Populations of the lesser goldfinch, native to the American Southwest, are traveling northward, likely because of the changing climate and landscape modification, according to a Cornell University ...

Males are very distinct from other goldfinch species. The female American goldfinch is larger and has white undertail coverts, a wide buffy lower wing bar with very little white at the base for the ...

New research shows that Lesser Goldfinches, a small songbird traditionally found in Southwest USA, are expanding their range northward through the Pacific Northwest at an unprecedented rate, providing ...

When we moved to Boise in 1992, the lesser goldfinch was so rare that the sighting of a single individual would send birders scurrying to the scene. These birds would occasionally show up on the Boise ...

ITHACA, N.Y. — New research published in the journal Ornithology shows that Lesser Goldfinches, a small songbird traditionally found in the Southwest, are expanding their range northward through the ...

Tiny, gold and garrulous — today’s bird is the California prodigy misleadingly called the lesser goldfinch. If you’ve seen a group of little yellow birds eating seeds at a feeder, then you’ve likely ...

Throughout Marin, there is a little yellow bird that the modern books miscall the lesser goldfinch. Miscall, because this bird is “lesser” in nothing but the insignificant comparison of size. I prefer ...

TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — Here’s the Central Texas bird forecast for the month, courtesy of Travis Audubon. Learn more about Central Texas birds and bird-related events for all ages at ...

A bird identified as a lesser goldfinch was spotted and photographed at feeders last week near the Agassiz Valley Impoundment 8 miles southeast of Warren, Minn., reports Heidi Hughes of the Agassiz ...