{"id":1004,"date":"2023-04-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-24T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/weebly-import-station_note-3"},"modified":"2026-06-17T01:43:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T01:43:21","slug":"american-goldfinch1183281","status":"publish","type":"station_note","link":"https:\/\/sfbbo-test.twomoons.systems\/staging\/1924\/notes-from-the-station\/american-goldfinch1183281\/","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-sy-m-molting-2_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: 3\/18\/2023<\/span><br\/><span>Age: almost one year old<\/span><br\/><span>\u200bSex: Male<\/span><br\/><br\/><span>Notes: I was excited about\u00a0<em>one<\/em> American Goldfinch back in November &#8211; on this March date, we caught\u00a0<em>six<\/em>! After our post about American Goldfinches, some folks suggested that their local decline could be due to the ongoing drought and their preference for more humid environments. An anecdote is not data and all that, but it is interesting that after being more-or-less-constantly flooded for four months, CCFS has a flock of American Goldfinches again\u2026<br\/><br\/>(And if you&#8217;re wondering why this fellow looks so patchy: he&#8217;s molting from his brown winter [&#8220;definitive&#8221;] plumage into his bright yellow breeding [&#8220;alternate&#8221;] plumage.)<\/span><br\/><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<a id=\"comments\" name=\"comments\"><\/a>\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Species: American Goldfinch Most recent capture date: 3\/18\/2023 Age: almost one year old \u200bSex: Male Notes: I was excited about\u00a0 one American Goldfinch back in November &#8211; on this March date, we&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1229,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"nf_dc_page":""},"bird_species":[],"class_list":["post-1004","station_note","type-station_note","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - 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