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American Goldfinch

Spinus tristis

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42.0409, -74.1182

Field Notes

Description:

Small finch with conical bill. Males in spring and early summer are bright yellow with black foreheads and black & white wings. Males in winter are drab, unstreaked brown with black wings and 2 pale wing bars.

Habitat:

Roadsides, orchards and backyards.

Notes:

These are males in winter plumage.

Reference Links:

American Goldfinch, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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