I am seeing just a few purple finches at the feeders now. Last year, over a dozen were here on many days in January. Some may migrate to the south […] ...

Bird enthusiasts and nature lovers will have a unique opportunity next month to observe rarely seen alpine birds in their ...

Finches are brown streaky sparrow-like birds, more likely in your trees than on the ground. It is only the adult males that show color. So, in a flock of red finches only a few of the birds will show ...

Bird feeders can be dangerous for bears and can lead to bear-human conflicts. Birdseed has lots of calories and are very ...

A RARE species of bird has been spotted in Herefordshire after a wildlife trust claimed it was thought to be "locally extinct ...

Retired teacher Larry Weber, of Barnum, is the author of “Butterflies of the North Woods" and “Spiders of the North Woods," ...

The Desert Finch is a small, sturdy bird with distinctive pink-tinged plumage in males. Its body is primarily light sandy brown, with darker streaks on the back and pink-edged wings. The rump may show ...

This tiny, chocolate-brown finch with a striking black face is a social butterfly, often seen in cheerful flocks darting between rice fields and grasslands. The Chestnut Munia is a small, stocky finch ...

That's what the findings of new research on a common backyard bird, the house finch, imply. A groundbreaking pangenomic study has revealed a major DNA flip that appears to have made the small bird ...

These birds are often referred to as “winter finches.” This mass movement of birds is known as an irruption. The study of irruption behavior is challenging because it involves events that occur ...