Rick, 

   Goldfinches are an irruptive northern finch like siskins and crossbills. They came south in good numbers with the siskins. Now it is spring migration and many are moving north again with stops at our feeders where they are joined by the resident birds. Check your Yellow Book. 

Bob Ringler 
Eldersburg MD 
 



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rick Sussman" <> 
To:  
Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 6:29:44 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern 
Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] goldfinch bumper crop? 

Yeah, that's what we get for feeding all those siskins all winter! 
  
Rick Sussman 
Woodbine,MD 
  
  
In a message dated 4/28/2009 12:13:46 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,   
 writes: 

Just  wondering if others share my impression that there are a LOT of 
American  Goldfinches out this spring.  I haven't been out of my neighborhood, so 
 maybe this is peculiar to Georgetown, but they're all over Motrose &   
Dumbarton Oaks Parks as well as the Female Union Band Cemetery (off 27th &  Q St 
NW).  I've never noticed before how many & varied their  vocalizations are 
- they're making it hard to hear anything  else! 


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