but it does not have the finchlike bill or the bold wing pattern of the American. All other plumages can be separated from the lesser goldfinch by their bolder wing pattern and white undertail ...

Many people seek to attract them to their bird feeders and backyards ... although you may only be familiar with the popular American goldfinch. Being aware of all the different goldfinch species ...

Males are very distinct from other goldfinch species. The female American goldfinch is larger ... but it has a different wing pattern than all Americans and is always greener than the female ...

The vast majority of native bird nesting takes place in spring, right after the trees green up and the flowers start to bloom. The spring nesting season feels like a frantic rush to quickly build ...

All sorts of species flood into the north as the fresh bloom of springtime ... to be “south enough,” but the roster is once again quite minimal. There is, however, one species of bird that only ...