European Goldfinch

Well, now that we've fixed all of our frozen pipes, it's finally starting to feel a little bit like spring here in Sisian, and that means that the songbirds are coming back. Today we saw this brightly colored little fellow, and this is the best picture of him that I could get. Looking at our bird identification book I think that the red cap, bright white cheek band, and distinct yellow patch on the wings identifies this guys as a male European Goldfinch. I wonder if we'll be seeing more of them around town in the weeks to come...