Q+A With Tyler Hoar, Compiler of the Winter Finch ForecastEach year, birders’ winter birdwatching plans hinge on a blog post: the annual Winter Finch Forecast. Each Winter Finch Forecast predicts the ...
How to Search for Breeding Crossbills
How to Search for Breeding CrossbillsBy Ryan MandelbaumMost birders experience red crossbills as either a rare wintertime treat or as a target encounter on a trip to montane and boreal forests. ...
The Populations of the Lesser Goldfinches, with new discussion about subspecies
Cover Photo of a Black-backed GoldfinchAuthor Sean Cozart: Populations of the Lesser Goldfinch, with new discussion about subspeciesBirders across the western portion of the continent often view one ...
Boreal Finches in the Big City
Author Ryan Mandelbaum:One rainy morning in early May, while checking my street trees for migratory songbirds, I heard a familiar, burry chirp—like a house sparrow with a sore throat. I knew ...
The Irruption of 2020-21 comes to a close in the West
The Irruption of 2020-21 comes to a close in the WestAuthors: Matthew J. Williams and Matthew A. YoungApril 2021The finch irruption was a fantastic bit of good news this year and provided plenty of ...
Tracking Evening Grosbeaks with New Technology
Tracking Evening Grosbeaks with New Technology: By David Yeany II:With such huge numbers of finches seen south of the boreal forest this winter, it’s hard to think that ...