Stan Tekiela explains how to tell house finches and purple finches apart at backyard feeders during spring migration.

A classic bird identification challenge is separating House from Cassin’s Finches. They look quite similar but careful study will reveal details to confirm the ID. Finches are notoriously irruptive, ...

Claim to fame: House finches are among the more common birds Ozarks residents will find at their feeders in winter, particularly in urban areas. Besides being the most common, house finches are ...

House finches are not sparrows, but instead in a family that includes other species, some with finch in their name, like goldfinches or purple finches, and some without, like redpolls and grosbeaks.

It seems like I have written a lot about birds lately, perhaps because even in our coldest weather many are still around and visible. On one of the recent sub-zero days, a group of birds in my ...

Yellow House Finch: Normal or Not? House finches are common birds that brighten up backyard feeders across the United States. Bird-watchers throughout the country admire their rosy plumage and cheery ...