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American Goldfinch Bird Handbook: A Practical Guide to Identification, Seasonal Plumage, Songs, Feeding, Courtship, Nesting, Migration, Backyard Attraction, and Birdwatching - Softcover

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9798176945256: American Goldfinch Bird Handbook: A Practical Guide to Identification, Seasonal Plumage, Songs, Feeding, Courtship, Nesting, Migration, Backyard Attraction, and Birdwatching

Synopsis

That flash of yellow at a feeder is only one part of the American goldfinch’s story.



Bright in summer and more subdued in winter, this familiar songbird rewards a closer look throughout the year. American Goldfinch Bird Handbook helps readers recognize its changing plumage, listen for its calls, and understand the places where it feeds, nests, and gathers with other birds.



Explore the goldfinch’s preference for seeds, its unusually late nesting season, its behavior at feeders, and the seasonal changes that can make identification surprising. Clear explanations connect everyday backyard sightings with the bird’s wider life in fields, gardens, and open woodland.



For beginning birdwatchers and anyone curious about the birds outside their window, this handbook offers a way to observe the American goldfinch with greater confidence and appreciation.

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