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 […] ...

But spotting the differences between a house finch vs a purple finch is particularly tricky. After all, the two species look incredibly alike! Here are some important things to look out for when ...

Retired teacher Larry Weber, of Barnum, is the author of “Butterflies of the North Woods" and “Spiders of the North Woods," ...

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 ...

Finches have been scarce. On occasion, a few washed-out goldfinches appear as do a few house finches. Purple finches haven’t been around since the beginning of December. Other winter finches are ...

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 ...

The purple martin is the largest swallow in North ... During fall, in the East, very large aggregations of thousands of birds form locally in late summer. Passage peaks late July–September ...