I agree - it sounds like a Goldfinch. They're around in the winter too but don't have the bright colors until breeding season. Aren't they pretty! They will come to finch feeders if you want to watch them up close.

This morning I was looking out my window and there were several white-throated sparrows eating dandelion seeds. I got to look at them pretty good for awhile. I'm thinking the bird that hit the window was a juvenile white throated sparrow. The feather patterns are similar, and the orange tint I was seeing might have been the juvenile version of the yellow at the start of the eye line. I have had so many birds in my yard, eating various weeds recently. I guess there is something good coming from our lawn mower breaking down. haha I'm tempted to leave alot more of the yard grow up, but there's things like septic field, geothermal lines, etc. to have to worry about. Anyhow......I think my mystery is solved and I can move on to the next one! :)

I had to look this one up, at first I thought it was an ovenbird, but it looks just like a Northern Waterthrush. Not sure where you live, but from my bird book that is the closest I can come to iding this little cutie. Glad it is ok. When a bird hits my window, I put them in a large brown paper bad from the grocery store, fold it over so they cant get out. I put the bag in a dark quiet part of my house so they can recover away from the hot sun, cats and hawk danger. When I hear them fluttering in the bag...I let them go. Great pic!! Karen

another shot