The red breast is clearly demarcated from a whitish ... greatly benefits the house finch populations. Only natural island populations appear to be threatened.

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

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 ...

That's what the findings of new research on a common backyard bird, the house finch, imply. A groundbreaking pangenomic study has revealed a major DNA flip that appears to have made the small bird ...

If you just saw a flash of red in the backyard, it might be a house finch. This songbird is a common sight around these parts and, indeed, across the continent. According to the National Audubon ...