American Goldfinch
After months of not seeing goldfinches at my feeder, they’ve made a return in the past two weeks. This bird is checking the surroundings before getting more thistle. I’m not a bird expert. At first I thought this was a female, but after doing more research, it could be a molting male. I’ll defer to the experts.
Country United States
State Illinois
Location My backyard in Rochester, Illinois.
Gender Unknown
Age Adult
Activity At a Bird Feeder
- Created Timestamp03/31/2022 09:34:12
- CameraNIKON D780
- Aperture10
- Focal Length300
- Iso4000
- Shutter Speed1/500
- Orientation1
I’m guessing you’re right about the molting male. We have a number of them around that look similar.