What Does an American Goldfinch Look Like? The male American goldfinch sports three main feather colors during breeding season: golden yellow, black and white. Look for a small yellow bird with black ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Looking out my bedroom window last evening, I spotted a bird that I haven’t seen in years in my back yards. A pair of American ...

During a recent live bird presentation to Nature Day Campers at Chippewa Nature Center, Barb and Joe Rogers of Wildlife Rescue Association asked children to name their favorite bird. One favorite was ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. American goldfinches (Spinus tristis) can be entertaining to watch as they contort to pluck food from plants and do aerial ...

For the past three years, the Tribune’s birding column has taken a winter vacation from the sports pages during the college and professional football seasons. Today’s tale of the American goldfinch is ...

Claim to fame: Goldfinches, particularly the bright yellow adult males, are popular among people who feed birds. The American goldfinch is the state bird of Iowa, New Jersey and Washington. Species ...

The American Goldfinch is the New Jersey State Bird, but many New Jerseyans have never seen one. One reason is that unless the bird is down visiting a thistle (Niger) seed feeder in someone’s yard or ...

Goldfinches didn't get the nesting memo. The other birds did. They know to build their nests and start laying eggs in spring. The American goldfinch (Spinus tristis) waits until summer is in full ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. The American Goldfinch (photo by Ken Thomas) is one of the most common ...

It was clearly a chick, perched nearby watching its parents feed. Once in a while, it would wiggle its wings to summon a parent to its side with some food. Sure seemed late, though, mid-July. The ...