How to Use goldfinch in a Sentence
goldfinch
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One bird that is now in the middle of the first nesting of the year is the American goldfinch.
—Taylor Piephoff, charlotteobserver, 28 July 2017
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A little bigger than a goldfinch, males are kind of rosy red for both species.
—Bob Timmons, Star Tribune, 21 Jan. 2021
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Now the sunflowers are starting to wane and goldfinch are eating the seeds.
—BostonGlobe.com, 18 Oct. 2021
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The bird, of course, is a goldfinch–or rather a painting of one from the 17th century by the Dutch artist Carel Fabritius.
—Time, 22 Aug. 2019
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House finches, white-wing doves, goldfinches and Inca doves used the seeds.
—Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Jan. 2018
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These include species like cardinals, robins, and the goldfinch.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 14 Sep. 2023
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In 2020 there were two, a lesser goldfinch and an Allen's hummingbird, Brady said.
—Hannah Kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2021
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Look for goldfinch-sized finches with dark streaking over the body and yellow to cream-colored wing bars.
—Taylor Piephoff, charlotteobserver, 11 Feb. 2018
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Another very late nester in our area is the American goldfinch.
—Taylor Piephoff, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
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Sparrows gathered at the bird feeder and a banana-yellow goldfinch perched on the apple tree.
—Nara Schoenberg, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2022
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One shows Jesus on his mother’s lap with pink flowers in his hands, another with a goldfinch on his leg.
—Washington Post, 11 Dec. 2019
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Leave them standing in the meadow or prairie until spring—birds (including goldfinches) love the seeds, and the cones will remain showy through winter.
—The Editors, Good Housekeeping, 29 May 2018
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Niger seed, otherwise known as thistle, is adored by goldfinches and house finches.
—Evan MacDonald, cleveland.com, 25 Dec. 2017
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Those areas could have been black or brown or red--or the bird could have colored its feathers through its diet, as a goldfinch or a cardinal does today.
—Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 6 July 2011
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Theo survives the attack and leaves the museum with a small painting — of a goldfinch — by 17th-century Dutch artist Carel Fabritius.
—Michael Schaub, latimes.com, 4 Oct. 2017
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For this tour in particular, Hawley expects to see many baby birds, as well as resident species such as the lesser goldfinch and the great egret.
—Jacob Sweet, sacbee, 13 July 2017
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Because the goldfinch spends considerable time near large buildings, the course offers skyscrapers, with a Willis Tower at the hole itself.
—Christopher Borrelli, chicagotribune.com, 18 Aug. 2021
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In this way, KrioRus has cryopreserved 61 people and 31 pets, including a cat, a goldfinch, and a chinchilla.
—Laura Mallonee, WIRED, 22 June 2018
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Birds are ancient symbols for the soul, and for Christianity the goldfinch had come to signal resurrection.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2021
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The flower is lavender in color, cone-shaped just like the seedhead will be, a bee magnet in bloom, and an attractor of goldfinches when its in seed, according to Marsh.
—Margaret Lauterbach, idahostatesman, 31 May 2017
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Grassland birds like sparrows and goldfinches took the hardest hit, losing more than half their population; shorebirds lost more than a third of their numbers.
—CBS News, 20 Sep. 2019
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Washington: Willow goldfinch The willow goldfinch is Washington's state bird.
—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 25 July 2023
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As House Beautiful recently explained, this humble flower attracts goldfinch birds — thanks both to their bright color and their also being a food source for the birds.
—Perri Ormont Blumberg, Southern Living, 24 June 2019
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Photos of that display show the flowers towering along an incline on both sides of the escalators and goldfinches gathering in them.
—Theresa Vargas, Washington Post, 19 June 2019
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Looking similar to a large, stocky goldfinch with formidable bill, the showy evening grosbeak is a special-concern species in Wisconsin.
—Jennifer Rude Klett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2021
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Watch for cardinals, Carolina chickadees, goldfinches, egrets, doves, blue birds and other avians.
—Robin Soslow, Chron, 16 Feb. 2023
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Among the likely birds in Sacramento: house finch, mourning dove, crow, cedar waxwing, scrub jay, mockingbird, sparrow, goldfinch, junco and woodpecker.
—Debbie Arrington, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024
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One small clearing is dotted with several boulders where children could sit and watch for goldfinches and cardinals at three bird feeders.
—Jim Barnes, Washington Post, 8 May 2017
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Walking to the mailbox, a flock of western bluebirds took flight like flickering blue Christmas lights, while nearby a dozen or more lesser goldfinches hung like bright yellow ornaments in a sumac shrub.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Dec. 2023
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The American goldfinches visiting from the North are not brightly colored in the winter, but our resident lesser goldfinch males are very colorful.
—Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 15 Oct. 2020
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