Well, Wikipedia (and who doesn't trust Wikipedia, right?) is telling me that the Willow Goldfinch is a subspecies of American Goldfinch. . . found in California! (we have a PNW subspecies as well, who knew?)

I will grudgingly allow for the possibility that the American Goldfinch may, at the time, been called the Willow Goldfinch everywhere (or that a PNW subspecies was split from it at a later date). But I mean. . . if the kids voted for the Willow Goldfinch, it's the Willow Goldfinch.

And we don't have them here.

Revote!

I'm about to "whereas" the heck out of a letter to the desk of Jay Inslee. If anyone can please​ shed light on the history of name changes here and/or the distribution of subspecies, it would be appreciated.

Cheers!

Tim Brennan
Renton