American goldfinches have been in our yard since Thanksgiving. They perch in trees and on birdfeeders like Christmas ornaments and utter tinkling sounds like the tones of decorative baubles. Yet this ...

When spring nears, many beginner bird-watchers are curious about what they think is a new species in their yard. But, in fact, it’s only the male American goldfinch that’s “changed its coat,” LeBaron ...

The brightly colored male American goldfinch is especially recognizable. The American regularly visits seed feeders, particularly in the east. It is often very gregarious, especially during the ...

Birds need extra nutrition to survive the winter as the frosty weather creeps in, with foods higher in fat the preferred ...

And remember, that’s also when we’ll notice the birds acquiring their canary yellow plumage. Goldfinches on northern breeding grounds often congregate in fields of sunflowers, plucking ...

Christmas Bird Count in Routt County is in the books. According to Erin Gelling, who compiles Steamboat’s Christmas Bird Count data, this year’s mission included 41 field and feeder-watcher ...