Core Lawrence’s goldfinch country is along Coastal California for about 150 miles north and south of San Diego. In winter some will explore across the arid Southwest to the east as far as El Paso.

There are three types of goldfinches commonly found in the United States: the American goldfinch, Lawrence's goldfinch, and the lesser goldfinch (which, despite the name, is just as wonderful as ...

The why — the reason Lawrence’s goldfinches stage these mass movements — is not well understood. They are entirely vegetarian, subsisting on a variety of weed seeds but favoring amaranth ...

There are three species of goldfinches found across North America. These are the American, Lesser and Lawrence’s goldfinch. Goldfinches are sometimes referred to as wild canaries, but are actually in ...

The female Lawrence’s goldfinch is gray like a nonbreeding adult female American, but note the American’s wider, buffier wing bars and different pattern of white in tail.

Our goldfinch is one of three goldfinch species in North America; the other two are western birds — lesser goldfinch and Lawrence's goldfinch. All are members of the same family as siskins and ...

Where to find one: The lesser goldfinch makes its home in patchy open habitats of many kinds. From the Western U.S. to South America, this songbird frequents thickets, weedy fields, woodlands ...

A lesser goldfinch photographed in Christoval, Texas. ... but it has a different wing pattern than all Americans and is always greener than the female Lawrence’s. Voice . Calls: ...