Birding for One Species: American Goldfinch
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 5, 2021
I settled into the wooden rocking chair on my parents’ porch at about 8 in the morning, early for some but hopelessly late for most birders. Taking a sip of coffee, I knew I had none of my usual birding accoutrements with me – no binoculars, no bird list, no field guide. In fact, if I am being 100% honest, I was in my pajamas. But for a week of mornings during a trip to Maine, none of that bothered me, because I was on the lookout for only one species: the American Goldfinch.
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