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To: RR who wrote (57885)	4/16/2003 12:48:21 AM
From: Sully-	Respond to of 65232

I get purple finches with some frequency at my feeders. Those very bright yellow finches you described are Goldfinches. They are male Goldfinches. The not so bright yellow finches are most likely female Goldfinches. I have a special feeder for the Goldfinches. It has the feeder hole below the perch. It is a small hole. The perch is thin so that only birds with smaller feet can clasp the perch & hold themselves upside down to feed. This gives a distinct advantage to Goldfinch as they are among the smaller birds around. The reason for the small hole is that it is designed to dispense niger seed (also called thistle). It is a tiny, narrow seed. Goldfinch absolutely love niger seed. Actually most birds love it. It's a bit expensive though & birds will plow through it over most other seeds. I have a feeder for my Goldfinch because they are small & most other birds will chase them away from my other feeders. Mr. Audubon Ö¿Ö