White-rumped Sandpiper. 2/11/2013 ... First, let's look at the Lesser Goldfinch in Adult male "Western form". White-crowned Sparrow. Swift direct flight on rapidly beating wings. Wings have flashy white patches and bright yellow shoulder bar. ... American Goldfinch - Bob Woodruff Park, Collin Co., April 4, 2009. Male American Goldfinches look really splotchy in early fall (below) when they begin their fall molt into winter plumage. White-tailed Hawk. The American Goldfinches (Carduelis tristis) - or simply Goldfinches - are migratory North American finches found across most of North America - from southern Canada through United States into Mexico.. A western counterpart to the Scarlet Tanager, this species occurs in summer farther north than any other tanager -- far up into northwestern Canada. They are a small and compact songbird with a black crown, short pointy gray bill, lemon-yellow underparts that contrast with black and white patterned wings and an olive back. Watch a short video clip of a American Goldfinch. Bill is pink and conical. Similar looking birds to Western Tanager: ... Scarlet Tanager Female, American Goldfinch Breeding male, Bullock's Oriole Female Photos comparing this bird species with similar or confusing species, including captions that point out specific differences to help confirm identification. This tribute to the Summer Tanager features a calling and singing male videotaped in the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area in western Kentucky. Its bright yellow plumage catches the eye of the explorer and many households welcome these feathered friends to their backyard feeders. Western Tanager: Medium-sized tanager with brilliant red head, bright yellow body, black back, wings, and tail. Male American Goldfinches (left) surely rank as some of the brightest birds in the yard, but they're gold on in summer. White-eyed Vireo. White-faced Ibis. Females even in summer (below left) are never gold, and wintertime goldfinches should probably be called "olive goldfinches." Varied Thrush is a bird of old forests, and its ethereal, whistled song is a well-loved element of these special places. White Ibis. Jabbering clouds of yellow, green, and black Lesser Goldfinches gather in scrubby oak, cottonwood, and willow habitats of the western U.S., or visit suburban yards for seeds and water. Wings have two bars: upper bar is yellow, lower bar is white. Whimbrel. In winter, when males and females alike are colored in subtler brown, flocks of goldfinches congregate in weedy fields and at feeders, making musical and plaintive calls. It is migratory, ranging from mid-Alberta to North Carolina during the breeding season, and from just south of the Canada–United States border to Mexico during the winter. The species's plumage and vocalizations are similar to other members of the cardinal family. The western tanager (Piranga ludoviciana), is a medium-sized American songbird.Formerly placed in the tanager family (Thraupidae), it and other members of its genus are now classified in the cardinal family (Cardinalidae). Legs and feet are gray. The American goldfinch (Spinus tristis) is a small North American bird in the finch family. A male American Goldfinch in breeding plumage is easy to recognize: a bright, sunny yellow with jet-black wings and cap.