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Birds & Blooms
|April/May 2022
American goldfinches may be common, but they're full of surprises.
The goldfinch sports three main feather colors during breeding season: yellow, black, and white.
Tell females apart by their more dull yellow color and patches of drab olive.
This story is from the April/May 2022 edition of Birds & Blooms.
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