This fall, several amateur birdwatchers asked me what happened to the goldfinches. They hadn't seen any at their feeders for a while. Now more recently, I have heard reports they are back. So where ...

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 ...

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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 ...

On a windy spring day in Iowa, the American goldfinch frequently darts through the gray sky with a quick burst of yellow and ...

I am a creature of habit and I always write my column on a Thursday. On this particular morning, I find myself luxuriating in an unexpected, but most welcome, deviation from my normal routine. A huge ...

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 ...

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 ...

American goldfinches have been in our yard since Thanksgiving. They perch in trees and on birdfeeders like Christmas ornaments and utter tinkling sounds like the tones of decorative baubles. Yet this ...

Looking out my bedroom window last evening, I spotted a bird that I haven’t seen in years in my back yards. A pair of American goldfinches were feasting on some blooming sunflowers that sprouted from ...

Until recently, we'd wondered when American goldfinches would arrive in our yard. But after the recent freeze, we've seen 20 to 30 goldfinches on our birdfeeders each morning. The birds migrate from ...