Get Yellow Finches in Your Yard!

Many of the prettier North American birds are in the finch family. And of the finch family the most coveted visitor at the bird feeder is the Yellow Finch.

One of the easiest ways to get them in your yard is to provide a thistle bird feeder.

Yellow Finches

If you downloaded your own copy of Bird Feeder Favorites (available free here) you'll no doubt have noticed the gorgeous yellow finches feeding from the Thistle bird feeder on page 4 (also shown below).

The Yellow Finch brings bright sunny color to your bird feeder and is never a pest. To have a small flock of these brightly colored birds flitting about your yard is practically magical!

If you've never seen a yellow finch (aka gold finch and American finch), or a thistle feeder there's a picture below to help you identify this wild bird.

About Thistle Seed Feeders

Thistle seed was once known as Niger seed as it comes from the wild Niger plant in Ethiopia. Before being sold as bird food it is heat treated to prevent germination in your yard.

This thistle seed feeder is one of the most exceptional feeders on the market today. This one is called the Squirrel Blocker and it features a 1” fencing to keep the squirrels out of the seed! Plus, it's constructed so that no seeds collect and attract more squirrels on the ground than you may already be plagued by.

The finches perch all over the fencing, put their heads through and grab thistle seeds from the mesh tube. I highly recommend this model and it's available online by clicking this link - Bird Feeder - Squirrel Blocker

Gold or Yellow Finch Identification

Let's get back to the gold finch - or yellow finch. Here's a close up photo of a male goldfinch spotted in Tennessee...

In the warmer months yellow finch males are bright yellow with a black cap on their foreheads. You'll note their wings and tails are also black with white streaks and a white shoulder patch. In cooler months yellow finch males look more like their less bright colored female counterparts.

In the close-up picture you'll notice that the finch has a small, short and strong beak for eating smaller seeds. That's one of the reasons why people trying to feed finches put out thistle seed feeders. Finches also will enjoy millet and the occasional snack of black sunflower seeds.

Grab your own thistle feeder and wait. Find these feeders starting at $12.99 here! The finches will be along soon and not just the yellow, gold, or American finch, but possibly an entire host of purple finches and pine siskins.
 
 

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