Tag: #finches

Purple Finches, Deserve Some Love, Too

Post author By Matt
Post date January 9, 2021
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By Ryan F. Mandelbaum and Matthew Young: A few species stole the show of this year’s incredible Eastern finch superflight—it’s hard to miss the plump evening grosbeaks or enormous flocks of Pine Siskins descending upon Read More

Tags #birding, #birds, #finches, #finchresearch, #finchresearchnetwork, #purple finch

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The Red Crossbill as the Official Christmas Bird?

Post author By Matt
Post date December 24, 2020
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By Ryan F. Mandelbaum and Matthew A. Young: There’s no “official” Christmas bird. You might see Christmas cards adorned with either Northern Cardinals or European Robins, solely due to their red color. So, why don’t Read More

Tags #crossbill, #crossbillchristmasbird, #crossbills, #finches, #legendofthecrossbill, #longfellow, #redcrossbill

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Crossbills here, there, and everywhere

Post author By Matt
Post date December 23, 2020
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By Matthew A. Young and Timothy J. Spahr: This certainly has been an interesting year and an interesting fall. Hopefully the irruption of finches and what the Finch Research Network (FiRN) has been publishing about Read More

Tags #crossbills, #finches, #finchresearchnetwork, #irruptions, #redcrossbill, #researchnetwork, #white-winged crossbill, #whitewingedcrossbill