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OOPS…I meant Grackles not Starlings. I do know the difference, really
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Definitely Purple Finches. Both male and females are mobbing my sunflower feeders today. I am trying to keep the Starlings at bay. They devour everything. Finish off a suet cake in one day. Have stopped putting one out for now. Will the Starlings finally leave sometime?
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Female Purple Finches …..
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Pine Siskins?
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Female house finches! I see them hanging out at my feeder with their male mates.
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Purple Finches!
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Molly
OOPS…I meant Grackles not Starlings. I do know the difference, really
Molly
Definitely Purple Finches. Both male and females are mobbing my sunflower feeders today. I am trying to keep the Starlings at bay. They devour everything. Finish off a suet cake in one day. Have stopped putting one out for now. Will the Starlings finally leave sometime?
Ginny
Female Purple Finches …..
Judy Collier
Pine Siskins?
Nancy Passow
Female house finches! I see them hanging out at my feeder with their male mates.
Kristen Lindquist
Purple Finches!