Participant Photo: I’m Guessing A Male Goldfinch ;-) Share Yup, black crown & gorgeous bright yellow has begun. Submitter: Joan Wiitanen Place: North Tear Lake Road, Houghton, MI, USA Submission Date: April 5, 2023 Species: Categories: Finches Tags: male plumage change Comments 4 comments on “Participant Photo: I’m Guessing A Male Goldfinch 😉” Texas Bird Family on April 5th, 2023 - 4:41pm Yes, that’s a male molting into breeding plumage. Reply Joan Ellen Wiitanen on April 5th, 2023 - 5:59pm LOL….I was being sarcastic actually. The black cap coming in is a dead give away. Can’t wait for the completed change!!!!! 🙂 Reply James on April 6th, 2023 - 9:36pm I’ve got a dozen or so males at my feeders here in southern Maryland and they are almost in full breeding plumage now. They are strikingly beautiful. Reply Joan Ellen Wiitanen on April 7th, 2023 - 12:01pm I can see Lake Superior out my window & how far north I live, so everything is late for us. Even our lilacs don’t bloom till June! 😉 Reply Leave a Reply Cancel replyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment * Name * Email * Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Current ye@r * Leave this field empty
Texas Bird Family on April 5th, 2023 - 4:41pm Yes, that’s a male molting into breeding plumage. Reply
Joan Ellen Wiitanen on April 5th, 2023 - 5:59pm LOL….I was being sarcastic actually. The black cap coming in is a dead give away. Can’t wait for the completed change!!!!! 🙂 Reply
James on April 6th, 2023 - 9:36pm I’ve got a dozen or so males at my feeders here in southern Maryland and they are almost in full breeding plumage now. They are strikingly beautiful. Reply
Joan Ellen Wiitanen on April 7th, 2023 - 12:01pm I can see Lake Superior out my window & how far north I live, so everything is late for us. Even our lilacs don’t bloom till June! 😉 Reply
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4 comments on “Participant Photo: I’m Guessing A Male Goldfinch 😉”
Yes, that’s a male molting into breeding plumage.
LOL….I was being sarcastic actually. The black cap coming in is a dead give away. Can’t wait for the completed change!!!!! 🙂
I’ve got a dozen or so males at my feeders here in southern Maryland and they are almost in full breeding plumage now. They are strikingly beautiful.
I can see Lake Superior out my window & how far north I live, so everything is late for us. Even our lilacs don’t bloom till June! 😉