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Spinus tristis
This handsome little finch, the state bird of New Jersey, Iowa, and Washington, is welcome and common at feeders, where it takes primarily sunflower and nyjer. Goldfinches often flock with Pine Siskins and Common Redpolls. Spring males are brilliant yellow and shiny black with a bit of white. Females and all winter birds are more dull but identifiable by their conical bill; pointed, notched tail; wingbars; and lack of streaking. During molts they look bizarrely patchy. (from Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
In the third picture the goldfinch has a finch join him for lunch.
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Thanks NewYorker and Micolo.
Lovely vivid coloring on these finches
Handsome finches. Their colors and patterns made me think they were wearing sunglasses in the first 2 pics ... very cool-looking birds. :-)