| Common Name: | Goldfinch, American | | Scientific Name: | Carduelis tristis | | Family: | Fringillidae | | Area: | male - Elkton, Oregon | | Date: | May 3, 2010 | 
The top photo is a male in breeding plumage, the second photo is a female in breeding plumage, and the third photo is a male in non-breeding plumage. | 
female - Adair Wildlife Area - Corvallis, Oregon - - - May 22, 2011 | 
Yoncalla Log Pond, Oregon - - - October 15, 2013 | 
Wallace Marine Park - Salem, Oregon - - - May 15, 2017 | | Reference: | National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America |
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