Date: 4/9/26 8:16 pm From: Chuck & Barbara Vaughn via groups.io <cevaughn...> Subject: Re: [Mendobirds] American Goldfinches query
Here is a link to an eBird graph of the frequency of American Goldfinch
reports in complete eBird checklists in Mendocino county. It appears
that they are always observed more frequently in the county from April
through October, for whatever reason?
On 2026-04-09 19:55, Dan Airola via groups.io wrote:
> In Sacramento, they often congregate in trees that are just budding
> out in spring. The buds are nutritious. It can be very busy and noisy.
> Not fire related I would guess
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> Dan Airola
> Conservation Research and Planning
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> 916/494-1283
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>> On Apr 9, 2026, at 5:46 PM, Lisa D. Walker, (Feather Forestwalker) via
>> groups.io <feather...> wrote:
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>> On 2026-04-09 5:26 pm, mendojanet via groups.io wrote:
>>> Hi all. It’s normal for my backyard on S Dora in the Oak Knoll area
>>> to host up to half a dozen American goldfinches.
>>> On Monday I took a walk southward and there were trees FULL of them,
>>> conversing like crazy. It was amazingly loud.
>>> And for the past several days I routinely have three dozen or more
>>> all day, on the feeder, on the ground, at the water bowl. The males
>>> outnumber the females. I have never seen anything like this. It’s
>>> delightful but weird. Is it possibly due to the massive prescribed
>>> burn up on Cleland Mtn behind me?
>> From my (rather limited) understanding of this; American Goldfinches
>> are nomadic in their feeding and flocking behaviors, tending to flock
>> wherever there are readily available food sources. They will thin out
>> as the season for their breeding draws closer; typically closer to the
>> middle or end of summer, depending on when your area's thistle goes to
>> seed. Hope this helps some. And of course, if I am incorrect, I will
>> stand corrected.
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>> Lisa Walker, Fort Bragg-Cleone
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