How does a new house finch couple find their way to my hidden porch light every May, build a new nest, raise a family or two, leave midsummer, only to return the following May to repeat the same ...

DEAR JOAN: I have a house flinch that insists on building a nest on the wires — telephone, cable, electric — above my bedroom window. It creates a mess, but I could deal this with it except that last ...

We have house finches that recently built a nest under our roof overhang. Had it been a messy house sparrow, or more aggressive barn swallow, my wife would have probably suggested I not let the ...

If you have a birdfeeder anywhere around your home, chances are you are quite familiar with one of its most prolific visitors. The house finch may not be one of the more colorful backyard bird ...

This morning, with nearly an inch of snow as far as I could see from my home office, I sat nursing a cup of coffee and watched the birds at our window feeders. The sunflower heart feeder had a pair of ...

That reddish finch at your feeders is an amazing bird, capable of great feats of resilience in the face of some very hard times. Consider its recent history: Its ancestors were netted for years along ...