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 ...

Tiny, gold and garrulous — today’s bird is the California prodigy misleadingly called the lesser goldfinch. If you’ve seen a group of little yellow birds eating seeds at a feeder, then you’ve likely ...

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 ...

TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — Here’s the Central Texas bird forecast for the month, courtesy of Travis Audubon. Learn more about Central Texas birds and bird-related events for all ages at ...

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, ...

When so much of our world seems pretty bleak, with catastrophic fires raging across the state, our landscapes parched with no end in sight to our extreme drought, and our civility challenged much too ...

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 ...

Goldfinches are like ketchup: First non'll come and then a lot'll. Apologies to Ogden Nash, who initially wrote, "The Catsup Bottle — First a little and then a lottle." And to Richard Armour, who ...