Breeding Bird Survey
The following information is based on results compiled from the North American Breeding Bird Survey.

• American Goldfinch populations are generally stable in most of their range.
• Populations appear to be falling in rainforest and mountaineous parts of the goldfinch's range.
• Coastal plain populations are increasing.

The BBS is a cooperative effort between the U.S. Geological Survey's Patuxent Wildlife Research Center and the Canadian Wildlife Service's National Wildlife Research Centre to monitor the status and trends of North American bird populations. Following a rigorous protocol, BBS data are collected by thousands of participants along thousands of randomly established roadside routes throughout the continent.

If you have a little time each spring (often just a couple of half days), and can identify birds by their songs, you are encouraged to join over 2500 other skilled birders in this important research project.

North American Breeding Bird Survey Trend Results (with state-by-state analysis) for the American Goldfinch are available on the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center web site.

Watchlist
The United States WatchList is a joint project between American Bird Conservancy and the National Audubon Society. Using several different data sets, it reflects a comprehensive population analysis of all the regularly occuring bird species in the United States.

The studies performed pinpoint those species in the greatest need of immediate conservation efforts.

The American Goldfinch is NOT one of the approximately 200 bird species on the WATCHLIST.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife service develops and maintains management plans for most game and non-game bird species found in the United States. Their work includes the development of a list of Birds of Conservation Concern. The American Goldfinch is NOT currently on the list.