Buy That Finch a Feeder

By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Jerry_Downing]Jerry Downing
We are approaching the end of summer and getting ready for fall and winter.. Many of the seeds that the different finches feed on are disappearing or are gone. It is time to step up and buy a finch feeder or two.
You can find at least one of the three varieties of goldfinch in some part of the US and if you are in the California valleys or parts of Arizona or west Texas you may have all three. The goldfinch love their nyjer seed and black oil sunflower seeds so you will need a couple of different feeders. I like the mesh nyjer feeders and the upside down finch feeders. If you are overrun with house finch at the feeders you can put up an upside down finch feeder. The goldfinch will have no problem feeding upside down, but the house finch will give up in frustration.
The Purple Finch in winter will normally be found from the mid west through the eastern US and along the Pacific coast. They like nyjer, black oil sunflower, millet, and peanut pieces. They will come to the nyjer finch feeders, tube feeders, peanut feeders, and some times to ground feeding trays.
Cassin's Finch is a bird of the western US. In winter it moves down from the higher elevations and can be found at bird feeding stations. Mesh finch feeder, tube feeders, and tray feeders are some of your choices. Again black oil sunflower, millet, and nyjer seed are good food for Cassin's Finch.
The three variety of rosy finch are all western birds, some of them very localized. They will on occasion come to feeders. Try ground tray feeders with a variety of black oil sunflower seed, millet, rape seed and untreated grass seed.
All finch are attracted to salt and grit, which you can find at farm supply stores. Offer this in hanging tray feeders or ground tray feeders.
What ever part of the county you live in you can attract one or more of the variety of finches to your back yard. I get year-round enjoyment from the finches that come to my feeders.
My constant reminder: birds need water as much as they need food. In my part of the country we are going through another period of little rain. I have to fill my garden bird baths twice a day. Remember misters, drippers,or wigglers in a bird bath will help you attract a lot more birds.
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