If you have a bird feeder in the continental United States, you have almost certainly been visited by house finches. On both sides of the Mississippi their hungry flocks coat feeders like displays of ...

While birdseed mixes are great for attracting avian visitors, you can also draw them in with this pantry essential that you ...

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 ...

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. Disclaimer: AAAS ...

If you enjoy feeding the birds or want to try it for the first time, now is a good time to begin, and here’s a guide to how to do it and what to use as feed. Feeding sunflower seeds from a steel ...