Good numbers of siskins, grosbeaks, and other favorites could be headed your way, according to the latest edition of the ...

This story is for the birds, especially the hungry ones that rely on backyard bird feeders to get them through the winter and early spring. There’s a nyjer seed shortage in the U.S. and Canada. Bird ...

DEAR JOAN: We had sunflower seedlings that were 2 feet high a few weeks ago, but our bird friends are eating the leaves. The birds are small, gray in color with yellow breasts — some kind of finch.

DEAR JOAN: We had sunflower seedlings that were 2 feet high a few weeks ago, but our bird friends are eating the leaves. The birds are small, gray in color with yellow breasts — some kind of finch.

Every fall, in late September and early October, customers come in to Wild Birds Unlimited saying they have seen goldfinches in their yard and they need to buy thistle or nyjer seed. "Are you sure ...

DEAR JOAN: We have had a sock feeder for finches for a few years now. In the past, it has attracted many birds. We hung a new sock up with new seed and have yet to see one. Is it still early for them ...

DEAR JOAN: We had sunflower seedlings that were 2 feet high a few weeks ago, but our bird friends are eating the leaves. The birds are small, gray in color with yellow breasts — some kind of finch.

DEAR JOAN: We had sunflower seedlings that were 2 feet high a few weeks ago, but our bird friends are eating the leaves. The birds are small, gray in color with yellow breasts — some kind of finch.