The common is generally a relatively small, streaked finch with a small, pointed bill; short, deeply notched tail; 2 white wing bars; black chin; red cap; and varying amounts of red underneath ...

To me, the Cassins finch always seems brighter, says Dusty Downey, conservation ranching manager at the Audubon Rockies. The rich red crown of a male Cassins makes a striking contrast to its pale ...

It has a black cap, white cheeks and black throat. It’s often seen at feeders. This bird isn’t very shy, ... • House Finch: Males have an intensely red face and chest, ...

Unlike the red strawberry finch, which looks exactly like its namesake, the green strawberry finch is more zebra than fruit: Credit: Pkspks/Wikimedia There’s one more species in the Amandava genus: ...

We had a newcomer at our birdfeeder today. It looked like a sparrow, but we thought its head had a touch of red. It was exciting, since our winter birds left long ago. Except for a pair of ...

This week, we will focus in a lesser manner on two other feeder birds, the black-capped chickadee and the more recent addition, the house finch. Let us begin with house finch. The house finch, I ...