New research shows that Lesser Goldfinches, a small songbird traditionally found in Southwest USA, are expanding their range northward through the Pacific Northwest at an unprecedented rate, providing ...

ITHACA, N.Y. — New research published in the journal Ornithology shows that Lesser Goldfinches, a small songbird traditionally found in the Southwest, are expanding their range northward through the ...

When we moved to Boise in 1992, the lesser goldfinch was so rare that the sighting of a single individual would send birders scurrying to the scene. These birds would occasionally show up on the Boise ...

February can be fickle just about anywhere, but ours this year in the Mesilla Valley has certainly been extremely so, with temperatures ranging from 21 to 85°F so far this month. Wind and dust storms, ...

Researcher Mason Maron holds a red crossbill — a species of finch — at Wenas Creek near Yakima, Washington. (Jeff Kozma/Contributed Photo) Mason Maron grew up west of the Cascades. When he moved east ...

It’s always fun when a new face shows up at Mt. Hoo. Sometimes it’s just the return of a seasonal visitor, like the arrival last week of the first white-crowned sparrow for the winter. Or it might be ...

Birds flock to their feeder in the birding exhibit. Numerous species of bird call the Natural History Museum home, including the house finch, the lesser goldfinch and the mourning dove. (Emma ...

As I look at the last of the Top 25 feeder birds in Idaho last winter, our leaves have started to pile up in the yard and cottonwood color is a its peak in the Treasure Valley. Our blue jay has not ...

Climate change has been ongoing for decades, and as average temperatures around the world and in the oceans increase, plant and animal life is being affected. Several new studies have documented some ...