You're probably tired of birds mooching off your berries. Knowing the type of birds to watch out for will help you know the ...

Bright colors, however, are not genetically inherited. Like most birds, finches can’t actually make red or yellow pigment. Rather, these molting males incorporate pigments from the foods they eat.

What Does a Cassin’s Finch Look Like? Male Cassin’s finches are hardly streaked, lending them a vibrant plumage. “To me, the Cassin’s finch always seems brighter,” says Dusty Downey, conservation ...

House finches show up at bird feeders all year, but on most visits, their plumage is hardly eye-catching. They have dense brown streaking on the underside and a robust conical beak. Both males and ...

When bird-eating hawks move in to your neighborhood. ... House finches and goldfinches eat almost nothing but seeds, but they do have a taste for nectar and sometimes visit hummingbird feeders to ...

Red and yellow male house finches eat at a bird feeder in an urban Phoenix backyard. The loss of natural habitat may be a driving force behind increases in avian parasite infections.

The small birds we see at our feeders in Orono, the chickadees, nuthatches and finches, feed briskly through the morning, returning in early afternoon. They are at the feeders sporadically as the ...

A classic bird identification challenge is separating House from Cassin’s Finches. Pictured are House Finches. The male House Finch has heavy streaking on the flanks that is lacking or faint on ...