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I had 15 - 20 Goldfinch most of the winter. They left when the Coopers Hawk dove into the feeding area
in February, but have returned. Funny thing is I had bought a new thistle sox for them (end of Jan.) and moved the thistle
tube feeder to a shepherd hook. The winter Goldfinches continued to feed from the tube feeder and only
Chickadees investigated the sox. When they started to get flecks of gold several Goldfinches were on the sox
and they continue to feed from the sox and the tube feeder. Conclusion could be that the Goldfinches move
around and the ones I have now were not the ones I had in Jan & Feb......or as they became gold they became
more inquisitive, daring ...... or perhaps the winter Goldfinches had never seen a sox and it took new comers
to recognize it and then everyone fed from it.??? I may have more now because they are on the sunflower
feeders as well as the thistle, and the males are gold so more noticeable. Birds are Great.
Carole Babyak Trumbull Co. Howland Twp.
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