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 ...

Fred Greanoff of Lancaster has written to ask a question about feeder birds that has been posed to me several times this winter and last. "Having had a bird feeder in my yard for many years," he wrote ...

Have you noticed that there is a bumper crop of cones on most of our conifers? The importance of this is that our deciduous ...

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 ...

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, ...