The other day I was returning from pre-recording one of my radio shows. It was a late summer morning with clear skies and the promise of a warm and wonderful day ahead. Alongside the road I was ...

Curiously, despite their similar beaks, these grosbeak bird species aren’t all related. Pine grosbeaks are fancy finches, while the evening, rose-breasted, black-headed and blue grosbeaks are ...

A RARE bird not native to the UK has been spotted in a Worcestershire garden. The blue finch, a nonmigratory bird native to South America, was spotted perched on a branch in a garden in Tibberton.

Utah biologists have been studying the state’s most elusive bird to learn more about its behavior and how to protect it in ...

Seeds of all kinds were scarce. The small, soft ones were quickly exhausted by the birds, leaving mainly large, tough seeds that the finches normally ignore. Under these drastically changing ...

I filled all the bird feeders, and I didn’t skimp on the good stuff: black nyjer thistle for the finches, two kinds of suet for the woodpeckers, whole peanuts for the crows and the blue jays ...