The flash of deep red at the bird feeder might have you guessing. Is it a Purple Finch? Something more exotic? Identifying the small, energetic birds that visit our yards can feel like a puzzle. One ...

The hummingbirds, warblers and butterflies are gone. But this time of year, house finches congregate at bird feeders like ...

House finches are the perfect urban bird. They would willingly trade an empty lot filled with grasses and bushes and trees for a nice new house with a bird feeder. They are fond (understatement) of ...

What Does a House Finch Look Like? The male has reddish forehead, breast and rump; a female house finch is streaked gray and ...

If you are feeding birds, you’ve probably seen a house finch. The male birds are those sparrow-sized, grayish-brown birds with red on heads, shoulders and breast. Females lack the red but are streaked ...

House finches are some of the most numerous birds at my feeder right now, always there in cheery little groups of bright red males and subtly brown-streaked females. They are fun to take photos of ...

It seems like I have written a lot about birds lately, perhaps because even in our coldest weather many are still around and visible. On one of the recent sub-zero days, a group of birds in my ...

The birds arrived amid a snowstorm Sunday that plastered the south-facing sides of my bird feeders with a thick blanket of wet snow. Flock size has been growing with the approach of colder weather, ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AGFC) -- Bird of the Week for March 27 is the House Finch. About 10,000 different bird species populate the world, so it's not surprising that several species look remarkably ...

Ever wanted to befriend a wild finch? While it is not recommended to come into contact with any wild animals, petting one may ...

House finches are some of the most numerous birds at my feeder right now, always there in cheery little groups of bright red males and subtly brown-streaked females. They are fun to take photos of ...