The vast majority of native bird nesting takes place in spring, right after the trees green up and the flowers start to bloom. The spring nesting season feels like a frantic rush to quickly build a ...

During a recent live bird presentation to Nature Day Campers at Chippewa Nature Center, Barb and Joe Rogers of Wildlife Rescue Association asked children to name their favorite bird. One favorite was ...

The American goldfinch is a favorite in the yard area, with its canary yellow body that can often bring flocks of color when they visit feeders. They are common along the Front Range and foothills but ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. The American Goldfinch (photo by Ken Thomas) is one of the most common ...

Claim to fame: Goldfinches, particularly the bright yellow adult males, are popular among people who feed birds. The American goldfinch is the state bird of Iowa, New Jersey and Washington. Species ...

Goldfinches didn't get the nesting memo. The other birds did. They know to build their nests and start laying eggs in spring. The American goldfinch (Spinus tristis) waits until summer is in full ...

Their nesting seasons over, ruby-throated hummingbirds, purple martins, orchard orioles and several other migratory songbirds in Georgia already are embarking on their fall journeys to winter homes in ...

This fall, several amateur birdwatchers asked me what happened to the goldfinches. They hadn't seen any at their feeders for a while. Now more recently, I have heard reports they are back. So where ...

Anyone who makes a regular habit of watching birds will recognize that there is a predictable rhythm to the seasons. Winter is the harshest time of year and as a result, there are fewer species to ...

The American goldfinch is the most interesting and entertaining of all birds to observe this time of year. When other birds have started to molt and become a bit bedraggled in the process, the male ...

Quiz question: Name a bright yellow bird, one that seems invariably chipper, has an unusual diet, moves around in flocks of its own kind and lives among us in disguise all winter. If “male American ...

I am a creature of habit and I always write my column on a Thursday. On this particular morning, I find myself luxuriating in an unexpected, but most welcome, deviation from my normal routine. A huge ...