Goldfinches

citychick · #1 (**permalink**) 06-04-2010, 08:12 PM

Delighted that after 6 months of having a niger seed feeder and no interest, my central city garden attracted 2 gorgeous Goldfinches to the feeder this morning. They happily sat on the feeder for no less than 10 minutes and later returned to hop around on the lawn.

Would I be running before I could walk if I thought about getting a bigger niger feeder? My current one only has 2 ports.

Gaza · #2 (**permalink**) 06-04-2010, 08:25 PM

Hi Citychick

I can understand you excitement. The same happened to me, a couple of years back.
Now we can have anything up to thirty five at a time visit.
So I would say, give it a day or two, and if they still keep returning. Yes get a larger feeder. After all. What have you got to lose.

Jim Ford · #3 (**permalink**) 06-04-2010, 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by citychick

Delighted that after 6 months of having a niger seed feeder and no interest, my central city garden attracted 2 gorgeous Goldfinches to the feeder this morning. They happily sat on the feeder for no less than 10 minutes and later returned to hop around on the lawn.

Would I be running before I could walk if I thought about getting a bigger niger feeder? My current one only has 2 ports.

We've got several nijer seed feeders, but find several small ones are better than one large. This one is the cheapest and I now prefer over the long 'traditional' ones. They're also much easier to clean.

Small Plastic Lantern-Type Niger Feeder - Haiths Bird Seed

Jim

citychick · #4 (**permalink**) 08-04-2010, 07:57 AM

The 2 of them were back again same time this morning, I am so pleased.

Would there be more of them?

mike350 · #5 (**permalink**) 08-04-2010, 08:31 AM

I put in a Gardman Thistle seed feeder last week and I've now got 3 or 4 goldfinches as regular visitors, I'd never seen them in the area before. It's quite nice as they always stay for a good few mins at a time.
I was also wondering if I had another feeder if I'd get more of them?

citychick · #6 (**permalink**) 08-04-2010, 12:17 PM

Think i may have the same feeder as you mike. Mine only has 2 ports though, which was why I was wondering if i had more ports i'd get more finches!?

You did well, 1 week before getting finches, I'd been waiting 6 months!