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<div><font color="#000200" face="Cambria">I have a ball of cotton outside on a
trellis for just this purpose. The goldfinches have been at it the last
two weeks very regularly. The female pulls, pulls, pulls and fills her
beak with pieces of cotton and the male sits on a tree branch above
her. When she flies off to the nest site, he follows. They repeat
this again and again. Must be nice fluffy nest. I can be within 6
feet talking with a neighbor and the goldfinch works away. It's
quite entertaining. </font></div>
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<div style="font-color: black"><b>From:</b> <a title="mnbird@lists.mnbird.net" href="mailto:mnbird@lists.mnbird.net">Miller Johnson via Mnbird</a> </div>
<div><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, July 14, 2022 4:18 PM</div>
<div><b>To:</b> <a title="mnbird@lists.mnbird.net" href="mailto:mnbird@lists.mnbird.net">MNBird</a> </div>
<div><b>Subject:</b> [Mnbird] Goldfinch Nesting begins, Dakota
Co</div></div></div>
<div><br></div>Just saw a female goldfinch gathering fine strips of cedar for
her nest. The male gallantly escorted her from the cedar to a site quite some
distance away... and not on our property. Thief! We have a rule that if you're
going to use our resources, you have to remain on our property. <br><br>Molly Jo
Miller<br>Inver Grove Hts<br>Dakota
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