House finches are the perfect urban bird. They would willingly trade an empty lot filled with grasses and bushes and trees for a nice new house with a bird feeder. They are fond (understatement) of ...

I have enjoyed reading bird questions and answers on your Web site. I am wondering if anyone has e-mailed you about house finches trying to feed from hummingbird feeders. What's up with these crazy ...

House finches show up at bird feeders all year, but on most visits, their plumage is hardly eye-catching. They have dense brown streaking on the underside and a robust conical beak. Both males and ...

DEAR JOAN: For three or four years we have had a small bird house hanging outside our window, and it remained vacant for all those years until now. This year, a pair of finches moved in and are about ...

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 director for ...

DEAR JOAN: I’d like to pass on to all bird lovers something important that I learned many years ago from my friend, Jeanne Milewski, of the American Wildlife Rescue Service in Scotts Valley. A peg by ...