American goldfinches (Spinus tristis) can be entertaining to watch as they contort to pluck food from plants and do aerial somersaults. Their bright coloring also makes them attractive little flyers ...

The American goldfinch is the most interesting and entertaining of all birds to observe this time of year. When other birds have started to molt and become a bit bedraggled in the process, the male ...

First, hummingbirds. They migrate from Costa Rica to the US mainland over three months, beginning in late February through early May. The first to reach the Gulf Coast are those that will travel the ...

Goldfinches are like ketchup: First non'll come and then a lot'll. Apologies to Ogden Nash, who initially wrote, "The Catsup Bottle — First a little and then a lottle." And to Richard Armour, who ...

According to garden experts, there are plenty of ways to observe and appreciate birds this winter with the right set-up. For small garden birds such as goldfinches and robins, colder seasons are a ...

Goldfinches are one of the birds that people most commonly want to attract to their bird feeders and backyards. Although many people are familiar with the American goldfinch, they might not realize ...

For many species of birds, the business of courtship, egg-laying, brooding and feeding young is over. But not for American goldfinches. And so as summer wanes, the time of the goldfinches begins.

Off and on this spring and summer, I've had the same query: Where are the goldfinches? While we have goldfinches in the Tri-State year-round, they aren't necessarily the same goldfinches. "Our" birds ...

Pretty little songbirds called American goldfinches migrate to our parts by November from breeding grounds throughout the midcontinental U.S. and southern Canada. But I had begun to wonder if they’d ...

Probably, the American goldfinch should have been included in last week's column. It's another good starter bird, like the yellow warbler. It shouldn't be confused with the yellow warbler, though. The ...