This fall, several amateur birdwatchers asked me what happened to the goldfinches. They hadn't seen any at their feeders for a while. Now more recently, I have heard reports they are back. So where ...

Looking out my bedroom window last evening, I spotted a bird that I haven’t seen in years in my back yards. A pair of American goldfinches were feasting on some blooming sunflowers that sprouted from ...

Pine Warbler-The Pine Warbler returns! It knows that the high-protein blend of seeds, nuts and mealworms in this feeder will provide the perfect nutrition he and other birds require at this time of ...

Their nesting seasons over, ruby-throated hummingbirds, purple martins, orchard orioles and several other migratory songbirds in Georgia already are embarking on their fall journeys to winter homes in ...

The American goldfinch is a favorite in the yard area, with its canary yellow body that can often bring flocks of color when they visit feeders. They are common along the Front Range and foothills but ...

Quiz question: Name a bright yellow bird, one that seems invariably chipper, has an unusual diet, moves around in flocks of its own kind and lives among us in disguise all winter. If “male American ...

You don't need to be an avid bird watcher to enjoy seeing an American goldfinch in your backyard. The brilliant yellow birds are a delight to observe with their bouncy flying habits and joyful songs ...

A mourning dove surveys the landscape below from the smallest twig at the very tip of a dead tree branch, its streamlined body silhouetted against puffy clouds. The mate is nowhere to be seen. Far ...

American goldfinches have been in our yard since Thanksgiving. They perch in trees and on birdfeeders like Christmas ornaments and utter tinkling sounds like the tones of decorative baubles. Yet this ...

I am a creature of habit and I always write my column on a Thursday. On this particular morning, I find myself luxuriating in an unexpected, but most welcome, deviation from my normal routine. A huge ...

Anyone who makes a regular habit of watching birds will recognize that there is a predictable rhythm to the seasons. Winter is the harshest time of year and as a result, there are fewer species to ...