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Fall American Goldfinch<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Fall American Goldfinches are some of the most active birds in my yard. Unless there is a hawk around badgering the flock, they are all over my feeders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Busy American Goldfinches<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

American Goldfinches like my yard. It took me a while to entice goldfinches to visit<\/a>, but once they came, they seemed to have liked the ambiance. They have stayed year round, only leaving for short periods every now and then. They keep busy around the flowers in warmer months, the seed heads in the fall and pine cones up at the top of the pines in cooler months. As flock birds, the yard is usually busy with their activity, checking out everything, from lilac bushes in the spring, zinnias and strawflowers and black-eyed susans in the summer, to lingering flower and weed seeds in the fall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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American Goldfinches at the Nyjer Feeders<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

What American Goldfinches Eat<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

American Goldfinches are seed eaters. Unlike most other song birds, they don’t eat insects. By fall, there tends to be a lot of seeds around in the environment for them to eat, but they also will happily come to feeders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In my yard, goldfinches like the four Aspects nyjer tube feeders<\/a> filled with nyjer seed, two Squirrel Buster Plus feeders<\/a> and four caged Woodlink tube feeders<\/a>, all filled with sunflower hearts\/chips that they also love. (Note: American Goldfinch beaks aren’t designed for thick seed shells, which is one reason the sunflower hearts are popular.) Also see: Which Feeders Attract Which Birds?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most of the year goldfinches are usually found on and around the nyjer feeders at one end of the house. But come late summer and early fall, they are everywhere, checking into all the feeders, picking up seed scraps under various feeders and endlessly lining up around the edges of the birdbaths. They’ll even sip water from the ant moat on the hummingbird feeders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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An American Goldfinch in the Strawflowers<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Goldfinches Nest Late<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Because American Goldfinches are completely vegetarian and don’t eat insects, they nest late, waiting until late summer or early fall when there are lots of seeds to eat. For the past several weeks, the air has been full of the almost constant be-peep sounds of little goldfinch fledglings constantly quivering their wings and demanding food from a hard-pressed parent. No wonder the feeders are so busy with goldfinches this time of year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We may be just a little past the real fledgling period now though. I think some of the young birds take a little while to drop the begging habit. Today I watched one sitting next to dad at the feeder, demanding food and then getting it for himself when dad didn’t comply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Young Bird (Next to Right) is Quivering Wings & Peeping to Beg Food From Far Right Bird.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

When Goldfinches Dominate Feeders<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Most of the year, House Finches are more dominant at feeders and goldfinches give way to them. I suspect that the size difference between the two species makes a difference here, although I do think House Finches tend to bicker more too. (The House Finches do mostly leave the nyjer feeders to the goldfinch flock.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But this time of year, probably due to sheer numbers and the demands of their young, goldfinches seem to have pride of place. They dominate every feeder that contains a type of seed they like (They don’t go for safflower, nuts or suet so ignore those feeders.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fall American Goldfinches Picking up Sunflower Seed Scraps From the Feeder Above.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Goldfinch Spring and Fall Molting<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Some bird species look the same regardless of time of year. But American Goldfinches have seasonal differences, molting twice each year. During the breeding season, from late winter to mid-summer, males display lovely bright yellow feathers with a crisp black cap and tail and black wings with white bars. The females’ yellow is never as bright. They don’t have the black cap and their wings are not as contrasty as the breeding males.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Male American Goldfinch on the Right is Still Transitioning into Winter Feathers<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

But in late summer and early fall, goldfinches begin to take on their winter non-breeding appearance. They turn a more yellowish brown and their wing bars shift from white to light brown. This warm gold\/brown outfit is less flashy but quite handsome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The males in particular switch over from breeding to non-breeding plumage in a patchy kind of way and not on exactly the same schedule. So there are still a few sporting bright gold colors and others that are mostly in their fall suit but with random lingering brighter feathers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I must admit that in the winter, when I typically have a flock of fifty or more in the yard, I tend to just count them as \u201cAmerican Goldfinches\u201d<\/em> in eBird rather than try and keep track of the number of males and females. They look so much more similar from a distance in the winter months than they do in the spring and summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fun Little Birds<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Goldfinches are fun little birds and it is not hard to see why they are so popular. Their bouncy flights across the yard, social behavior and general inquisitiveness make them fun to watch. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nancie<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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An American Goldfinch at the Birdbath<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Learn More About Goldfinches<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Attracting American Goldfinches<\/a> post<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An Oddly Colored American Goldfinch<\/a> post<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Goldfinches Dropping Sunflower Seed on the Ground<\/a> post<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maryland Backyard Birds<\/a> post<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All About Birds: American Goldfinches<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Audubon: American Goldfinches<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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