[Length 10.25 in. Wingspan 24 in.]

This Pacific Golden-Plover, in full breeding plumage, was photographed along the rocks of "Navy Town" on Attu Island in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska, USA. Photo taken with a 300mm f4.5 Nikkor ED lens on Ektachrome 400 film pushed to 800. (Date: May 1988)

[Length 10.25 in. Wingspan 24 in.]

This winter plumaged Pacific Golden-Plover was photographed in the Hawaiian Islands, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: December 1981)

[Length 10.25 in. Wingspan 24 in.]

Pacific Golden-Plovers breed in the high Arctic regions of northcentral and northeastern Russia, and western Alaska. They winter along the southern pacific coasts of Asia and Australia and are regularly seen along the western coast of North America. They are the Asian counterpart of the American Golden-Plover. The two birds were once considered to be the same species. Their breeding ranges overlap only in western Alaska. This one, in full breeding plumage, was photographed along the rocks of "Navy Town" on Attu Island in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska, USA. Photo taken with a 300mm f4.5 Nikkor ED lens on Ektachrome 400 film pushed to 800. (Date: May 1988)

[Length 5 in. Wingspan 9 in.]

American Goldfinches are common breeders and feeder visitors throughout much of the US and southern Canada. The males are stunning in their bright yellow-gold and black plumage. The call of the American Goldfinch, usually given in flight, is a repetitive "POTATO-CHIP" or "PER-CHICK-A-REE". It is easy to learn and allows the bird to be identified long before it is seen. This male American Goldfinch was photographed at the Moose Visitor Center, Gould (Walden), Colorado, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: June 1, 2016)

[Length 5 in. Wingspan 9 in.]

This male was photographed at a feeder at Tamarac NWR, Minnesota, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: May 1992)

[Length 5 in. Wingspan 9 in.]

This male American Goldfinch was photographed at Brigantine NWR, New Jersey, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 500mm f8.0 mirror lens on Ektachrome 800 film. (Date: August 1987)

[Length 5 in. Wingspan 9 in.]

This male American Goldfinch was photographed near a feeder at Tamarac NWR, Minnesota, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: May 1992)

[Length 5 in. Wingspan 9 in.]

This male American Goldfinch was photographed near a feeder at Tamarac NWR, Minnesota, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: May 1992)

[Length 5 in. Wingspan 9 in.]

This American Goldfinch was photographed at a residentail neighborhood, Houston, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=630mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: February 6, 2008)