American Goldfinch Photos

Photography by Terry Sohl

My Favorite: There may not be a single bird species I see more often and more regularly than American Goldfinches. We have a very large thistle (niger) feeder in our yard, and regardless of time of year, it usually attracts a lot of attention from goldfinches. The nice thing about them is that they're around all year long, and the winter months are when they typically are most commonly at my feeders. For such a common bird, it's not a species I have "the" photo of yet. I have a lot of photos of them, mind you, but most are "grab" shots, shots of opportunity, rather than my seeking out that perfect shot. For now, this shot of a bright summer male in 2009 near Brandon, South Dakota is my favorite.

American Goldfinch - Spinus tristis


American Goldfinch 1 June 11th, 2006 Beaver Creek Nature Area, South Dakota	American Goldfinch 2 May 18th, 2008 Beaver Creek Nature Area, South Dakota	American Goldfinch 3 June 17th, 2006 Beaver Creek Nature Area, South Dakota	American Goldfinch 4 October 10th, 2004 Outdoor Campus, Sioux Falls, South Dakota

American Goldfinch 5 October 10th, 2004 Outdoor Campus, Sioux Falls, South Dakota	American Goldfinch 6 July 2nd, 2006 Big Sioux Recreation Area, South Dakota	American Goldfinch 7 May 18th, 2008 Beaver Creek Nature Area, South Dakota	American Goldfinch 8 May 18th, 2008 Beaver Creek Nature Area, South Dakota

American Goldfinch 9 May 18th, 2008 Beaver Creek Nature Area, South Dakota	American Goldfinch 10 May 21st, 2009 Near Brandon, South Dakota	American Goldfinch 11 May 21st, 2009 Near Brandon, South Dakota	American Goldfinch 12 May 11th 2009 Brandon, South Dakota

American Goldfinch 13 March 21st, 2010 Perry Nature Area near Sioux Falls, S.Dakota	American Goldfinch 14 July 2009 Brandon, South Dakota	American Goldfinch 15 May 2nd, 2010 Brandon, South Dakota	American Goldfinch 16 May 16th, 2011 Brandon, South Dakota

American Goldfinch 17 May 16th, 2011 Brandon, South Dakota	American Goldfinch 18 May 7th, 2019 Brandon, South Dakota	American Goldfinch 19 May 7th, 2019 Brandon, South Dakota	American Goldfinch 20 June 7th, 2020 Near Corson, South Dakota

American Goldfinch 21 June 7th, 2020 Near Corson, South Dakota