American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis
(L 5" WS 9" WT 0.33 oz)
Salt Creek Woods
10Sept2010
Are among the strictest vegetarians in
the bird world...only inadvertently
swallowing an occasional insect.
the bird world...only inadvertently
swallowing an occasional insect.
female
Columbus Park
Chicago
25Jun2017
Oak Park
Yardbird
07May2005
The responsibilities of
life seem to rest lightly
on the Goldfinch‘s sunny
shoulders.
life seem to rest lightly
on the Goldfinch‘s sunny
shoulders.
(Roger Tory Peterson)
Oak Park
Yardbird
08Nov2009
nonbreeding
female
© BirdNote,
Frances Wood
© Cornell
Ornithology
Ornithology
© Audubon
Society
Society
Spinus a bird mentioned
by Aristophanes,
Dionysius et al.; tristis in
Latin means sad, gloomy.
by Aristophanes,
Dionysius et al.; tristis in
Latin means sad, gloomy.