The American goldfinch is on a lot of lists of favorite birds. There are good reasons for this. The goldfinch is common, conspicuous and easy to recognize. It occupies a range of habitats, including ...

. As flocks move around and begin to be more conspicuous, listen for the tinkling notes of these gregarious little birds as they go about their daily business.

New research shows that Lesser Goldfinches, a small songbird traditionally found in Southwest USA, are expanding their range northward through the Pacific Northwest at an unprecedented rate, providing ...

ITHACA, N.Y. — New research published in the journal Ornithology shows that Lesser Goldfinches, a small songbird traditionally found in the Southwest, are expanding their range northward through the ...

It's that time of year when feeder hosts ask, "Where are the goldfinches?" Be assured that goldfinch populations, estimated at 42 million, face no serious threat. While goldfinches wander the ...

For many species of birds, the business of courtship, egg-laying, brooding and feeding young is over. But not for American goldfinches. And so as summer wanes, the time of the goldfinches begins.

Washington's state bird is the Willow Goldfinch, a flash of brilliant yellow that turns up in backyard feeders, weedy fields, and wetland edges across the state. Learn how to identify it, when ...

Mason Maron grew up west of the Cascades. When he moved east to Pullman, Washington, in 2019 to attend Washington State University, one of the unfamiliar birds he encountered there was a small, noisy, ...

During times of particular sadness, stress, or angst, the cheery twittering of our neighborhood flock of lesser goldfinches nearly always elicits smiles and helps dissipate any negativity. Their ...

Mobs of American goldfinches are emptying feeders at a record pace. Most backyard bird watchers acknowledge that they haven't seen anything like it. Several weeks ago, the first big wave was made up ...

If attracting birds to your landscape is an important part of your gardening activities, this is an exciting time in most neighborhoods. Leaves are starting to fall from some deciduous species of ...