 | I arrive around the middle of November and stay till around Mother’s Day. My call is distinctive and might remind you of the words Potato Chip. My favorite food is niger seed, although I’m also a big fan of black oil sunflower seeds. I’m one of the few birds who will eat upside down, so if you hang an upside-down finch feeder out for me, you’ll pretty well guarantee that I’ll be the only customer at that feeder. Most Likely Found: In the marsh, In the open fields, In your backyard When: Winter Where I've photographed: Callaway Gardens, Circle B Bar Reserve |
I have written 59 posts including a photo of a American Goldfinch
January 7, 2011 - Bald Eagle I had planned to walk down to the lake and look for little birds along the Alligator Alley path, but they had posted a fish kill sign, noting that the cold weather causes fish to die (smelly!) Then I noticed that the recent rains had caused a tiny…... Read more
January 4, 2011 - ...The goldfinches are eating us out of house and home this winter! I’m having to refill the niger feeder every couple of days. The birds line up in the crape myrtle in order to wait for a free port at the feeder. I went out with The Beast and tried to capture some videos of […] Read more
November 21, 2010 - ...Goldilocks was pleased to eat lunch outside this afternoon and see at least eight Goldyfinches in her yard. A couple pecked at the niger feeder seeds, but most ate at the black oil sunflower feeder. It’s nice to have their cheerful little calls back in the neighborhood! Read more
November 19, 2010 - Rich saw the first American Goldfinch of the season in our backyard last weekend.... Read more
November 14, 2010 - Right on schedule, we had our first American Goldfinch in the backyard today.... Read more
April 3, 2010 - ...Our two goldfinches continue to molt. It’s strange to only have the two visiting the yard. Usually by this time in the year, I’ve had to pull out the 24-port feeder, which I usually end up refilling several times a week! Where are all the goldfinches? Read more
March 6, 2010 - ...What do you get when you cross cute yellow birds and the wicked witch of the west? “We’re mooooolting!” Read more
March 1, 2010 - ...We’ve been enjoying the cheerful sounds of the goldfinches each morning. They’re so cute! It seems like some of them have left the yard, since the niger seed isn’t disappearing as quickly as it was a few weeks ago, but we still have a couple of faithful guys that come every morning. Read more
August 25, 2008 - ...After two years of talking about it, Rich and I finally made it to Callaway Gardens…and thanks to Tropical Storm Fay, it rained the whole time we were there! But I saw my first hummingbirds, we were pleasantly surprised to run into some of our FL winter bird friends, and two of the butterflies in […] Read more