[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)

[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)

[Length 5 in. Wingspan 9 in.]

This winter plumaged American Goldfinch was photographed at Robert Lee, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=630mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: January 4, 2009)

[Length 5 in. Wingspan 9 in.]

This female American Goldfinch was photographed at Davis Mountains State Park, Fort Davis, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: December 17, 2009)