The American Goldfinch is a migratory bird native to North America. The male is a vibrant yellow during the summer breeding months and olive colored during the winter. The females are a dull yellow-brown color that brightens only slightly during the summer. Feeding almost exclusively on seeds their beaks have a conical shape which is perfectly adapted to removing seeds from the seedhead. Although migratory they travel a relatively short distance, spending the summer months throughout North America moving south through the United States and parts of Mexico as the weather cools.

1. >The American Goldfinch is the state bird of New Jersey and Iowa where it is known as the Eastern Goldfinch and Washington where its is called the willow Goldfinch.
2. The breeding season begins later in the year than any other native North American bird, this is thought to coincide with the abundance of seeds in the late summer months.

• Length: 11-13cm
• Wingspan: 19-22cm
• Habitat: Weedy fields, meadows, floodplains, orchards and gardens
• Diet: Thistle and dandelion seeds. Alder birch and cedar seeds. Bark and sap