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American Goldfinches

Spinus tristis

Notes:

In winter plumage.

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2 Comments

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 12 years ago

Nice picture of their Winter plummage

DavidMroczkowski
DavidMroczkowski 12 years ago

I just looked at some pictures online, IanHanks. You're right, they do. There are about 15 of these goldfinches that come to my feeders throughout the year. They molt into a bright yellow plumage in summertime.

DavidMroczkowski
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DavidMroczkowski

Evanston, Illinois, USA

Spotted on Jan 13, 2012
Submitted on Jan 13, 2012

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