California is where the house finches belong. Here they need no cages to bring song into your home. That song seems to grab me on every springtime street.

It can be tricky to ID a house finch vs purple finch — here are the field marks and differences to look for when you see a small red finch. The post House Finch vs Purple Finch: How to Tell the ...

DEAR JOAN: For three or four years we have had a small bird house hanging outside our window, and it remained vacant for all those years until now. This year, a pair of finches moved in and are ...

As most of you know by now, house finches were originally a Western bird. They were illegally transported to Long Island back in the 1940s. It was probably California's way of getting even for all ...

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 ...

You should report dead birds at the California Dead Bird Hotline, 877-968-2473. They might ask you to collect the bird for study, but be sure to wear gloves and a Covid-type surgical mask.

House finches and purple finches are both small birds which are native to North America. Both species have stunning red and brown plumage which means that they are easily confused for each other.

House finches historically native to Mexico and the southwestern desert of the US, including California. Introduced to Hawaii in 1870, occupying all major Hawaiian Islands by 1901.

House finches (pictured) avoid sick members of their own species, scientists announced in a finding that could be useful for tracking the spread of diseases like bird flu that also affects humans.