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Small flock of lesser goldfinches eating Spanish Needle seeds.

Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria) Is a small songbird, only 11 cm (4.5 inches) long. It is smaller and darker billed than the American Goldfinch. Both male and female have white wing patch at base of primaries. Adult male has and entire black crown. Underside, starting at lower bill, is bright yellow. Adult females and juveniles have dull yellow underside. Two color patterns occur in the United States. Males in some areas may be either green-backed or black-backed. Lesser Goldfinches gather in scrubby oak, cottonwood, and willow habitats of the western U.S., or visit suburban gardens for seeds and water. These finches primarily eat the seeds of plants. In bird feeders they enjoy sunflower seeds.

Audubon Guide to North American Birds https://www.audubon.org/search_results?search=Spinus%20psaltria

National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of Western North America, ed. Jon L. Dunn, 7th ed., 2017, pp. 442-443.

Sharing wildlife sounds from around the world https://xeno-canto.org/explore?query=Spinus%20psaltria

E Bird https://ebird.org/explore and https://ebird.org/species/lesgol/

The Cornell Lab (Birds in U.S. and Canada) https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/ (enter common name) https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Lesser_Goldfinch

Merlin Bird ID (great app available for Iphones) by The Cornell Lab (Bird ID help for 8,500+ species)

Found Feathers (Worldwide): https://www.fws.gov/lab/featheratlas/idtool.php