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 ...

Here are some important things to look out for when you see a small red finch in your backyard. Watch your feeders in winter ...

(Shmuel Thaler – Santa Cruz Sentinel) A female house finch forages near the Hay Barn at UC Santa Cruz. House finches are common from coast to coast today and are familiar visitors to backyard ...