American Goldfinch

Everyone loves a Goldfinch visiting their yard. When you see the bright yellow bird flutter by a surge of excitement rises up inside you. Attract these birds by offering Nyjer Thistle, Black Oil Sunflower, Sunflower Chips or our special bird food blend… Finch Feast! They will eat from the following feeders: Mesh, Trays, Hoppers & Tubes. Here are some fun facts about one of our favorite backyard birds.

· Goldfinches are the only finch that molts twice a year, once in late winter and again in late summer. The brightening yellow of male goldfinches each spring is one welcome mark of approaching warm months.

· Goldfinches are among the strictest vegetarians in the bird world, selecting an entirely vegetable diet and only inadvertently swallowing an occasional insect.

· Goldfinches move south in winter following a pattern that seems to coincide with regions where the minimum January temperature is no colder than 0 degrees Fahrenheit on average. So they will stick around OHIO all year round!

· American Goldfinches are active, acrobatic finches that balance on the seed-heads of thistles, dandelions, and other plants to pluck seeds. They have a bouncy flight during which they frequently make their po-ta-to-chip calls. Although males sing exuberantly during spring, pairs do not nest until mid-summer, when thistles and other weeds have gone to seed.

*For a humorous take on the similarities and differences between finches and humans CLICK HERE!

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