My bet is that another critter is doing the peeling and the finches are
cleaning up afterward.
Deer, squirrels or coons likely doing the peeling, look for tracks.
Kate
OH, and a feeder for the finches might work ;ŹD
"Gravelle" wrote in message
. ..
: My parents haven't quite figured that out yet!! But they see them flying
in
: and out of the rows of corn all the time, so most likely they are the
: culprits! At first they thought it was the raccoons eating it, but the
: 'coons pull down the stocks when they eat the corn. As the corn is still
: standing, it's not the 'coons.
:
: Carol
:
: "Travis" wrote in message
: news:kc8Je.478$1S.20@trnddc04...
: Gravelle wrote:
: My parents are having problems with both the golden finches and
: purple finches eating the sweet corn they have growing in their
: garden. What can be done to keep them from doing this?
:
: How do those little birds peel back the husks?
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: Travis in Shoreline (just North of Seattle) Washington
: USDA Zone 8
: Sunset Zone 5
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