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 assumed that they were just part of the bird diversity there,” he said. Then a local birdwatcher told him that lesser ...

The lesser goldfinch makes its home in patchy open habitats of many kinds. From the Western U.S. to South America, this songbird frequents thickets, weedy fields, woodlands, forest clearings ...

A lesser goldfinch photographed in Christoval, Texas. Photograph by Joel Sartore, National Geographic Photo Ark. Please be respectful of copyright. Unauthorized use is prohibited.

A lesser goldfinch is seen in Tohono Chul Park in Tucson, Ariz., on March 1, 2017. . See more of Denny Granstrand’s wildlife photos at www.granstrand.net. (Photo courtesy Denny Granstrand) ...

The Lesser Goldfinches might be shifting north in response to climate and habitat changes reported by this study, and indeed, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's eBird Status and Trends project ...

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Maron and the team's study determined that lesser goldfinch populations increased by 110.5% in Washington, 66.3% in Idaho, and 16.9% in Oregon between 2012 and 2022, as stated in the journal ...

Lesser Goldfinch are gregarious, social birds that will mix in with other finches at feeders and will gather in flocks, especially in winter. They jabber almost continuously, ...