Tyler’s winter finch forecast is based on whether ... But you can still watch for some new visitors in your backyard, ...

I was fortunate enough to have a pair of purple finches nest near me, allowing me to observe their courtship ritual for the first time. The male sang incessantly from a tree ...

I am seeing just a few purple finches at the feeders now. Last year, over a dozen were here on many days in January. Some may migrate to the south […] ...

Watch your feeders in winter for a common redpoll. The house finch is commonly found throughout much of the Lower 48. The range of the purple finch is restricted to the dense forests of the West ...

January became a month where we could not ignore the weather. December ended with mild days and though we received rain, we had much less-than-normal snowfall. The rain dissipated much of the snow on ...

It was cold and the wind was blowing hard, but there I was with two friends scanning the whitecaps of Rose Valley Lake, hoping for a fallout of waterfowl and vagrant species. Winter birding in these ...

purple finch and redpoll. None are uncommon, but slow to appear this winter. The presence of finches adds much to feeder watching in late January and the following weeks. Starting with just a few ...