American Goldfinch

Spinus tristis

American Goldfinch are found on the Spruce Trail, on Mt. Tom, and in the Field near the Explorer Tent 5

The American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis), also known as the Eastern Goldfinch, is a small North American bird in the finch family. It is migratory, ranging from mid-Alberta to North Carolina during the breeding season, and from just south of the Canadian border to Mexico during the winter.

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  1. (c) Ingrid Taylar, some rights reserved (CC BY), https://www.flickr.com/photos/taylar/8750153156/
  2. (c) Glen Peterson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/66353259@N00/232195571
  3. (c) TCDavis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), https://www.flickr.com/photos/tcd123/2482999199/
  4. (c) Mathesont, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), https://www.flickr.com/photos/44055945@N06/5340482918/
  5. Adapted by prattcenter from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinus_tristis

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