American Goldfinches on feeder

tmc2009

10 years ago

Here are American Goldfinches on the thistle feeder.

Here is a link that might be useful: American Goldfinches

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shillanorth Z4 AB
10 years ago
Such a lovely sight - I am envious - have only seen a couple, very briefly earlier in the summer - hoping they show themselves soon.
claireplymouth z6b coastal MA
10 years ago
Feisty little birds in summer time when the males are such a bright color and are combative. Bright yellow flashes.

I see them all winter in large groups at the feeders, when they're drab and not territorial. This time of year they're mostly off in the woods and fields and I rarely see them - sometimes a pair will come to the feeder, just often enough to keep me refilling the one feeder I keep up in the summer.

Claire
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Thank you for the warm welcome and information, Surya and Calliope! I'm not sure it's a junco, as behaviorally and size-wise, it was really behaving like a goldfinch. My Juncos don't really care for any of my feeders, and this little guy went straight to the thistle. BUT, the more I research, the more i'm leaning towards some form of leucistic variety (leucisism?). He did seem to get picked on by others, although to be fair, a few of them are ornery and territorial little buggers that fight with anything that comes close. I wish I had another snow day today so I could see if he returned, but alas, it all melted and I had to go to work =( Thank you both for chiming in! Michele
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surya55_gw
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Truly awesome! Thanks for taking the time to post this entertaining piece for us. I love looking at the apples in the background :-)

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shillanorth Z4 AB

claireplymouth z6b coastal MA

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