A few weeks ago I started hearing reports that goldfinches (
Spinus tristus) were turning from their drab olive plumage back into bright mating yellow. This was confirmed today as I spotted a few males pulling thistle seed out of the sock on our crabapple. Goldfinches were quiet for a long time, but over the past four days I have been hearing them on almost every street in town, making their twittering robotic calls that I like to call R2D2 noises. Za-zoo-zoo-ZEE! Zoo-ZEEOO! They are a strictly vegetarian species, and because of this wait to mate and nest until mid-summer when their favorite plants have plenty of seeds and fibers to feed the whole family. Their new colors add some flavor to the day.
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