Our goldfinch numbers are up today as well. If other places got freezing 
rain as we did in Kent County, the twigs and weeds have a coating of 
ice, which makes it harder for the birds to get at the seeds. Hence they 
switch their attention to feeders. The kinglets and other 
insect-gleaners have a harder time after ice storms, searching for food 
in more sheltered interiors of evergreens, etc. that didn't get coated 
if they can.

Take care,

Nancy Martin
Chestertown

On 1/21/2012 12:39 PM, James Tyler Bell wrote:
> We also haven't had any goldfinches until today. At first it was a single bird earlier this morning but now there are four. All of our neighbors keep asking us about them so maybe they'll have had some as well. Weird.
>
>   
> Tyler Bell
> 
> California, Maryland
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> For the first time in 2 months, Goldfinches have shown up at the feeders. I guess they were waiting for the snow.
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> Jim Wilson
> Queenstown
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