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Goldfinches and starling visit in large numbers to feed at the bird feeders.

From The Guardian • Apr. 30, 2020

Goldfinches also are abundant, in consequence of the provision of the Wild Birds Preservation Act. 

From Days and Nights in London or, Studies in Black and Gray by Ritchie, J. Ewing (James Ewing)

Goldfinches eat dock-seed, and if any approach the decoy-bird calls.

From Round About a Great Estate by Jefferies, Richard

Over a series of observations, including many Goldfinches, one would expect a fairly even distribution of ups and downs.

From A Quantitative Study of the Nocturnal Migration of Birds. Vol.3 No.2 by George H. Lowery.

His friends laughed at him for helping so much about the nest, for, you know, Goldfinches do not often help their wives about home.

From Among the Forest People by Pierson, Clara Dillingham