Here's an excerpt from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology site: "American Goldfinches are active, acrobatic finches that balance on the seedheads of thistles, dandelions, and other plants to pluck seeds. They have a bouncy flight during which they frequently make their po-ta-to-chip calls. Although males sing exuberantly during spring, pairs do not nest until mid-summer, when thistles and other weeds have gone to seed."
They are so cute. some of tThese birds migrate through Malta. Unfortunately, local trappers catch them and keep them in cages for their sole enjoyment. Pity.
