TROPIC and NEAR-TROPIC BIRD COLLECTION

American Goldfinch Male American Goldfinch- Carduelis tristis American Goldfinch- Carduelis tristis, Family Fringillidae-includes grosbeaks, finches and buntings. Sexes similar and drab in winter. Really brighten up in the summer. A beautiful bird (small canary-like bird). In SW Ohio, may have Canadian birds in the winter and Florida birds in the summer. One of the great reasons to leave dandelions! Love thistle. Like small seeds. Love flower gardens in the summer. (photo: Jan/Feb, 2004) More Species Info: http://www.birds.cornell.edu/programs/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/American_Goldfinch.html

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Photos Copyright R. Hays Cummins. Authorization required. For permission, contact hays@environment-education-press.org

Sources of species identification and other amazing info include (1) Cornell Lab of Ornithology--a fantastic site; (2)Birds of Eastern and Central North America, Peterson Field Guide Series, Fifth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company; (3) The National Audubon Society's Sibley Guide to Birds and (4) Field Guide to the Birds of North America, Third Edition, National Geographic, Washington, D.C.