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Male American Goldfinch - in summer plumage

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The male American Goldfinch is olive in the winter.  Then changes to bright yellow in the spring and summer.
The male American Goldfinch is olive in the winter. Then changes to bright yellow in the spring and summer.

General Attributes (Click an attribute to find more related items)

Family:Fringillidae
Genus:Spinus
Order:Passeriformes
Photo Year:2010
Phylum:Chordata
Species:American Goldfinch
Species:Spinus tristis

Location Attributes (Click on location to find more related items)

City:Barrie
Country:Canada
State/Province:Ontario
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A female American Goldfinch, perched at feeder.
Female Amercian GoldFinch - Perched

A female American Goldfinch, perched at feeder.

Photo Attributes:Barrie, Canada, Fringillidae, Spinus, Passeriformes, 2010, Chordata, American Goldfinch, Spinus tristis, Ontario,
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Male and female chipping sparrows look very similar.  This one taken in Barrie, Ontario.
Chipping Sparrow - At Bird Feeder

Male and female chipping sparrows look very similar. This one taken in Barrie, Ontario.

Photo Attributes:Barrie, Aves, Emberizidae, Spizella, Passeriformes, 2014, Chordata, Chipping Sparrow, Colaptes auratus, Spizella passerina, Ontario,
In these galleries:Animals, Backyard, Birds

A female brown-headed cowbird, perched at feeder.  The adult male is iridescent black in color with a brown head. The adult female is slightly smaller and is dull grey with a pale throat and very fine streaking on the underparts.
Female Brown-Headed Cowbird

A female brown-headed cowbird, perched at feeder. The adult male is iridescent black in color with a brown head. The adult female is slightly smaller and is dull grey with a pale throat and very fine streaking on the underparts.

Photo Attributes:Barrie, Aves, Icteridae, Molothrus, Passeriformes, 2014, Chordata, Molothrus ater, Brown-Headed Cowbird, Ontario,
In these galleries:Animals, Backyard, Birds

A female brown-headed cowbird at feeder, with seed in beak.  Located in Ontario Canada.
Brown-headed Cowbird - Female at Feeder

A female brown-headed cowbird at feeder, with seed in beak. Located in Ontario Canada.

Photo Attributes:Barrie, Aves, Icteridae, Molothrus, Passeriformes, 2014, Chordata, Molothrus ater, Brown-Headed Cowbird, Ontario,
In these galleries:Animals, Backyard, Birds

Both a male and female brown-headed cowbird at feeder.  In Ontario Canada.
Brown-headed Cowbird - Male and Female at Feeder

Both a male and female brown-headed cowbird at feeder. In Ontario Canada.

Photo Attributes:Barrie, Aves, Icteridae, Molothrus, Passeriformes, 2014, Chordata, Molothrus ater, Brown-Headed Cowbird, Ontario,
In these galleries:Animals, Backyard, Birds

A black-capped chickadee perched on tree branch.  The chickadee allowed me to get within ten feet for this photo.
Perched Black-Capped Chickadee

A black-capped chickadee perched on tree branch. The chickadee allowed me to get within ten feet for this photo.

Photo Attributes:Barrie, Aves, Canada, Paridae, Poecile, Passeriformes, North America, 2014, Chordata, Black-capped Chickadee, Poecile atricapillus, Ontario,
In these galleries:Animals, Backyard, Birds

Photo of an American Goldfinch at feeder in Ontario.
American Goldfinch Finch at Bird Feeder

Photo of an American Goldfinch at feeder in Ontario.

Photo Attributes:Barrie, Canada, Spinus, 2010, American Goldfinch, Spinus tristis, Ontario,
In these galleries:Animals, Backyard, Birds
Photo Specific Links:Bird Feeder (wikipedia)

American Goldfinch perched on a sunflower.
American Goldfinch Finch on Sunflower

American Goldfinch perched on a sunflower.

Photo Attributes:Barrie, Canada, Spinus, 2010, American Goldfinch, Spinus tristis, Ontario,
In these galleries:Animals, Backyard, Birds, Flowers
Photo Specific Links:Sunflower (wikipedia)


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Related Links

Animals Gallery Links:Animal Pictures at National Goegraphic
Animal Planet
Animals.com
Birds Gallery Links:Atlas of Breeding Birds of Ontario
This web site, which serves as a complement to the book, contains several items that you can access online, such as species distribution and effort maps, various interactive data summaries, options to download the raw data and more.
Bird Feeder (wikipedia)
WhatBird.com
Useful site for identifying birds by various attributes.
2010 Links:The Year 2010 (wikipedia)
The year 2010 at TimeAndDate.com
American Goldfinch Links:American Goldfinch at whatBird.com
from site: Small, noisy finch. Male has a bright yellow body, black cap, wings, and tail, and white rump and undertail coverts. Wings have flashy white patches and bright yellow shoulder bar.
Leucanthemum vulgare - Wikipedia
from site: Leucanthemum vulgare, the ox-eye daisy, or oxeye daisy, is a widespread flowering plant native to Europe and the temperate regions of Asia and an introduced plant to North America, Australia and New Zealand. It is one of a number of family Asteraceae plants to be called a daisy, and has the additional vernacular names common daisy, dog daisy and moon daisy
Barrie Links:City of Barrie Web Site
Official web site for The Corporation of the City of Barrie.
Canada Links:Canada - Wikipedia
Government of Canada Site
Official web site for the Government of Canada.
Chordata Links:Chordata - information from Wikipedia
from site: A chordate is an animal of the phylum Chordata. All chordates possess 5 synapomorphies, or primary characteristics, at some point during their larval or adulthood stages that distinguish them from all other taxa. These 5 synapomorphies include a notochord, dorsal hollow nerve cord, endostyle or thyroid, pharyngeal slits, and a post-anal tail. Chordates get their name from their characteristic “notochord”
Ontario Links:Government of Ontario, Canada
Official Governtment site for the province of Ontario.
Spinus Links:Spinus genus at Wikipedia
from site: Spinus, a genus of birds in the finch (Fringillidae) family
Spinus tristis Links:American Goldfinch at Wikipedia
from site: The American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis), also known as the Eastern Goldfinch and Wild Canary, is a North American bird in the finch family. It is migratory, ranging from southern Canada to North Carolina during the breeding season, and from just south of the Canadian border to Mexico during the winter.

Photo Data

Make:SONY
Model:DSC-HX50V
DateTime:2014:06:17 16:45:07
Exposure Time:1/250
F:63/10
ISO:640
DateTimeDigitized :2014:05:19 19:42:00
DateTimeOriginal :2014:05:19 19:42:00
Lens :4.3-129.0 mm f/3.5-6.3
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