After dinner I decided to squeeze in some photo time and hung the thistle feeder in the redbud tree. This American goldfinch ...

Several of the photos seem to portray goldfinches, while one appears to show a type of sparrow. The OP advised with the post, "If you must cut your native plants back, wait until spring." ...

A goldfinch first captured during a ringing session in England has been found 360 miles away (579km) on the west coast of Ireland. The male bird was originally ringed at the Courteenhall Estate ...