Comments on: American Goldfinch http://www.butterfliesandwildlife.com/2010/02/20/american-goldfinch/ Butterfly and Wildlife Gardening And Photography In Houston Texas Sun, 12 May 2013 04:42:21 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: texdr http://www.butterfliesandwildlife.com/2010/02/20/american-goldfinch/comment-page-1/#comment-4413 texdr Tue, 15 Feb 2011 03:15:54 +0000 http://www.butterfliesandwildlife.com/?p=3502#comment-4413 Good news on the Finch, although I guess it was freaked out just a bit.

I too have a problem with Squirrels, and although I thought I’d try a new method this weekend and put out corn in areas away from the feeders, those dang squirrels are completely ignoring the corn.

I may have to just move my feeder further from the fence. The tend to jump from there to the feeder, or climb a plant, then jump to the feeder

]]> By: Robert Gerhart http://www.butterfliesandwildlife.com/2010/02/20/american-goldfinch/comment-page-1/#comment-4402 Robert Gerhart Mon, 14 Feb 2011 17:05:19 +0000 http://www.butterfliesandwildlife.com/?p=3502#comment-4402 I too have flocks of Goldfinch at my feeder.
The feeder hangs from a pole. I have had to smear the pole with grease to keep the squirrels from climbing it. A finch lit in the grease on the pole. Its breast stuch to it as well as each wing spread and one stuck above its body and one below its body.

I went out and carefully pulled it free. I sat it on top of the feeder and it just looked at me as I had my face close to it. I was afraid it had been hurt as it had some feathers missing from its breast. I picked it up and checked it over and sat it down and about 5 seconds later it flew away. It seemed to be scared, but realized I was trying to help it.

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