From state nicknames and state songs to state flowers and mammals, the United States is full of symbols for its 50 states. Each is representative of the state's heritage and natural treasures.

New Jersey is in danger of losing its state bird, the Eastern goldfinch, during the summer due to climate change, according to an environmental report. The report by the National Audubon Society says ...

New Jersey is in danger of losing its state bird, the Eastern goldfinch, during the summer due to climate change, according to an environmental report. The report by the National Audubon Society says ...

I’m not a particular fan of birds, but I like the eastern goldfinch. I know one fact about it. At some point in elementary school, probably during a 20-minute “nature walk” on an overgrown farm near ...

In a breeding study of a marked goldfinch population, 22 nests (9.4%) were parasitized by the cowbird. Although 4 cowbird eggs hatched from the 26 laid, no cowbirds fledged from a goldfinch nest. The ...

Friday morning, in the fabulous meadow part of my tiny yard, I saw a goldfinch skittering around among the brush and the black-eyed Susan, and bathing in the first fall air of the season. It seemed ...