But spotting the differences between a house finch vs a purple finch is particularly tricky. After all, the two species look ...

The attractive Cassin’s finch of the montane west is slightly larger and longer winged than the similar purple finch, which it occasionally overlaps with during winter. It is often seen in small ...

It’s that time of year again. Fall migration is essentially over and, while we’ll miss most of the colorful bird species we ...

Identifying the male and female house from other Carpodacus finches requires care. The male house differs from the male purple finch not only by having a smaller, more curved bill, but also by ...

“When there is not enough food, or when crops get depleted through the winter, these birds will migrate (or irrupt) outside of their usual wintering grounds and into the Great Lakes region, including ...