While birding out at the coast of Queens this year I have noticed on several occasions a variety of birds, mostly finches, feeding on...

I know we all hate European Starlings; I know that as environmentalists, this is part of our job. But come on. Like Darth Vader,...

We have a small water feature off our back porch. It’s probably about 300 square feet in size, holding maybe 2000 gallons of water....

Christmas morning I looked out my window and saw something I had only seen once before in my backyard, a Phainopepla! I watched as...

Today’s Guest Blog was written by Arden Zich, volunteer with Fox Valley Wildlife Center in Elburn, IL: Congratulating myself for leaving the house on time,...

House Finches are common enough birds at most bird feeding stations. Below is how we are accustomed to seeing the males at the feeder:...

When I was kid, I tried to turn every House Finch we had in Indiana into a Purple Finch. Trying to figure out if...

After spotting the Cassin’s Finch (Carpodacus cassinii) pair above a couple of weeks ago at Lassen Volcanic National Park, I thought I had a new lifer!...