The flash of deep red at the bird feeder might have you guessing. Is it a Purple Finch? Something more exotic? Identifying the small, energetic birds that visit our yards can feel like a puzzle. One ...

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, ...

Our final bird in a short series on LBJ’s “little brown jobs” is the House Finch, a locally common bird that was nonexistent here prior to the 1980’s. Once found only in the southwestern United States ...

While female house finches are somewhat sparrow-like in appearance, the males have a lot of reddish coloration. House finches are not sparrows, but instead in a family that includes other species, ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AGFC) -- Bird of the Week for March 27 is the House Finch. About 10,000 different bird species populate the world, so it's not surprising that several species look remarkably ...

That reddish finch at your feeders is an amazing bird, capable of great feats of resilience in the face of some very hard times. Consider its recent history: Its ancestors were netted for years along ...

GRAND FORKS – A house finch was among the first birds that showed up when I put out my feeder array a few days ago. This was a little surprising. House finches aren’t rare, by any means, but I ...