Nature Canada

Bird Tweet of the Week: American Goldfinch

At the feeder, Goldfinches are noisy and boisterous, and always appear to be squabbling with each other.

american goldfinch

American Goldfinch. Photographed by Carla Sbert


Each week we introduce a new bird from the Ottawa-Gatineau area through our segment on CBC Radio’s In Town and Out. Alex MacDonald, Nature Canada’s Manager of Protected Areas, shares interesting facts about the birds that live in our communities. Be sure to tune-in to “Bird Tweet of the Week” on CBC Radio One 91.5 FM on Saturday mornings from 6am to 9am and listen to past episodes on our website

This episode aired on Saturday August 31, 2013

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