A classic bird identification challenge is separating House from Cassin’s Finches. They look quite similar but careful study will reveal details to confirm the ID. Finches are notoriously irruptive, ...

House finches (Carpodacus mexicanus) frequently come to my tube bird feeder because of the small openings that permit black oil sunflower seeds to be easily reached, and because of their preference ...

House finches show up at bird feeders all year, but on most visits, their plumage is hardly eye-catching. They have dense brown streaking on the underside and a robust conical beak. Both males and ...

We are prone to pay scant attention to the ever-present house finches at our backyard bird feeders. They’re not the most eye-catching birds. But the males attract the females' attention with a bit of ...

The House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) is unquestionably one of the most common, although lesser-known birds in North America, occurring in every state in the Union. This was not always the case ...

Our last column focused on Juncos. This week, we will focus in a lesser manner on two other feeder birds, the black-capped chickadee and the more recent addition, the house finch. Let us begin with ...

Social distancing when sick has become second nature to many of us in the past few years, but some sick animals appear to take a different approach. A new study of house finches uncovered a surprising ...

DEAR JOAN: A male house finch that is a regular visitor to my deck for sunflower seeds appears sick. He’s less active, and when he perches, he gapes his beak open and closed, over and over, like a ...

This is a tale of two finches — actually two different finch species — and the American redbud. There’s a certain time of year when the native redbud is blooming, with its tiny pink flowers in ...