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 ...

What: The gray-crowned, brown-capped and black rosy-finch (and yes, the birds’ common names properly takes a hyphen). Where: All three species winter in Colorado’s mountains and have been flocking to ...

CANFIELD — Several years ago, I relocated our bird feeders from the backyard to the pergola over our deck. Yes, it is messy requiring a thorough spring cleanup, but there are also two advantages. One: ...

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 ...

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 ...

BELMONT -- Exotic birds are making their home at Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden in the newly installed custom-built aviary designed by Shawn Weathers of Greystone Aviaries. The wooden aviary designed ...

In studying animal communication, it’s hard to know whether animals react instinctively to the vocalizations of others or ...

What’s better than a cold winter morning spent birdwatching from your window with a steaming cup of coffee? While many ...