The bright yellow American goldfinch is a favorite of backyard bird-watchers. Discover how to attract these birds with their ...

Goldfinches are like ketchup: First non'll come and then a lot'll. Apologies to Ogden Nash, who initially wrote, "The Catsup Bottle — First a little and then a lottle." And to Richard Armour, who ...

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 ...

The American goldfinch loves to eat thistle seeds. Thistle seeds found at garden centers for birds are sterile and are not the invasive thistles that will take over gardens and lawns. (Submitted photo ...

Lesser goldfinches (spinus psaltria) are tiny, stub-billed songbirds with long, pointed wings, and short, notched tails. Males are bright yellow below with a glossy black cap and white patches in the ...

Several mornings a week, I rise early and head out to my favorite patch of late blooming flowers. It’s a large patch of tall, bright yellow flowers. At this time of year there isn’t a lot of flowers ...

Many people are surprised to learn the American goldfinch is with us in Minnesota year-round. It's a case of mistaken identity. In winter, goldfinches are in their somber plumage, mostly brown and ...

I watched three goldfinches feeding on a tube feeder in our backyard a few days ago. If any of the three were adult males, they had exchanged their brilliant yellow garb of summer for muted shades of ...

How to identify: Lesser goldfinches are tiny, stub-billed songbirds with long, pointed wings and short, notched tails. Males are bright yellow below with a glossy black cap and white patches in the ...