The vast majority of native bird nesting takes place in spring, right after the trees green up and the flowers start to bloom. The spring nesting season feels like a frantic rush to quickly build a ...

For many species of birds, the business of courtship, egg-laying, brooding and feeding young is over. But not for American goldfinches. And so as summer wanes, the time of the goldfinches begins.

Right now in the middle of July there’s not a lot of bird activity to be seen. Most birds, with a few exceptions, are done nesting, and both the adults and young are out moving around, mostly away ...

Their nesting seasons over, ruby-throated hummingbirds, purple martins, orchard orioles and several other migratory songbirds in Georgia already are embarking on their fall journeys to winter homes in ...

Picking a bird of the week can be risky, especially at this time of year, when new species blow through - sometimes literally - in a single day. What’s abundant on one day may be absent the next, and ...

Goldfinches didn't get the nesting memo. The other birds did. They know to build their nests and start laying eggs in spring. The American goldfinch (Spinus tristis) waits until summer is in full ...

During a recent live bird presentation to Nature Day Campers at Chippewa Nature Center, Barb and Joe Rogers of Wildlife Rescue Association asked children to name their favorite bird. One favorite was ...

A: I have no thoughts about goldfinches of winter being the same as summer individuals. The chances are those of the winter bird feeders are not the same as the summer birds. As for why they are late ...

Goldfinches are like ketchup: First non'll come and then a lot'll. Apologies to Ogden Nash, who initially wrote, "The Catsup Bottle — First a little and then a lottle." And to Richard Armour, who ...

Looking out my bedroom window last evening, I spotted a bird that I haven’t seen in years in my back yards. A pair of American goldfinches were feasting on some blooming sunflowers that sprouted from ...

Right now in the middle of July there’s not a lot of bird activity to be seen. Most birds, with a few exceptions, are done nesting, and both the adults and young are out moving around, mostly away ...