What Does a House Finch Look Like? The male has reddish forehead, breast and rump; a female house finch is streaked gray and ...

House finches avoid sick members of their own species, scientists said in a finding that could be useful for tracking the spread of diseases like bird flu that also affects humans. Laboratory tests ...

House finches that frequent North American cities and towns are better at solving new problems than their rural counterparts. They are able to solve new problems even when humans are around, says ...

Here is an assertion that might startle you: "One of the most notable ornithological events of the 20th century has been the spread of the house finch. ..." That's from the American Ornithological ...

Prior to the 1900s, house finches couldn’t be found in this area. Now the problem isn’t seeing them here — it’s identifying them. This is the time of year when many people are focused on bird feeding.

If you hang a bird feeder outside your home, there’s a good chance that your first visitor will be some kind of finch. We have five kinds of finches in Marin: the reddish house finch and purple finch, ...

If you have a birdfeeder anywhere around your home, chances are you are quite familiar with one of its most prolific visitors. The house finch may not be one of the more colorful backyard bird ...

House finches are some of the most numerous birds at my feeder right now, always there in cheery little groups of bright red males and subtly brown-streaked females. They are fun to take photos of ...

DEAR JOAN: I have a house flinch that insists on building a nest on the wires — telephone, cable, electric — above my bedroom window. It creates a mess, but I could deal this with it except that last ...

She’s small and brown and currently residing in a well-worn, often used, rather messy but perfectly cozy, repurposed old bird’s nest in the far northeast corner of my “veranda” (which is a fancy name ...