South Dakota Birds and Birding
Lesser Goldfinch Photos
Photography by Terry Sohl
My Favorite: Lesser Goldfinch
are seen on rare occasions in western South Dakota, but the only time I've seen
them have been on trips to the southwestern United States. The photo below of a
Lesser Goldfinch feeding on "desert broom" seeds (think that's what this plant
is called) was taken at Tanque Verde Wash in Tucson, Arizona, in November of
2015.
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| Lesser Goldfinch 1 (male) | Lesser Goldfinch 2 (female) | Lesser Goldfinch 3 (male) | Lesser Goldfinch 4 (male) |
| September 6th, 2006 | September 6th, 2006 | September 11th, 2006 | September 11th, 2006 |
| Flagstaff Botanical Gardens, Arizona | Flagstaff Botanical Gardens, Arizona | Tucson Botanical Gardens, Arizona | Tucson Botanical Gardens, Arizona |
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| Lesser Goldfinch 5 (male) | Lesser Goldfinch 6 (male) | Lesser Goldfinch 7 (male) | Lesser Goldfinch 8 (male) |
| April 18th, 2014 | November 12th, 2015 | November 12th, 2015 | April 22nd, 2014 |
| Tohono Chul Park, Tucson, Arizona | Tucson, Arizona | Tucson, Arizona | Tucson, Arizona |
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| Lesser Goldfinch 9 (female) | Lesser Goldfinch 10 (female) |
| December 28th, 2018 | December 28th, 2018 |
| Gilbert Water Ranch, Phoenix, Arizona | Gilbert Water Ranch, Phoenix, Arizona |
Click here for the species description page for the Lesser Goldfinch