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 […] ...

Could a novel approach to genetic studies give us a clearer picture of how evolutionary adaptations occur? That's what the ...

I was fortunate enough to have a pair of purple finches nest near me, allowing me to observe their courtship ritual for the first time. The male sang incessantly from a tree ...

Let’s get started! Finches are small seed-eating birds with cone-shaped bills. Strictly speaking, the true finches belong to the Fringillidae family, although many similar-looking birds are ...

Natural selection at its most powerful winnowed certain finches harshly during a severe drought in 1977. That year, the vegetation withered. Seeds of all kinds were scarce. The small, soft ones ...

The house is a relatively small Carpodacus finch with a longish ... Identifying the male and female house from other Carpodacus finches requires care. The male house differs from the male purple ...

Several folks have contacted me recently about small, “finch-type” birds visiting their hummingbird feeders and preventing hummers from feeding. The finch-type birds are house finches and are ...

Gentle, social finches suit families with children well. These small, active birds are easy to care for and enjoy living in pairs or small groups. Finches fascinate children with their melodious ...

They drink the blood of larger birds, such as the Nazca and red-footed boobies, to supplement their diet when food is scarce ...