Goldfinch

PoughkeepsieJournal.com - Signs of Spring: "Another bird many people mistakenly believe migrates is the goldfinch. This frequent guest on the drooping heads of sunflowers and coneflowers in the summer and early fall is actually here all year round. In the late fall, the easily recognizable bright golden color of the males fades to a dark olive green with a touch of yellow on their cheeks."

The Middletown Press - News - 02/15/2005 - Kids get up-close, personal look at the natural world... almost all of whom said they have bird feeders in their yards -- to begin studying which birds are eating at the feeders such as the goldfinch, which is still ...

Lesser Goldfinch (or Green-backed Goldfinch)

American Goldfinch Pictures - BirdPerch.com

Will sing for food - greatfallstribune.com: "All the finches like Niger thistle but that will draw in the goldfinches"

Welcome to the Whistler Question!: "Some plants are simply undervalued as wildlife plants. A good example is the common dandelion which is a favourite of the American Goldfinch."

DenverPost.com - Jim Spencer: "On a recent day, before he banded the elusive poorwill, he tenderly banded a male common yellowthroat, a yellow warbler and an American goldfinch, each weighing less than an ounce."