Our last column focused on Juncos. This week, we will focus in a lesser manner on two other feeder birds, the black-capped chickadee and the more recent addition, the house finch. Let us begin with ...

What Does a House ... s finch. Their nest is a cup made of natural materials, string and feathers on tree branches or manmade ...

the white bird looked the same as the finches. It only hung around for about 15 minutes and has not been seen since. My guess is that it is either an albino or leucistic house finch. I’m leaning ...

This is a tale of two finches — actually two different finch species — and the American redbud. There’s a certain time of year when the native redbud is blooming, with its tiny pink flowers ...

Minnesota's first house finch was recorded in 1980 at a feeder ... Yellow-breasted chats can become red-breasted. The white stripe above the eye of white-throated sparrows might have an accent ...

But the house finch has extensive brown streaks on the belly, flanks and under the tail that are absent on the purple finch. Also, the white belly on the purple finch pushes onto the red bib on ...

The male house differs from the male purple finch not only by having a smaller, more curved bill, but also by lacking a distinct eyebrow, having a brown cap and auricular patch, and being heavily ...