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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Prod" data-source="post: 2483051" data-attributes="member: 110689">I know this is an old thread but I have a good solution if anybody is interested.My stepfather lives in the countryside and feeds a lot of nyjer and sunflower hearts and has an amazing amount of Goldfinches visiting non stop. He also lives in an area with a high grey squirrel population.What he did was build a covered bird table with a large base (2ft square), the entire outside is covered with metal chicken wire mesh(stops pigeons doves etc). and sits atop a narrow fence post. He hangs two feeders inside the centre of the table, which keeps them dry too. The feeders have trays. All of the dropped seed ends up on the bird table and trays and not the lawn. He is very fussy about the lawn, its like a golf green! Placed well away from any trees and such from which squirrels can jump - they cant get in. He has it a few feet from his front room window - it is an amazing sight.He built me a table and I have just one sunflower heart feeder hanging in, I live in an urban location I didnt even know Goldfinches existed where I live. I can tell you they do. I have at least two visiting pairs, I guess I can soon expect more.</blockquote>