If you've spotted a yellow house finch, you might wonder if it's rare — and what caused the yellow coloration. Here's what ...
Launched by the National Audubon Society in 1900, the international gathering now hosts more than 2,600 “count circles” ...
Winter moisture is the quiet spoiler. Rain, melting snow, and freeze-thaw swings soak seed, and damp kernels clump in trays where air barely moves. Birds keep returning because calories are scarce, ...
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How to identify a house finch

Learn what a house finch looks like and how to attract one. Find out facts about the house finch nest, eggs, range, habitat ...
North America is home to 17 species of finches. Two of them live year-round in the Times News region: the American goldfinch and the house finch. (I think whoever named the goldfinch either didn’t ...
Count birds in your community with your kids and friends during the Great Backyard Bird Count in 2026 over 3 days in Feburary ...
The morning coldness was not the only thing that greeted me as I walked out to check my bird feeders early in the week. Eleven red-shafted northern flickers flew away from the feeders along with ...
Stacker compiled a list of the most common birds seen near feeders in California using data from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Project FeederWatch.
Where should you put your bird feeder? Location, location, location -- it's not just a term for real estate agents. Where and ...
Whether it’s your first time birding or your 50th time, here are some tips and refreshers for this season along the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
Neural tissue normally dies quickly without oxygen. Yet bird retinas—among the most energy-demanding tissues in the animal ...