Sparrows at Oakland Nature Preserve
January 9, 2020 - Then I heard the happy calls of American Goldfinches - "potato chip!... Read more
American Goldfinch
 | I arrive around the middle of November and stay till around Mother’s Day. My call is distinctive and might remind you of the words Potato Chip. My favorite food is niger seed, although I’m also a big fan of black oil sunflower seeds. I’m one of the few birds who will eat upside down, so if you hang an upside-down finch feeder out for me, you’ll pretty well guarantee that I’ll be the only customer at that feeder. Most Likely Found: In the marsh, In the open fields, In your backyard When: Winter Where I've photographed: Callaway Gardens, Circle B Bar Reserve, Lake Apopka, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Oakland Nature Preserve |
I have written 50 posts including a photo of a American Goldfinch
Springtime Backyard Bird Photography
April 11, 2019 - Our American Goldfinches numbers are dwindling as the weather gets warmer.... After observing the American Goldfinches for several years, I knew that they would perch on the tallest branch near their feeder.... Read more
Surprise Lifer Pine Siskin in my Own Backyard
January 24, 2019 - My targets were American Goldfinches and Painted Buntings that winter in the yard.... Pine Siskins are usually found hanging out with flocks of American Goldfinches.... Read more
Ash-throated Flycatcher Up Close at Lust Road
January 20, 2019 - All morning I heard the happy calls of American Goldfinches.... Read more
Glorious Day at the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive
January 14, 2018 - Vesper Sparrow Painted Bunting "Greenie" American Goldfinch House Wren Prairie Warbler It was fun to see the Prairie Warbler.... Read more
Birds on Bird Finials
May 5, 2017 - Red-winged Blackbird on Finial Male Painted Bunting next to Finial Greenie Painted Bunting Next to Finial Northern Cardinal on Finial Mourning Dove next to Finial American Goldfinches on Finial Hehe, yep!... Read more
Backyard Bird Feeder Fun
April 30, 2017 - American Goldfinches with Cardinal Another bird who doesn't worry about making a mess is the Brown Thrasher.... American Goldfinches at Feeder The Red-winged Blackbirds are going through some springtime color changes, too.... American Goldfinch on Hanging Birdbath ...and here is one of his counterparts as she fluffs her wing after…... Read more
First Cedar Waxwings of the Spring
April 11, 2017 - Excited by my success with putting out pretty perches for the American Goldfinches, I tried a new tactic to photograph my Painted Buntings.... Here's one last shot of my American Goldfinches before they left us for the year.... Read more
Golden Morning with the Goldfinches
April 9, 2017 - About two weeks ago I had a flock of 20-50 American Goldfinches visiting the yard and devouring the food in my feeder.... Read more
Happiness is…
April 3, 2017 - ...watching the American Goldfinches turn yellow and play in your flowers ...... ...listening to the happy calls of the American Goldfinches as they circle your yard.... Read more
Backyard Birding Bonanza
March 28, 2017 - But a flock of American Goldfinches flew in overnight.... Read more
Springtime Morning of Backyard Birding
March 21, 2017 - One of my target birds for the morning was the American Goldfinch.... Read more
There’s No Place Like Home
March 4, 2017 - One of my first visitors was this bright yellow American Goldfinch.... A small flock of American Goldfinches flew in, posing nicely on bushes (natural perches instead of bird feeders, good going little guys!).... Read more
Backyard Birding on a Gray, Nasty Day
February 3, 2017 - How many American Goldfinches fit on a six-port finch feeder?... Read more
Colorful Backyard Fun
April 20, 2016 - We had so many different birds that day - red cardinals, our new visitor the Blue Jay, our pretty Painted Buntings, the red House Finches, Mourning and Common Ground Doves, Northern Mockingbirds, the Brown Thrashers that are nesting nearby, our wintering Gray Catbird, American Goldfinches that are turning bright yellow,…... Read more
Backyard Birding from my Blind
February 21, 2016 - American Goldfinch Rich had noticed a goldfinch doing a tail-spread this morning.... Read more
First of Fall American Goldfinch!
November 15, 2015 - When I peeked out in the backyard this morning, the sky was gray and the bushes blew about in the wind - but despite the nasty day, there was a bit of sunshine sitting on my bird feeder - my first of fall American Goldfinch!... Read more
Backyard Birding News
January 6, 2015 - The American Goldfinches are not as numerous in my backyard this year.... Read more
First of Fall American Goldfinches!
November 14, 2014 - We had exciting visitors in the backyard this afternoon - our first of fall American Goldfinches!... Potato chip!" I promptly screeched for Rich, and we both watched with grins as three American Goldfinches descended on the niger feeder.... Read more
American Goldfinches in my Backyard
April 26, 2014 - Sadly, I've realized in the past week or two that the American Goldfinches in my backyard have migrated home for the summer.... Read more
Backyard Birding with My American Goldfinches
February 10, 2014 - On this particular afternoon, it was rainy and gross out, but I had fun doing some backyard birding with my American Goldfinches, who were pretty active at the niger feeder.... American Goldfinches are one of the few birds who will eat upside down.... (and ignore the neighbors out with their…... Read more
First of Fall Goldfinches!
November 17, 2013 - I had been thinking that it was time to put out my niger feeder, then I looked out and saw three Painted Buntings and four American Goldfinches on my feeders.... Read more
Colorful Birds in the Backyard
April 16, 2013 - I love my brightly colored American Goldfinches.... Read more
American Goldfinches Fight for the Feeders
March 7, 2013 - My backyard has been filled with American Goldfinches for the past few weeks.... American Goldfinch waiting his turn at the feeder Mrs.... Read more
My Backyard Winter Wonderland
January 15, 2013 - This weekend I had all these different kinds of birds: American Goldfinch Pine Siskin Painted Bunting Eastern Phoebe American Robin Cedar Waxwing Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Palm Warbler House Finch Northern Cardinal Yellow-throated Warbler Boat-tailed Grackle Red-winged Blackbird Sandhill Crane White Ibis Mourning Dove Common Ground Dove Did you notice that I…... Read more
Favorite Wintertime Birds from my Favorite Wintertime Blind
January 8, 2013 - My favorite wintertime birds are back - the American Goldfinches!... I like how the brown and green mix in this one: Click here to see more of my American Goldfinches!... Read more
Bright and Yellow
December 18, 2012 - ...My favorite wintertime bird is the goldfinch. They spend lots of time at our backyard feeder, and our cats spend a lot of time watching them! When I go outside to refill the feeder, I think they have a watchbird monitoring my activity. As soon as I step away, I hear a chorus of sweet […] Read more
First-of-Fall Goldfinches
December 3, 2012 - Our first-of-fall American Goldfinches arrived in the backyard right before Thanksgiving.... Read more
Mellow Yellow
March 7, 2012 - The American Goldfinches that are cleaning out my niger feeder on a regular basis are starting to turn yellow! On a recent rainy weekend morning, I sat in my favorite upstairs window ("bird blind") and photographed the little finches. The finches will line up waiting for their turn at the…... Read more
American Goldfinch Portrait
January 6, 2012 - The American Goldfinches got used to me very quickly.... American Goldfinch The Painted Buntings were out as well.... Read more
Circle B Photo Walks Cancelled For the Rest of the Spring
December 26, 2011 - I hope to be able to spend more time with "my" birds, like these American Goldfinches...... Read more
Our First-of-Season Goldfinches!!
December 6, 2011 - We had our first-of-season American Goldfinches in the backyard on Sunday! What a nice surprise. These are my favorite little winter visitors. In our house, we call them "Goldy's finches" or "goldyfinches" after our cat...... Read more
False Alarm
November 29, 2011 - ...We had a Goldfinch false alarm last week. I thought I saw one on the niger feeder, but it turned out to be a House Finch. I did hear goldfinches at the Circle B Bar Reserve last weekend. I can’t wait until they make it to our backyard! They are my favorite little winter birds. […] Read more
Callaway Gardens Vacation: Part 3 – Birds!
August 28, 2011 - One of the fun parts of visiting Georgia is the opportunity to see birds who only visit Florida during the winter. One of my favorite birds is the American Goldfinch, with his sweet call that sounds like "potato chip!" He lives in Georgia year-round, and in August he still wears…... Read more
Stoneybrook Signs of Spring
April 6, 2011 - Brown Thrasher The American Goldfinches continue to grace us with their sweet calls and cheerful presence. I haven't seen a male in the past few weeks. (Males are distinguished by their bright black heads.) The females continue to visit our niger feeder. Their feathers are turning brighter by the day. …... Read more
How Many Goldfinches Fit on a 6-Port Goldfinch Feeder?
March 6, 2011 - ...If you think the answer is six, then you might not understand the complexity of goldfinch feeding activity… :) Hey, Rich, I think we need more niger seed! Read more
You Know it’s Springtime at Circle B Bar Reserve if…
February 20, 2011 - ) Sandhill Crane on Nest I spotted a couple of American Goldfinches feeding high in some oak trees.... American Goldfinch You would think I'd get bored with taking pictures of Great Blue Herons, my favorite "fisherbirds" that can be found year-round at Circle B.... King Rail Species List: American Bittern,…... Read more
Bitterns Saying Hello at Circle B Bar Reserve
January 7, 2011 - Bald Eagle I had planned to walk down to the lake and look for little birds along the Alligator Alley path, but they had posted a fish kill sign, noting that the cold weather causes fish to die (smelly!) Then I noticed that the recent rains had caused a tiny…... Read more
Goldfinches
January 4, 2011 - ...The goldfinches are eating us out of house and home this winter! I’m having to refill the niger feeder every couple of days. The birds line up in the crape myrtle in order to wait for a free port at the feeder. I went out with The Beast and tried to capture some videos of […] Read more
Goldyfinch Party
November 21, 2010 - ...Goldilocks was pleased to eat lunch outside this afternoon and see at least eight Goldyfinches in her yard. A couple pecked at the niger feeder seeds, but most ate at the black oil sunflower feeder. It’s nice to have their cheerful little calls back in the neighborhood! Read more
Goldfinch!
November 19, 2010 - Rich saw the first American Goldfinch of the season in our backyard last weekend.... Read more
First Backyard Goldfinch of Fall 2010!
November 14, 2010 - Right on schedule, we had our first American Goldfinch in the backyard today.... Read more
Molting goldfinches
April 3, 2010 - ...Our two goldfinches continue to molt. It’s strange to only have the two visiting the yard. Usually by this time in the year, I’ve had to pull out the 24-port feeder, which I usually end up refilling several times a week! Where are all the goldfinches? Read more
“We’re mooooolting!”
March 6, 2010 - ...What do you get when you cross cute yellow birds and the wicked witch of the west? “We’re mooooolting!” Read more
Goldfinches
March 1, 2010 - ...We’ve been enjoying the cheerful sounds of the goldfinches each morning. They’re so cute! It seems like some of them have left the yard, since the niger seed isn’t disappearing as quickly as it was a few weeks ago, but we still have a couple of faithful guys that come every morning. Read more
Callaway Gardens – Summer 2008
August 25, 2008 - ...After two years of talking about it, Rich and I finally made it to Callaway Gardens…and thanks to Tropical Storm Fay, it rained the whole time we were there! But I saw my first hummingbirds, we were pleasantly surprised to run into some of our FL winter bird friends, and two of the butterflies in […] Read more