miamioh.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask] ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Please consider joining our Society, at www.ohiobirds.org/site/membership.php. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: listserv.miamioh.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]