Goldfinches are just as sociable as canaries. They travel in loose flocks of several dozen and readily accept seeds from neighbourhood feeding stations. By far, their favorite food is Niger thistle. They do love sunflower seed, especially the homegrown seed heads from which they'll even hang upside down to extract the tender hearts. Goldfinch are unusual in that they nest in late summer.
Females are a duller yellow in color.
An evolution that keeps them safe from hawks, snakes and other predators while sitting on the nest. The nest is located in a bush or small tree, usually in or near old, brushy fields. The female lays 4 to 6 bluish eggs about the size of a peanut. The male feed the female as she sits on the nest. He also feeds the young after they have hatched.