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Tuesday, November 6. 2012

I don't know who is going to win this election but I'd bet a dollar that Obama will pull it off. Most elections, you pretty much know who will win, but not this time.

Here's one thing I do know: A flock of about 20 of these guys arrived at my feeder the day after the storm (I do not refer to the Tufted Titmouse in the photo.) They stayed all day, then disappeared.

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Fuzzy picture, not a real good look (is there a bigger version?), but what I can see looks like winter-colored Goldfinches.

#1 wolfwalker on 2012-11-06 05:52 (Reply)

Definitely goldfinches. We get them all year here in NE Ohio. They are beautiful in the summer when they become bright yellow. We have a feeder that requires them to hang upside down to feed. House finches, starlings, english sparrows, etc. cannot get access.

#2 Randy on 2012-11-06 06:27 (Reply)

"They stayed all day . . ."

Are you refering to Democrats? What did you expect when you put out "free stuff"?

#3 Charles on 2012-11-06 08:16 (Reply)

Yup Goldfinches in their winter finery....

#4 Beth on 2012-11-06 09:39 (Reply)

I was also going to say 'goldfinches.' We had them all over the place in VA. And this time of year was when they would hang out in droves, empty my feeders, and move on to warmer climes.

#5 KJB on 2012-11-06 10:36 (Reply)

Yup. Goldfinches. When they get their bright yellow coloring, Spring is coming!

#6 KAJ on 2012-11-06 10:43 (Reply)

That's where they all went. My mother and I were commenting on how few goldfinches we'd seen here in Mid-Michigan this summer, where we usually have hoards of them from April to October. But this year, very few. At least when they were usually their yellow incarnations. Glad they're mostly safe elsewhere. Send them back next summer, though, if you would. We miss them terribly.

#7 Amazed on 2012-11-06 16:10 (Reply)

Yes indeed - winter Goldfinches.

#8 Bird Dog on 2012-11-06 17:20 (Reply)

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Tuesday, November 6. 2012

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