Males are brighter yellow with black on the tops of their heads and wings; females have duller yellow coloring and no black on their foreheads. They tend to congregate in weedy areas with some ...

Bright yel­­low underparts, yel­low rump, black back, and con­­spic­uous wing bars contrast with black wings (yellow upper bar, lower white bar) and bright red head. Breeding female: duller ...

Tail grayish yellow. First-fall females slightly duller, more yellowish on breast. Immature male: like female, but by spring shows black lores and bib as well as brighter orange breast.