“This bird (above) looks like a house finch, but the coloring is ... Learn how to identify a Cassin’s finch. Their nest is a cup made of natural materials, string and feathers on tree branches ...

The nesting habits of these two birds are completely different. House finches nest on the edges of open areas, sometimes on ...

The attractive house finch is one of the more common and recognizable species throughout the United States. Originally a “western” species of semiarid environments, it was introduced in the ...

Female house finches do most of the nest building and all of the egg incubating ... who had been selling the finches illegally, released their birds in 1940 to escape prosecution; the finches ...

I was fortunate enough to have a pair of purple finches nest near me, allowing me to observe their courtship ritual for the first time. The male sang incessantly from a tree ...

House finches, such as this adult male, can be common visitors to hummingbird feeders. By Gary Phillips For The Sun News The bird-breeding season continues in our area, although some species are ...

I am seeing just a few purple finches at the feeders now. Last year, over a dozen were here on many days in January. Some may migrate to the south […] ...

It aggressively defends nest cavities, possibly to the detriment ... Flight more resembles the house finch than native sparrows. A female orange bishop may be passed off as female house sparrow ...