At our cabin bordering the national forest near Pebble Creek, we were delighted when a large flock of rosy finches suddenly descended from the sky. Quickly grabbing sunflower seeds from the feeders, ...

“The Stokes Guide to Finches of the United States and Canada,” by Lillian Stokes and Matthew A. Young, published in 2024, is much more than a field guide to help you identify finches. It’s a 348-page ...

Do select appropriate feeders and food. Different types of feeders attract different species of birds. Ground feeders like ...

Winter finches are falling prey to salmonella passed through bird feeders in Oregon. The Portland Audubon Society has seen a recent rise in salmonella symptoms in birds, particularly the pine siskin, ...

Something Wild co-host Dave Anderson of the Forest Society has been enjoying his birdfeeders and considering the benefits. “Every morning, just before sunrise, I wait with steaming cup of coffee in ...

Out of the thousands of bird species worldwide, the finch is just one of them, and its subspecies are found across the globe. In North America alone, there are 17 subspecies of finch, including the ...

This week, birders around the world lost one beloved feathered creature from their birding life list. Fortunately, no species went extinct. Instead, this change resolved a long-held misunderstanding ...

I think there is no better way to start a column about purple finches than to quote Roger Tory Peterson’s description of this bird, he called them “sparrows dipped in raspberry juice.” I saw my first ...

Avian flu has again been detected in wild birds around the Great Salt Lake, as well as in several of Utah’s counties, according to the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources.