Little Finches

Here are a few shots of some of our regular "little" finches for lack of a better term. They are roughly the same size and have similar habits when it comes to feeding, attracted to the smaller nyjer seed as well as black oil sunflower seed. They can all be seen in large flocks at times, depending on the year and can be unpredictable. The goldfinches tend to be a little more dependable, they had been coming in huge numbers earlier in the winter with numbers thinning out in recent weeks. In contrast the Common Redpoll in the last picture was the only bird I saw all year. The Pine Siskins have been numerous as well but like the Goldfinches their numbers have declined recently.