MALE LESSER GOLDFINCH, BLUFF TRAIL PARK, S BLUFF TRAIL RD, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, 12/20/2023 - NEW LIFE SPECIES

 We can ID this bird as a male Lesser Goldfinch as follows:

• Black cap
• Yellow underparts
• Greenish face with yellow throat.
• Conical bill
• Short, notched, black (at notch and above it) and white (between black and undertail coverts) tail.  

   The Lesser Goldfinch is a new species to our ebird Photographic Life List.  Our ebird Life List now stands at 1,104.