Looking at the cover of my voter's pamphlet for the
Nov 6th election, I see a the state bird of WA is
listed as the "Willow Goldfinch".

What, exactly, is a "Willow" goldfinch? Can anyone
tell me the origin of this name? Is it a subspecies of
the American Goldfinch? If not, why is our state bird
not called the "American Goldfinch"?

Thanks,

Andrea Wuenschel
North Seattle

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