The Eastern goldfinch is a North American bird and belongs to a finch family.
Goldfinches can be seen all year around and they make their nest of fine grasses,
shredded bark, and moss lined with thistledown. They are also called American
goldfinch or wild Canary. An American goldfinch is generally a small finch ranging
in length between 4-5 inches including a wingspan which ranges in length between
19-22 centimeters and weighs between 11-20 grams.
The have a small pink beak which turns orange in color at the later stages.
It is brown and black, with a red, white, and black head pattern. It has golden
colored in the wings. The goldfinch is a songbird named for the yellow in its
feathers. Goldfinches have got short, notched tails and delicate, sharply pointed
bills. They prefer to live in an open spaces and fields.
Their dies mainly consist of seeds of various plants and seeds of weeds and
insects in fields and gardens various plants, tree buds and maple sap and berries.
They will also consume the bird feeders provided by humans. They have high,
lisping calls, which they often make while flying. Goldfinches lay three to
six bluish-white eggs at a time. Human activity has generally benefited the
American Goldfinch. It is often found in residential areas, attracted to bird
feeders installed by humans, which increases its survival rate in these areas.
Deforestation by humans also creates open meadow areas which are the preferred
habitat of the American Goldfinch.
