North America is home to 17 species of finches. Two of them live year-round in the Times News region: the American goldfinch ...

This is a tale of two finches — actually two different finch species — and the American redbud. There’s a certain time of year when the native redbud is blooming, with its tiny pink flowers in ...

The current record for the number of birds observed in my yard in during December is 31 species and that record was set just last year. On my first day of observations, I managed to pick up 18 species ...

It seems like I have written a lot about birds lately, perhaps because even in our coldest weather many are still around and visible. On one of the recent sub-zero days, a group of birds in my ...

As dozens of bird species take to their migration routes with stopovers in the Mid-Atlantic for a rest or a snack, they offer an easy, affordable entertainment option for people looking to spend a bit ...

The recent heavy snowstorms that created havoc for people in the northern half of the country also may have pushed a group of pretty birds called purple finches to the Houston area. The little birds ...

Winter finches are known for their dispersions into the south during the winter, driven by crop failures and breeding ...

Driven south due to a poor conifer crop up north, evening grosbeaks, redpolls and bohemian waxwings will be looking for food ...