I remember looking out at the birdfeeder and seeing it crammed full of evening grosbeaks — large, black-and-yellow finches with large bills. They reminded me of big wasps, in a way. They would show up ...

From sharing rides on outings to taking fewer if any overnight trips to the field, birders have felt limited by the scourge of the coronavirus pandemic. Thankfully, not so the birds. While the usual ...

Our last column focused on Juncos. This week, we will focus in a lesser manner on two other feeder birds, the black-capped chickadee and the more recent addition, the house finch. Let us begin with ...

If you've ever seen an Australian finch, you know that it has a brightly colored red, orange, or yellow bill. But how and why do these birds develop one color over another? A new study has revealed ...

When red-billed and yellow-billed finches mate, their offspring have orange bills. By studying the exact shade of orange in ...

Lesser goldfinches are common in and around Santa Fe in the summer months. It’s not uncommon to see these small, yellow finches in the winter, as we are just on the northern edge of their winter range ...