1:00 AM – Plenty of Purple Finches this winter. And, of course, the Cardinals.

Even more Purple Finches:

The Goldfinches have been here long enough for the other birds to get used to them. 

1:00 AM – Here’s a break from the Goldfinch invasion, a kind of odd video of an immature Purple Finch soliciting food from a male Cardinal. The Cardinal goes along with it. I read about this, but have never seen it.

As long as we’re looking at Cardinals, here are three of the four males we have in the yard. I suppose they’re lined up in pecking order, with the top male getting to sit in the feeder, while the others wait.

Now, back to the Goldfinches.

1:00 AM – The Goldfinches have arrived. There’s a flock of at least six or seven on the ‘finch sock’ and in the platform feeder. It’s nice to see the sock being used – I noticed one Purple Finch on it.

More Finches, and a Cardinal

More Goldfinches and another Cardinal. It was a very busy day, in spite of rain.