Do Northern Cardinals Mate for Life?
We asked our birding experts: Do northern cardinals mate for life? Find out how cardinals keep their bond through the seasons.
How to Attract and Identify Pine Siskins
When pine siskins visit backyards, they come in droves. These feisty finches love thistle seeds. Learn what a pine siskin...
Pine Siskin vs Goldfinch: How to Tell the Difference
Pine siskins and goldfinches are similar small birds in the finch family. Learn how to tell the difference between pine...
Meet the 3 Types of Goldfinches in the United States
There are three types of goldfinches across the United States. Learn what these goldfinch species look like and where to...
American Goldfinch: The Golden Bird
The American goldfinch is one of the last songbirds to breed each summer. Look for these bright, thistle-loving beauties in...
Proven Ways to Attract and Identify Northern Cardinals
Attract Northern cardinals to your backyard by growing plants with the berries and seeds they love to eat, and shrubs...
How to Identify a Varied Bunting
Look for varied buntings along the southwest border in Texas and Arizona, or in Mexico. See photos of the males...
6 Beautiful Bunting Birds You Should Know
Meet the bunting bird family, which includes colorful members, including the varied bunting and lark bunting. See photos to help...
Lazuli Buntings: Vibrant Jewels of the West
Get to know lazuli buntings and where to find them. See the males' dazzling and colorful plumage, learn what females...
The Best Cardinal Bird Feeders and Birdseed
Cardinals are beloved backyard birds. To attract more redbirds, fill these cardinal bird feeders with their favorite types of birdseed.
How to Identify Snow Buntings
In winter, look for snow buntings on shorelines, open fields and weedy roadsides. In spring, these birds head north to...
Rainbow Birds: All About Painted Buntings
Painted buntings sport a jaw-dropping rainbow of colors. Learn what males and females look like, what they eat and see...
Look and Listen for Bright Blue Indigo Buntings
Learn what male and female indigo buntings look like, what their song sounds like and about their nests and eggs....
Look Up High to Spot Stunning Scarlet Tanagers
Birders may spot scarlet tanagers high in forest canopies across the eastern states. During summer, males are red and black...
Meet the Pyrrhuloxia: Desert Cardinal of the Southwest
Learn all about the pyrrhuloxia, or desert cardinal, a bird found in the Southwest. Experts describe what this species looks...
Evening Grosbeaks Are Special Winter Visitors
In winter, yellow evening grosbeaks wander in flocks. Their travels are unpredictable, but they may show up at bird feeders...
5 Grosbeaks Backyard Birders Should Know
Learn how to identify five species of grosbeaks in North America. Look for these large, colorful, eye-catching birds at your...
Head Up North to See Pine Grosbeaks
Pine grosbeaks are a common species in Canada's boreal forests and the western mountains. This tame oversized finch adds color...
Get Ready for Rose-Breasted Grosbeaks
Learn what male, female and juvenile rose-breasted grosbeaks look like, what their song sounds like, what they eat and about...
Go West to See Black-Headed Grosbeaks
If it's spring in the west, fill a feeder with sunflower seeds and you may soon discover a pair of...
How to Attract and Identify Purple Finches
Attracting a purple finch is easy with the right food, but identifying them can be tricky! Here's the best way...
Irruption Alert: Look for Evening Grosbeaks at Bird Feeders
Backyard birders should watch for evening grosbeaks in winter 2020. The annual finch forecast also reveals other species you might...
What Does a Cardinal’s Call Sound Like?
Northern cardinals are one of the few bird species with both male and female singers. Learn what a cardinal call...
House Finches and Purple Finches: How to Tell the Difference
House finches and purple finches look very similar. Birding experts explain how backyard birders can identify these finches.
Meet the Towhees: The Birds Scratching Up a Storm in your Backyard
Look down! That noise under your shrubs is a shy, ground-feeding towhee in search of its next meal.
Spotted Towhee
Once grouped with its eastern counterpart in a species called the rufous-sided towhee, the Spotted Towhee now has its own...
Purple Finch
In late summer, the Purple Finch begins to molt, and in winter plumage, a male’s reddish areas appear frosted. With...
House Finch
A western species until the 1940s, the House Finch was introduced to the East Coast by an unethical pet dealer....
Eastern Towhee
When you’re watching for this songbird, look out below. The Eastern Towhee spends most of its time on the ground,...