|
American
Goldfinch
 |
| Length: |
5
inches |
Song: |
Po-tato-chips |
|
Wingspan: |
8.75–9
inches |
Behavior: |
Found in flocks during
nonbreeding seasons |
|
Weight: |
0.5 ounces |
Breeding: |
Mates in late summer. |
|
Habitat: |
Grassland, semidesert, open
forests, and small water places |
Population: |
Found in the west |
|
Migration: |
migratory |
Feeders: |
Found in the west |
|
Appearance: |
Extensive white edging on wing. |
Compiled by
Spencer, Grade 4, Middletown
Elementary School, Louisville, KY
Information from Birds of North America by Fred J Alsop III, DK Publishing, Inc., 2001
Photos used with permission from
Richard Healy.
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