Well, we finally had some real winter and we are right in the middle of the winter season. Now when we have 30-degree highs it doesn’t seem so bad compared to single digit temps along with brutal wind ...

American goldfinches are finally here, at least in our yard, giving us a wonderful winter scene but eating us out of house and home. We've even calculated into our household budget the expense of ...

Not many species become "bird of the week" twice in one year, but the American goldfinch is a changeling, and so it earns the dual designation. The American goldfinch was bird of the week in late July ...

One of San Diego County’s most delightful and colorful birds is the lesser goldfinch. They are highly social little rockets of color that will bring joyful chatter to your backyard bird feeder. While ...

This photo shows a male American goldfinch in winter plumage. During summer the male American goldfinch is a bright yellow with a black cap and mostly black wings. American goldfinches eat small seeds ...

As we move through January, it is easy to see that we are experiencing a great winter. Our snow cover has been continuous for more than two months and we've seen subzero on more than 25 days. Both ...

A molting male American goldfinch poses for a photo as he sits on the wire cage that keeps squirrels away from a tube feeder full of sunflower seeds. Note the olive-brown patches of feathers on his ...

Anyone who makes a regular habit of watching birds will recognize that there is a predictable rhythm to the seasons. Winter is the harshest time of year and as a result, there are fewer species to ...

A: I have no thoughts about goldfinches of winter being the same as summer individuals. The chances are those of the winter bird feeders are not the same as the summer birds. As for why they are late ...

It's that time of year when feeder hosts ask, "Where are the goldfinches?" Be assured that goldfinch populations, estimated at 42 million, face no serious threat. While goldfinches wander the ...