American goldfinches are back!--looking for water in the ant cups of hummingbird feeders
I can see this feeder--on my back deck--from my desk. Keep the point and shoot camera on my
desk. This was shot through the window.
Every year I see American goldfinches coming to drink from the ant cup of the hummingbird feeder.
This year I hung a new style of feeder here--with the ant moat included--and this finch didn't seem
to want to drink from it. So I guess I'm going to dig out the old, separate, ant cup, fill it with water,and
hang it in between the hummer feeder and the hook.
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My best observation of them was when I was exploring a bit of woods nearby in the late summer. I saw a huge flock of them (lots and lots of yellow) swooping down into a clearing. They were there for awhile, and after they left I walked over to see what the big attraction was. It was chickweed!
Since that time, I have always allowed a bit to grow in the backyard, and even some in the front. 
I even planted some in pots for my brother's 4 chickens and one rooster. They devour it almost immediately. 