Yay! Its the state bird of NJ! My backyard is chock full of Goldfinches in late August and early September, when the Zinnias and Coneflowers in my garden start to senesce (both of which are in the Asteraceae). I did not know that the males became duller in the winter months. Neato.
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Date: 2006-02-21 03:28 am (UTC)