American Goldfinch Spinus tristis

Identification
This finch has bright yellow males in summer and olive plumage in winter. Its flight is bouncy.

Location
Common statewide

Size
0.4 ounces

Diet
It feeds on seeds buds and insects.

Habitat
It occurs in fields meadows and suburbs.

Activity Period
Year round

Behavior
It is social and forms flocks outside breeding season. It is active year round.

Lifecycle
Breeding occurs in late summer.

Population
The population is stable statewide.

History
It has long been common in Ohio.

Human Interactions
It frequently visits feeders.

Facts
It is one of the latest nesting songbirds.

Sources
ODNR academic sources

Seeds buds insects | Fields meadows suburbs | Statewide