These colorful little birds were once found mostly around Mexico and parts of the western United States. In the 1940s, house finches had been illegally captured and caged and were sold in a pet ...

The Stokes Guide to Finches of the United States and Canada covers the family Fringillidae, which includes our familiar finches as well as 17 species of Hawaiian honeycreepers.

Don’t take the birds in your backyard for granted. Beyond eating bugs or invasive plant seeds, backyard birds provide people with joy and wonder, said Geoff LeBaron, Christmas Bird Count ...

Explore USA Today’s databases to learn which migrant birds are expected to travel through four BirdCast regions and when to expect them, or you can visit the BirdCast migration dashboard.

The United States is facing what some experts are calling “a new era for bird flu. ... US government is testing avian flu vaccines for birds, but ending the historic outbreak isn’t that simple ...

Many people in New Hampshire feed birds only during the cold and snowy winter months. NH Fish and Game recommends that all bird feeders be taken down by April 1 to avoid issues with bears leaving ...

In addition to these breeding habit differences, the birds have varying feather colors and patterns. Some have brown body feathers, while others have black. Some have a gray patch on the crowns of ...