Discover simple tips and tricks to attract more goldfinches to your yard, from selecting the right plants to offering their ...

Q: I want to feed the goldfinches, but I don’t want thistles all over my yard. Is there a way to do this? — Molly from Salem A: Use the thistle seed that you find at the local garden center.

All you need is a finch feeder and thistle seed. The problem is, once they find the feeder, the seeds are eaten in just a few weeks. Plan to refill your feeder often.

DEAR JOAN: Last year I bought a finch feeder and some Nyjer thistle for the goldfinches that visit my yard. I hung the feeder high up in my English holly tree where the birds were perching.

Finches, including American goldfinches, are partial to eating from a sock feeder, which allows them to hold on and pluck out the thistle or other seeds, much like they do in nature.

Finches of all types enjoy wild seeds such as crabgrass, lamb’s quarter, mustards, ... Finally, I’ll leave bird feeders up all summer, filled with thistle and millet seeds, ...

If you feed birds, you know how much goldfinches love thistle seeds. The seeds in your feeder aren’t even true thistles. They are seeds from the unrelated African nijer thistle.

While finches love sunflower seeds, they love Nyjer (commonly called thistle seed) even more. Nyjer is a small, thin, black seed from the African yellow daisy. High in oil, it is a nutritious source ...

House finches often nest above my house porch, under the eaves of my barn, and around the old adobe at Arroyo Hondo Preserve, where I work. ... During the summer, I have seen fairly large numbers of ...

EACH YEAR, the season's winter finch report comes to us from Canada. This late September missive lets us know which of these avian creatures are likely to visit the United States during the cold ...