It can be tricky to ID a house finch vs purple finch — here are the field marks and differences to look for when you see a ...

The House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus ... It will occasionally utilize abandoned nests from other species of birds. The 2 to 6 eggs are small (roughly ¾ inch by ½ inch) and are usually colored a light ...

It aggressively defends nest cavities, possibly to the detriment ... Flight more resembles the house finch than native sparrows. A female orange bishop may be passed off as female house sparrow ...

House finches, such as this adult male, can be common visitors to hummingbird feeders. By Gary Phillips For The Sun News The bird-breeding season continues in our area, although some species are ...

A common way ecologists predict population counts may be an unreliable way of forecasting future bird counts in urban areas, ...

Create a nesting haven in your yard with a stunning golden tree. Learn how to care for this tree and how it attracts and ...

In 2018 we’ll explore the wonder of birds, and why we can’t live without ... with the largest animals ever to walk on land: The house finch outside your window is a tiny and beautifully ...

It’s long been thought birds have an innate survival drive to build nests. But Healy has shown they also learn from prior success. In 2015, she gave zebra finches in a lab some floppy string to ...

When the lights change, the birds ... finch to use. Sometimes a bird species’ very survival depends on its ability to learn fast. Birds need to recognize a cuckoo egg dumped in their own nest ...

Nest boxes can be an excellent substitute for the holes found in old trees or dilapidated buildings that cavity-nesting birds, such as tits and sparrows, prefer. But in recent years, bird-welfare ...

Dutch researchers have found that some birds use the spikes as weapons around their nests - using them to keep pests away in the same way that humans do. It shows amazing adaptability, biologist ...