Looking for birding opportunities close to home? Birds with “house” built into their names are, not surprisingly, common urban residents. Three such birds found in Minnesota include the house wren, ...

The attractive house finch is one of the more common and recognizable species throughout the United States. Originally a “western” species of semiarid environments, it was introduced in the ...

House finch populations have been estimated at more than 1 billion. Adults have a long, square-tipped brown tail and are a brown or dull-brown color across the back with some shading into deep ...

The house finch is one of the most common birds in North America. This is a small finch at 6 inches in length, brownish overall with streaking on the breast and a short, stout beak. The male has a ...

House finches also are among many bird species whose feathers are randomly colored red, orange, and yellow by what they eat. The key to color is plants containing the chemical carotenoid, a yellow ...

House finches are some of the most numerous birds at my feeder right now, always there in cheery little groups of bright red males and subtly brown-streaked females. They are fun to take photos of ...

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 ...

House finches, as their name implies, like to nest near houses. I'm talking about our houses here, not birdhouses. They may occasionally nest in a birdhouse or the dense foliage of a tree, ...

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It seems like I have written a lot about birds lately, perhaps because even in our coldest weather many are still around and visible. 3 months/99¢ a month SUBSCRIBE NOW Show Search.