Lesser coverts duller. Juvenile: resembles adult female. Unstreaked. The male is unlike any other finch in North America; the Wilson’s warbler is the only other bright yellow species with a ...

Goldfinches are a common songbird throughout North America. The American goldfinch prefers to nest in shrubbery, making them ...

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 […] ...

The Purple Finch is a small bird native to North America. The male is easily identifiable by its vibrant reddish-purple plumage, while the female is more subdued with brown streaks. Most of these ...

There is, however, one species of bird that only appears to vanish. The American goldfinch (Spinus tristis) is probably one of the most recognizable birds in North America and images of this species ...

Males are very distinct from other goldfinch species. The female American goldfinch is larger and has white undertail coverts, a wide buffy lower wing bar with very little white at the base for ...

The vast majority of native bird nesting takes place in spring, right after the trees green up and the flowers start to bloom. The spring nesting season feels like a frantic rush to quickly build ...