“The house finch is a very social bird,” which nests in colonies or groups. Purple finches, however, often nest on their own.

It’s that time of year again. Fall migration is essentially over and, while we’ll miss most of the colorful bird species we ...

House finches even stick together when nesting too as the flock tends ... of up to 200 birds consisting of not just purple finches, but several other finch species too. However, once breeding ...