REDWOOD CITY (BCN) — Three baby house finches that were orphaned in a nest built inside an equestrian helmet were rescued this week in Redwood City, according to the Peninsula Humane Society/SPCA. A ...

If you have a birdfeeder anywhere around your home, chances are you are quite familiar with one of its most prolific visitors. The house finch may not be one of the more colorful backyard bird ...

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 ...

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 ...

We had no sooner talked about American goldfinches last week than an uncommon finch was showing up at people’s feeders all over town. It’s a purple finch that breeds from New England to Appalachia, ...

Most mothers-to-be must simply hope for healthy offspring. But female house finches tip the odds in their babies' favor by pre-determining their gender, a new study suggests. According to a report ...

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 ...