[Tweeters] Edmonds Lesser Goldfinch - 5th yardbird sighting

[Dee Dee via Tweeters]

I happened to be scanning (with binoculars) the crowd of birds in my now leafless backyard apple tree, and was surprised and pleased that one of them just happened to be a beautiful male Lesser Goldfinch. My last sighting of such was on December 13th; it seems likely to be the same bird, and it may be visiting here more frequently, but of course it only counts when we actually see or otherwise document them (and, well, I can’t spend ALL my time in the kitchen looking out the window!). I had pretty much given up hope it could still be around, so it made my day to have it suddenly appear. 
This was my 5th sighting of a male Lesser Goldfinch in my garden, the first time being on November 21st. He’s a real looker, with bright, clear colors. I was not able to get a photo this time but, brief as his stop-in was, there was no doubt about what he was. I have submitted eBird checklists after each sighting of a Lesser Goldfinch, and the first four have photo documentation. 

Dee Warnock
Edmonds