Don, I've never heard of this behavior before. Are you spiking your sugar water with eau de thistle!? Dave R ----- Original Message ----- From: Don Carrier To: 'BCBC Listserve' Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 7:53 PM Subject: [bcbirdclub] Eating Habits The goldfinches at my home have developed a taste for sugar water and are now emptying the hummingbird feeder every day. Anyone one else witnessed this before? Don Carrier ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Internal Virus Database is out of date. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.0.338 / Virus Database: 270.12.24/2107 - Release Date: 05/10/09 07:02:00