{"id":1003,"date":"2022-12-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-20T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/weebly-import-station_note-2"},"modified":"2026-06-17T01:43:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T01:43:22","slug":"american-goldfinch","status":"publish","type":"station_note","link":"https:\/\/sfbbo-test.twomoons.systems\/staging\/1924\/notes-from-the-station\/american-goldfinch\/","title":{"rendered":"American Goldfinch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"wsite-content\"> \n\n\n\n\n<div><div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Picture\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sfbbo-test.twomoons.systems\/staging\/1924\/wp-content\/uploads\/weebly-migration\/amgo-hy-m-1_orig.jpg?ssl=1\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span>Species: American Goldfinch<\/span><br\/><span>Most recent capture date: 11\/20\/2022<\/span><br\/><span>Age: about six months old<br\/>\u200bSex: Male<br\/><br\/>Notes:\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color:rgb(34, 34, 34)\">American Goldfinches used to be one of the most common captures at CCFS, but they have declined precipitously, to the point where we captured none of them at all in 2018-2021. The cause for that decrease is an ongoing mystery. We have plenty of their favorite seeds growing, which our local Lesser Goldfinches enjoy eating. 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