[bcbirdclub] Fw: [Va-bird] Goldfinch Nest
- From: "Roger Mayhorn" <mayhorn@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "Buchanan County Bird Club" <bcbirdclub@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2007 12:12:00 -0400
Hi All,
It looks like the Goldfinches have started nesting. For those of you who don't
know, Goldfinches are late nesters. They usually nest after the blooming of the
thistle plant. They use its soft down to line their nests.
They can be found nesting up into September. A few years ago Bob Riggs showed
me a nest in a Maple tree in September. The nest was next to the road just
below the Mendota fire tower very near the Russell County - Washington County
line here in VA. For the next couple of months you should see more male
Goldfinches at your feeders than you do females. The females will be on the
nest.
Roger Mayhorn
----- Original Message -----
From: Joe Coleman
To: VA-Bird
Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2007 9:31 AM
Subject: [Va-bird] Goldfinch Nest
Was excited to find a Goldfinch nest this morning while walking in my
neighborhood. It was almost at the end of a large branch in an oak about 12 to
15 feet above the ground and over the road. The tree limb stretched out over
Ebenezer Church Rd from Legacy Farm to Gracehill Farm. It was near a pond &
the field of thistle and other wildflowers where the Loggerhead Shrikes use to
nest. A female was sitting in it but I'm not sure whether she was already
sitting on eggs or finishing building the next.
While watching the nest, the Willow Flycatcher called a couple of times from
the willows that border the stream (Dog Branch).
Good birding, Joe Coleman
near Bluemont, Loudoun Co
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