Flo called late last week to report that 10 black ducks with iridescent green and blue heads had shown up on Fox Hill Lake, and were causing quite a stir among folks who saw them. She could not find anything that looked quite like these birds in her field guide, and wonders if anyone has an idea of what they were. Gold birds Much brighter than the ducks were what Julie Henderson saw on Crest Road in Ridgefield, just a short distance from Fox Hill Lake. Julie wrote in June. That's because goldfinches and their babies are big seed eaters, and the best seed season is in late summer.
Goldfinches also demand summer's thistledown for lining their nests.