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Re: Goldfinch & Hummer Feeder Frenzy

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Les Eastman

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Thu, 3 Sep 2009 17:33:38 -0400

MICHAEL SPEICHER wrote:
 > Both are pretty active right now - in previous
 > years i had more or less neglected my thistle
 > feeder until later in the season, so this has
 > been an eye opener for me.

I keep a thistle feeder up all year. During the 
Pine Siskin invasion of this past winter, I had 4 
up and I have left 3 up all summer. For the past 
month or so the Goldfinches have been eating me 
out of house and home. The feeders are emptied 
every other day.

Hummer activity is still high. I can see 5-10 
about any time of day and 10-20 before dusk. I 
think I have 24 feeders up and most need refilling 
every other day but not all at the same time.

This morning I had a male Red-bellied Woodpecker 
bringing his offspring to the suet feeder.

Les

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Havre de Grace, MD

The eagle looked down on the river below
And he wrapped his wings round him and he fell
like a stone
And the big salmon fought but the talons held true
And he shuddered as the world turned from silver
to blue
                               Steve Earle