goldfinch thistle seed feeder

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American Goldfinch eating from a Thistle seed feeder. Royalty Free Stock Photo

American Goldfinch on Nyger Thistle Seed Bird Feeder Finch Birds Yellow Royalty Free Stock Photo

Close Up of an American Goldfinch Eating Thistle Seed on a Bird Feeder Royalty Free Stock Photo

Feeding Goldfinch Royalty Free Stock Photo

American Goldfinch enjoying Thistle seed in Missouri Royalty Free Stock Photo

Two colorful American lesser goldfinch birds by a thistle bird feeder Royalty Free Stock Photo

Five American Goldfinches eating thistle seed from a bird feeder in winter Royalty Free Stock Photo

Close Up of an American Goldfinch Sitting on a Bird Feeder in the Winter Royalty Free Stock Photo

Close Up of an American Goldfinch Sitting on a Bird Feeder Royalty Free Stock Photo

A male American Goldfinch eating seed at a feeder Royalty Free Stock Photo

This handsome little finch, the state bird of New Jersey, Iowa, and Washington, is welcome and common at feeders, where it takes primarily sunflower and nyjer. Goldfinches often flock with Pine Siskins and Common Redpolls. Spring males are brilliant yellow and shiny black with a bit of white. Females and all winter birds are more dull but identifiable by their conical bill; pointed, notched tail; wingbars; and lack of streaking. During molts they look bizarrely patchy.