Learn what an American goldfinch looks like and sounds like and what this bird eats. Also find out why goldfinches look ...

Quiz question: Name a bright yellow bird, one that seems invariably chipper, has an unusual diet, moves around in flocks of its own kind and lives among us in disguise all winter. If “male American ...

Carotenoids are the underlying pigment for much of the enormous variety in color found across birds and form the basis for the colors red, yellow, and orange. In a study published in Current Biology, ...

DEAR JOAN: During the recent cold snap I observed a small yellow finch sitting motionless on the walkway around the pool. I have a nyjer seed feeder in a maple tree on the other side of the pool, and ...