Re: Goldfinches


"Jan Owen" <janowen1z@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "sharoncapps" <sharoncapps@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> I have been blessed with about 26 or more Goldfinches lately. It
> started
>> out as one and the 6 and then 10 and now they have invited there whole
>> group. I am not complaining because I love the goldfinches and that is
> 26
>> more than I had all spring and summer. They are very messy though. I
>> think they waste much more than they eat. The snow below the feeders
> has
>> piles of seed. I have an eighteen port feeder that they can empty in
> about
>> 2 days and like I said, most of it is on the ground. Is this normal or
> is
>> it just my feeders. Any suggestions as to how to keep from losing that
>> much thistle.
>> Sharon in MN
>>
>
> I guess I should make Howard's pediction come true, right?
>
> The seed catcher bowl I devised is built from readily available stuff from
> your local hardware store like Home Depot, Lowe's, Ace, True Value, etc...
>
> If you'd like, I can send you a photo (a Webshots album, actually) of the
> ones I built, and I may even have a shot of Howard's in there...
>
> His is a replica of my earlier ones... Mine now use 20" bowls... They
> catch a higher percentage of spray from the feeders...
>
>
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> Jan Owen
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Jan,

I would love to see a photo. Do you have a link where we could see the
pics?

Thanks,
MaryL


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