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The American goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 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 Canada–United States border to Mexico during the winter.
The lesser goldfinch (Spinus psaltria) is a small finch in the genus Spinus native to the Americas.. As is the case for most species in the genus Spinus, lesser goldfinch males have a black forehead, which females lack.
The Lesser Goldfinch gets its name because of its gold coloring and for being the smallest of all North American goldfinches. Found in a variety of regions and habitats across the US, these small ...
American goldfinch (Spinus tristis) male (left) and female (right) in Johnston County, North Carolina, USA The finches have a near-global distribution, being found across the Americas, Eurasia and Africa, as well as some island groups such as the Hawaiian islands.
The American Goldfinch is the bird that made the cover of my bird North American bird identification book. ... and Washington. Goldfinches are found living in fields full of weeds, floodplains ...
In North America, there are a good many native thistles, and of course our Mystery thistle is a native. As a group, they are generally looked upon as troublesome to deal with, at least up close ...
Cattle egret, Bubulcus ibis — rarely seen; found in coastal waters in spring and summer; has been seen regularly nesting in the woody areas of the Norwalk Islands; a native of the Old World, the egret showed up in the 1880s, first in South America and by the 1940s had spread north to Florida and then along the East Coast [2]
Lawrence's goldfinch is known for its wandering habits. It breeds from about Shasta County, California to northern Baja California, largely in the Coast Ranges and the foothills of the Sierra Nevada and in the Baja highlands, but also sometimes as far down as the coast; its highest breeding altitude is about 8,800 ft (2,700 m) on Mount Pinos.