It is very unusual to see a banded bird here in NW Arkansas (for me anyway). Here is an American Goldfinch with a double band on its leg. She is feasting on the huge thistle crop this year. Goldfinches are late nesters here in Arkansas; they wait for the seed crop to come in – so they are just now starting nesting, as the other birds are winding down their nesting activity:
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WOW !! a banded American Goldfinch on thistle
Posted in Mountain Scenery, Wild Birds, Wildflowers, tagged american goldfinch, Arkansas, banded, birds, female, nesting is late, NW, nw arkansas, parthenon, seed crop on June 20, 2013| Leave a Comment »