These birds were once found as far north as Minnesota, but habitat loss has caused the bird ... Long-legged birds with huge ...

Since Oct. 29, I’ve enjoyed watching up to five purple finches at our bird feeders. Last year I didn’t see one until Nov. 15.

“Why isn’t that bird eating the seed?” asked an 8-year-old boy as we watched a collection of bird feeders through a window.

With fall giving way to winter, natural food sources become scarcer for birds, especially after a particularly dry growing ...