I was fortunate enough to have a pair of purple finches nest near me, allowing me to observe their courtship ritual for the first time. The male sang incessantly from a tree ...

But spotting the differences between a house finch vs a purple finch is particularly tricky. After all, the two species look ...

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 […] ...

Identifying the male and female house from other Carpodacus finches requires care. The male house differs from the male purple finch not only by having a smaller, more curved bill, but also by ...

The purple martin is the largest swallow in North ... During fall, in the East, very large aggregations of thousands of birds form locally in late summer. Passage peaks late July–September ...