A big bunch of redpolls -- certainly 40 or more -- showed up at my backyard feeder west of Gilby, N.D., one afternoon last week. I've seen redpolls around Grand Forks, too, and several callers have ...

This has been a remarkable year for redpolls. Redpolls showed up early in winter at my place west of Gilby, N.D., and they've been increasing in numbers ever since. These are common redpolls. I ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mar. 28—Common redpolls, one of few Alaska songbirds that endure the grueling northern winter, are familiar visitors to ...

Last week I finished off my introductory column with a little challenge. I presented you with a photo of a bird and wondered if you could identify it. This week, as promised, I provide the answer to ...

Molecular genetic studies of species are giving us clearer, more precise views of the natural world around us. These sorts of studies have the greatest public impacts when they reveal that a familiar ...

Common redpolls, one of few Alaska songbirds that endure the grueling northern winter, are familiar visitors to Southcentral. But this winter, an explosion of the little scarlet-capped finches in ...