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Yes, goldfinches are extremely late breeders. They wait for thistle to bloom so they can line their nests with it and feed the seeds to their chicks, which means there are often fledglings around in September. 

> On Oct 18, 2015, at 10:09 PM, Hi <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> 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:
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>> 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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