[Length 18.5 in. Wingspan 26 in.]

This female Common Goldeneye was photographed at Lake Balmorhea, Balmorhea, TX. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC20E II 2.0x Teleconverter (EFL=900mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: December 18, 2009)

[Length 5 in. Wingspan 9 in.]

American Goldfinches are common breeders and feeder visitors throughout much of the US and southern Canada. The males are stunning in their bright yellow-gold and black plumage. The call of the American Goldfinch, usually given in flight, is a repetitive "POTATO-CHIP" or "PER-CHICK-A-REE". It is easy to learn and allows the bird to be identified long before it is seen. This male was photographed at a feeder at Tamarac NWR, Minnesota. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: May 1992)

[Length 5 in. Wingspan 9 in.]

This male American Goldfinch was photographed at Brigantine NWR, New Jersey. Photo taken with a Nikkor 500mm f8.0 mirror lens on Ektachrome 800 film. (Date: August 1987)

[Length 5 in. Wingspan 9 in.]

This male American Goldfinch was photographed near a feeder at Tamarac NWR, Minnesota. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: May 1992)

[Length 5 in. Wingspan 9 in.]

This male American Goldfinch was photographed near a feeder at Tamarac NWR, Minnesota. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: May 1992)

[Length 5 in. Wingspan 9 in.]

This American Goldfinch was photographed at a residentail neighborhood, Houston, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=630mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: February 6, 2008)

[Length 5 in. Wingspan 9 in.]

This American Goldfinch was photographed at a residentail neighborhood, Houston, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=630mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: February 6, 2008)

[Length 5 in. Wingspan 9 in.]

This winter plumaged American Goldfinch was photographed at Robert Lee, TX. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=630mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: January 4, 2009)