huntdani Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Can anyone help me decide if this is an American Goldfinch or a Lesser Goldfinch? Sorry the picture is so fuzzy. https://photos.app.goo.gl/cYaUGVbooD4zWM2W7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BirdNrd Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Lesser 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birding Boy Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Welcome to Whatbird! I agree with Lesser Goldfinch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntdani Posted January 6 Author Share Posted January 6 Thanks for the quick responses. Lesser Goldfinches don't usually winter this far north (southern Idaho) so I didn't trust my eyes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peromyscus Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 1 hour ago, huntdani said: Thanks for the quick responses. Lesser Goldfinches don't usually winter this far north (southern Idaho) so I didn't trust my eyes. Welcome to Whatbird, huntdani. eBird shows a lot of sites in southern Idaho with Lesser Goldfinch in winter, and even this month so far. So it looks like they are regular (though not necessarily common) in southern Idaho at this time of year? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntdani Posted January 7 Author Share Posted January 7 Thanks for checking eBird. I was going by the range map at All About Birds and didn't think of it. I'll have a look at Bannock County on eBird to see if anyone else has spotted them nearby. They come to the feeders occasionally in the summer but I don't recall ever having seen them in the winter. Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntdani Posted January 7 Author Share Posted January 7 It looks like there was a sighting Jan 4 in town. Thanks again. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntdani Posted January 14 Author Share Posted January 14 I think I've got a good handle on the adult male Lesser Goldfinches, but still I'm still hazy with females / immatures. Are all of these Lesser? Thanks again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bird Nuts Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Yes, too green to be American Goldfinches. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntdani Posted January 14 Author Share Posted January 14 Thanks. The white stripe patterns on the back seem more jumbled than those of American Goldfinches too, no? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 10 minutes ago, huntdani said: I think I've got a good handle on the adult male Lesser Goldfinches, but still I'm still hazy with females / immatures. Are all of these Lesser? Thanks again. Welcome to Whatbird! Yes, these are Lesser as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 @huntdani, I was checking out your eBird photos and you have some great birds for your yard! Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch, Common Redpoll, Cassin's Finch, Clark's Nutcracker... birds a southerner like me dreams of seeing. Oh yeah, Pinion Jays to..... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntdani Posted January 15 Author Share Posted January 15 Thanks again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntdani Posted January 15 Author Share Posted January 15 3 minutes ago, Kevin said: @huntdani, I was checking out your eBird photos and you have some great birds for your yard! Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch, Common Redpoll, Cassin's Finch, Clark's Nutcracker... birds a southerner like me dreams of seeing. Oh yeah, Pinion Jays to..... This is what comes of feeding birds in the same spot for 24 years. On cross-country skis a couple of miles from here we spotted a Golden Eagle hanging out on a power pole. But you still have more species. Here I only have to pay attention to a couple of warblers. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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