Uploaded April 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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The American Goldfinch. The state bird of New Jersey, Iowa, and Washington. A familiar and welcome backyard bird at feeders. In this video learn more about what they like to eat and how to attract them to your backyard bird feeders.

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Bob Carlyle
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Video Credits:
End screen video of Goldfinch on hanging nest material
Mark Burns

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Song (Acoustic Breeze) by Bensound bensound.com

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