American Goldfinches Forage On Rainy Day In Sapsucker Woods – Oct. 2, 2019

As the rain pours down in Sapsucker Woods, these American Goldfinches find an easy meal at the Cornell Feeders. These small, conical-billed finches have exchanged their electric yellow feathers of the breeding season for their drab, unstreaked brown winter plumages, complete with blackish wings and two pale wingbars.

This FeederWatch cam is located in the Treman Bird Feeding Garden at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Perched on the edge of both Sapsucker Woods and its 10-acre pond, these feeders attract both forest species like chickadees and woodpeckers as well as some species that prefer open environments near water like Red-winged Blackbirds.

The Wild Birds Unlimited store at Sapsucker Woods has been a part of the visitor experience in the Cornell Lab’s Visitor Center ever since the new building opened in 2003. They are the preferred vendor of official Cornell Lab merchandise and offer a dizzying number of feeders, binoculars, and birdwatching-related gear and gifts to make any bird enthusiast happy. WBU has also pledged support for many of the Cornell Lab’s local efforts, including providing the bird feeders and food for this FeederWatch Cam.

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[deborahellenberger]

Love these sweet little birds and their summer plumage as well

[joansnow]

Sweet babies, they are not as bright yellow when wet