I don't know much in the topic, but the gist of what I have heard is that goldfinches have a very late breeding season, in late August through September. I observed a downy goldfinch, unable to fly yet, on a fence around September 20th this year.

Gautam Apte

On Oct 18, 2015, at 9:48 PM, Barbara Zaas Partington <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I may not have paid attention in the past, but this year, i have watched, for the past week, multiple young goldfinches being fed by adult birds.  It seems very late for them to not yet be on their own.  
> Or maybe they are just lazy and taking advantage of helicopter parenting?
> 
> Barb Partington
> Geauga County
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