Lesser Goldfinch #1
by Robert Bales
Title
Lesser Goldfinch #1
Artist
Robert Bales
Medium
Photograph - Photo
Description
One of the many birds that migrate through Arizona and spend a little time in our backyard.
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 wings; their backs can be glossy black or dull green (particularly on the West Coast). They have a black tail with large, white corners. Females and immatures have olive backs, dull yellow underparts, and black wings marked by two whitish wingbars.
Lesser Goldfinches gather in groups of up to several hundred at a time. They feed on seeds and grains, both in weedy fields and at bird feeders. Their flocks mix with other seed-eating songbirds, especially at bird feeding stations.
Lesser Goldfinches feed in weedy fields, budding treetops, and the brush of open areas and edges. Depending on food availability, they may concentrate in mountain canyons and desert oases, but they are also fairly common in suburbs.
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June 2nd, 2013
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