This discussion about Godfinches is interesting. I have had Goldfinches
at my feeders all winter along with many Pine Siskins. Why would I, in
the Seattle University District, have so many while in West Seattle and
in Montlake Terrace they have only just arrived?

Margaret Parkinson
University Distict, Seattle.

-----Original Message-----
From: TWEETERS-owner at u.washington.edu
[mailto:TWEETERS-owner at u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Rob Blomquist
Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2004 10:52 AM
To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
Subject: Re: Goldfinches and Juncos

On Saturday 06 March 2004 12:26 am, Lynne Darnell monotonically droned
on:
> Hi all... I had two male goldfinches yesterday (Friday) at my thistle
tube
> feeder... both are just starting to get bright yellow... kinda blotchy
> still... but distinctive... no females in sight (these were the first
I
> have seen since about November, when they all took off and left my
> neighborhood). Are they early? Where are the girls?

I have been having goldfinches at my feeders for at least a week now.
Several
are regular visitors to my thisle feeder.

Not much else to report. Just the usual gang of juncos, flickers,
chickadees,
finches and my pests, crows and starlings.

Rob

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Mountlake Terrace, Washington