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 […] ...

House finches and purple finches are both small birds which are native to North America. Both species have stunning red and brown plumage which means that they are easily confused for each other.

Discover 7 types of finch birds to look for in winter. The difference between these birds becomes clear when you compare the adult males. Purple finches are a deep cranberry or raspberry color on ...

DNA analysis reveals the big, flightless moa birds ate — and pooped out — 13 kinds of fungi, including ones crucial for New Zealand’s forest ecosystem.

Like many in the Northland, I maintain bird feeders throughout winter. Spending money on bird food seems very worth it when I can look out on a subzero morning and watch the antics of these avian ...

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

Identifying the male and female house from other Carpodacus finches requires care. The male house differs from the male purple finch not only by having a smaller, more curved bill, but also by ...

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

I have homemade bird feeders – two old pie tins, one nailed to my deck railing and the other on a TV tray in the yard, weighed down with a huge rock. The rock, by the way, is to keep the TV ...

It was cold and the wind was blowing hard, but there I was with two friends scanning the whitecaps of Rose Valley Lake, hoping for a fallout of waterfowl and vagrant species. Winter birding in these ...

I have seen a change in birds that frequent bird feeders ... Three kinds of finches arrived to dine on thistle seeds: goldfinch, purple finch and redpoll. None are uncommon, but slow to appear ...