Originally Posted by butterflywing
they are beautiful, aren't they? if i had my feeder that close to the rail, the squirrels would have eaten every seed and left nothing for any bird. we have a standing pole smack in the center of the yard with a squirrel guard on the pole.
just saw a goldfinch this morning. do you keep a life list?
What is a "Life List"? If it is a list of different birds, yes, I did several years ago when I was learning the names of the different birds. I probably had 20 -25 different birds listed.