This male American Goldfinch [Carduelis Tristis] was seen on Mills Gap Road in Arden, NC, on 21 August 2014. I was on my way home from work and looked to my right to see this bird in the thistles. It’s a disturbed field which was previously the site of a Budweiser distribution center.
Wikipedia: Carduelis Tristis
American Goldfinch (male) in Thistles on Mills Gap Road – 21 August 2014
