So far, this winter seems to be a poor one for northern finches in Maine, but that could change as seed crops to the north are depleted. Isn’t it great when our winter bird feeders are overrun ...

Will they come or not? With winter approaching, it’s time to think about northern finches. A suite of finch species breeds mostly to our north in the expansive boreal forests of Canada and Alaska.

It is a wonderful resource provided by The Finch Research Network and every year they do their best to predict the movements of many different northern finch species based on the quality of food ...

These birds are the winter sparrows that must bail out of Canada to avoid the harsher conditions of the northern winter, but find our version of winter to be acceptable. They are granivorous at this ...

Late fall is a great time for birdwatching in Michigan, as Northern birds not typically seen here may be spotted as they make their way south this time of year. Some of these sightings are owed to ...