Known for their vibrantly colored feathers and their cheerful chirping, goldfinches are a favorite among birdwatchers and ...

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.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Could the flash of yellow in your yard be a goldfinch? If you want to see more of these beautiful birds, plant these pretty seed-bearing flowers in your garden.

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: ...