Purple finches and house finches are similar in appearance, as males of both have a lot of red on the head. This is a house finch. In your photo (above), the bird is perched at an angle, ...

House finches and purple finches are both small birds which are native to North America. Both species have stunning red and brown plumage which means that they are easily confused for each other.

Bluebird enthusiasts may be experiencing frustration with nest predation and ant infestations. Hummingbirds, orioles, and ...

These birds are so commonplace that they are often taken for granted, but, in fact, the purple martin is a very interesting ...

Even from inside the house the app identifies the bird. A purple finch! Yes, a purple finch! That’s what I thought that lively song was, but we haven’t had purple finches here at the house in five ...

A well-beloved backyard bird in our region is the Purple Martin. This large, darkly colored sparrow is a commonly seen ...

Purple finches are robust, chunky birds which are most often identified by the male’s rich, wine and raspberry colored plumage. Females, also beautiful, are adorned in a rich combination of ...

One bird spectacle readily observable in Allegheny County right now comes in the form of 100 purple martins swirling above ...

This purple finch nest with four finch eggs and one from a brown-headed cowbird, a notorious brood parasite. Photo courtesy of Tom Tatum.