By Tyler Hoar and Matt YoungWell, as we head in the Christmas Bird Count season we figured we'd give an update on the Winter Finch Forecast. Tyler had mentioned the holes in the boreal forest food ...
The Crossbill Story: Part 3
By Tom HahnLast time, I blathered about gradually figuring out that there were different crossbill call types, and finally starting to have some success catching them. That got us up to the spring of ...
Help FiRN Continue Evening Grosbeak Work Across North America
With a 92% decline since 1970, Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus) was cited as the steepest declining landbird in the continental United States and Canada in the Partners in Flight ...
The Crossbill Story: Part 2
By Tom HahnI first started trying to catch Red Crossbills in the fall of 1987, my second year in graduate school. I hoped to get a handle on how crossbill reproductive physiology changed seasonally ...
The Crossbill Story: Part 1 The Early Years
by Tom HahnAs many of you know, Matt Young is a persuasive guy, and he’s been bugging me for a while to write something “finchy.” So I will – about crossbills, and getting started studying ...
Holiday Finch Apparel
If you are looking for a nice holiday present now that we're in the middle of the holiday season, here's a chance to get the Winter Finch Forecast ...