Author Dr. Lynne Spriggs O’Connor: Three hundred gray-crowned rosy-finches drop from their high perch on the old tall cottonwood tree by the pond, free-falling one after another, riding the air ...
The Meditative Sounds of Evening Grosbeaks
Author Matthew A. Young: Last week I had the great pleasure to spend a morning in the field with sound recordist Lang Elliot. The goal was to bring Lang to a location to record a flock of Evening ...
Winter Finch Forecast Update: The Return Begins
By Tyler Hoar and Matthew A. Young: As winter's grip relaxes, the snow melts, the sun feels warmer, and Northern Cardinals, American Robins and House Finches are singing their first widespread songs ...
Cape May Red Crossbills
Authors Michael O’Brien & Tom Johnson:New Jersey’s Cape May peninsula has been well watched by birders for over a century, making it an excellent place to attain insight into the long-term ebb and ...
Finch Research Network (FiRN) Board Meeting
Finch Research Network (FiRN) Board Meeting, 1st quarter 2021: We’re all excited to have a full board meeting in the books! This was a meeting of the “full board” (top left to right: FiRN Founder and ...
The Finches of Cloudland: For the Love of Research
Author Dr. Lynne Spriggs O’Connor: A few years ago, between our daily outings to check on livestock around the ranch, I decided to do a little research on our favorite winter finches. A thirteen-page ...