you're watching freeschool! (bird chirping) the american goldfinch is a small, migratingbird that can be found across much of north america. in the summer, it ranges into canada. in thewinter, it can be found in mexico, and all year round it ranges all the way from theatlantic to the pacific.
How To Add Fractions Butterfly Method, although they are very common backyard birds,you may have trouble recognizing a goldfinch if you see one. first, males and females havedifferent coloring. the male is the most visible, with brightyellow plumage, black wings, and a little black cap on his head. the female is a dulleryellow-brown, with no black cap.
in the winter, goldfinches shed most of theircolorful plumage and become olive or brown in color, so it can be easy to miss them atyour feeder! goldfinches eat seeds and very little else.in the wild they eat seeds from thistles, dandelions, sunflowers, and ragweed.if you want to attract them to your yard, try adding hulled sunflower or thistle seeds.because these seeds are so little, you may need to buy a special bird feeder with smalleropenings to hold it. if you encounter a little yellow bird awayfrom a feeder, look out! the yellow warbler may sometimes be mistaken for a goldfinch.you can figure out which bird you're looking at by checking the beak! goldfinches havestrong, cone-shaped beaks for cracking open
seeds. the warbler's thin, pointed beak isused for eating insects, which is why you probably won't see him at a birdfeeder. the american goldfinch is the state bird ofiowa, new jersey, and washington. even though it's called the eastern goldfinch in iowaand new jersey and the willow goldfinch in washington, we're still talking about thesame bird. i hope you enjoyed learning about the goldfinch.good luck spotting one!
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