Is it possible it was cleaning it's bill? I observe various finches clean their bill after eating some seeds, by whiping each side against a small branch, alternating sides several times almost like one would run a knife against a sharpener. Just one possibility of something it could be doing if not going after a food source.
Thanks, Jeff Percell Erie, CO On Tue, Jul 4, 2023, 9:04 AM [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > Why would a Goldfinch cling to a brick wall for a minute and a half? > At 7 AM when I walked into my garden I was treated to a brilliant Amer. > Goldfinch male who flew directly from my Bachelor Button patch to the > side of my yellow-brick garage. The brick has an extremely rough texture, > so it was easy to cling to. Although there were lots of "gnats" in the > air, > there weren't any near the wall, which is protected by a 3' overhang. I > expected > the bird to immediately move on, but he lingered and lingered, making > little > pecking movements at the brick and perhaps at the mortar. It came to mind > that Amazon parrots peck up clay, but it seems unlikely that 80-year-old > mortar > would be digestible. Maybe a small spider or spider eggs? After the bird > left, > I examined the wall but could see absolutely nothing. If it was a small > spider, how > extraordinary that the bird saw it in the shade from 25 yards away. > P.S. to gardeners: Bachelor Buttons are incredibly easy to grow, and they > self-sow, > so there's almost no work involved in having a patch. Bees, including > some native > bees, love it, and American Goldfinches, Lesser Goldfinches, and House > Finches > will come to it from time to time for the developing seeds. > David Gulbenkian, Crown Hill area, Jeffco > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Colorado Birds" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en > * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include > bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate > * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Colorado Birds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/4cc2b5af-ef44-47ab-9669-cf7c3914ac86n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/4cc2b5af-ef44-47ab-9669-cf7c3914ac86n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAARWy%2BjhGyg-02VCq91oiCiOeEzE8yRcKTacPQ53Syk8Fe-1HA%40mail.gmail.com.
