Male, alternate plumage, Upper Newport Bay,Orange Co., 6-07. © John  C. Avise.

American Goldfinch

Carduelis tristis

Passeriformes; Fringillidae

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Male, molting, San Joaquin Marsh, 4-09. © John  C. Avise.
Male, basic plumage, San Joaquin Marsh, Orange Co., 3-07. © John  C. Avise.

Female, Iron River, MI, 9-06. © John  C. Avise.