Birdy Birdy Goldfinch is a photograph by LeeAnn McLaneGoetz McLaneGoetzStudioLLCcom which was uploaded on February 4th, 2013.
Birdy Birdy Goldfinch
Birdy Birdy Goldfinch sings a winter blues song on the Macomb Orchard Trail Washington Michigan
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Birdy Birdy Goldfinch
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LeeAnn McLaneGoetz McLaneGoetzStudioLLCcom
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Birdy Birdy Goldfinch sings a winter blues song on the Macomb Orchard Trail Washington Michigan
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Yellow Finch Cold Snow Macomb Orchard Trail Washington Michigan The American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis), also known as the Eastern Goldfinch and Wild Canary, is a small North American bird in the finch family. It is migratory, ranging from mid-Alberta to North Carolina during the breeding season, and from just south of the Canadian border to Mexico during the winter. The only finch in its subfamily which undergoes a complete molt, the American Goldfinch displays sexual dimorphism in its coloration; the male is a vibrant yellow in the summer and an olive color during the winter months, while the female is a dull yellow-brown shade which brightens only slightly during the summer. The male displays brightly colored plumage during the breeding season to attract a mate. The American Goldfinch is a granivore and adapted for the consumption of seedheads, with a conical beak to remove the seeds and agile feet to grip the stems of seedheads while feeding. It is a social bird, and will gather in large flocks while feeding and migrating. It may behave territorially during nest construction, but this aggression is short-lived. Its breeding season is tied to the peak of food supply, beginning in late July, which is relatively late in the year for a finch. This species is generally monogamous, and produces one brood each year.