Goldfinches

Yesterday morning I saw something I’ve never seen before:  a half dozen goldfinches on the ground, nosing around among some dandelions.  They looked very pretty in their full mating colors next to the dandelions; but I don’t understand what they were doing.  Anyone out there know what they were up to?

3 thoughts on “Goldfinches”

  1. For the past week I have had many Goldfinches coming to my feeder. Are they migrating? The bird book says that many Goldfinches are year round residents in Mass; and also says that they breed and nest later than this. So – are they starting courtship or are some migrants passing through now? I don’t know, and would like to know.
    I defer to the birding experts for the answer.

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