American Goldfinch - HD Mini-documentary

Transcript: "The American Goldfinch is found in southern Canada, the United States and parts of Mexico. It is the state bird for Iowa, New Jersey and Washington.

These finches prefer to live in fields, meadows and flood plains and have adapted well to human development. They are frequent visitors to bird feeders -- especially those with Nyjer or sunflowers seeds.

There agile feet are great at allowing them to hang on to weeds while their cone-like beaks are designed to eat the seeds of plants like thistle, dandelion, ragweed and alder. This small bird has a wingspan of 7-9 inches.

This is a social bird that gathers in flocks. Males and females have different looks. These birds molt twice a year. In the spring, breeding males turn bright yellow to attract females. They molt again in the winter where the plumage of both the males and females becomes a dull, yellow brown."

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[molarmama5]

Well, in my town of Fort Lee, if I feed the birds even the state bird, with sunflowers' seed and niger, my neighbors will have a hissy fit and complain to the Board of Health, as they may see one squirrel, to make the complaint valid! I have always said, if you do not like the subburbs, then stay in NYC with the pigeons, rats and roaches!

[AgileHProductions]

@molarmama5 That's unfortunate that they can't appreciate the beautiful creatures in nature.

[DeadlyTeaParty]

Wow thats so unrecognisable to the British one!!

[AgileHProductions]

@DeadlyTeaParty I wonder if it's because these birds were molting for the fall.

[ClimateSightful]

These are such fun to watch, thanks for all the great footage! We get couples coming to our feeders for romantic dinners in late spring, and they bring their chicks a few months later. I have noticed that the females prefer sunflower seeds over nyjer during nesting season. Perhaps it has more calcium for egg laying?

[AgileHProductions]

@ClimateSightful We have tons of these at our house. I see them everyday. Can't wait until spring and they are bright yellow.

[mercapri302]

Wikipedia says an alternate name for the American Goldfinch is the "Wild Canary". While the color similarity is certainly true, do birders routinely use this term? It seems confusing, considering wild variants of Domestic Canaries also exist.

[DeadlyTeaParty]

@AgileHProductions its really their colourings are so difference from ours.

We have the ones with a red face, black crown and yellow bar like markings on their wings. Then their bodies are a sandy brown.

[Duvmasta]

Awww, he's going "There's some food here!"

[mantarayify]

Great Video,and good explanation,thumbs up!!