This must be said about the pine siskin. It is a plain bird. There is more to say about the siskin, though-about how it looks and acts and sounds and, finally, about some mysteries surrounding it. The ...

CHATHAM, N.Y. As the moody month of March oscillates between cold wintery days and days of warm sunshine, tree buds swell, lawns turn greenish and blackbirds herald the dawn. Spring is coming, but ...

This bird is an adult male pine siskin. The pine siskin is a close relative to the American goldfinch with which it is easily confused. The slender pointed beak of the pine siskin is perfect for ...

The best view of a pine siskin is from behind with its wings spread. That way, the brilliant yellow patches show in the bird's wings and tail and clinch the bird's identification. From any other angle ...

Maintaining and observing a bird feeder throughout the winter can sound like a generous and kindly activity to help birds cope with the cold season. Though the seeds that we place on the feeder and ...

As seems to be the case more and more often, March went out with a bang. And, in agreement with my assessment of the year from last week’s column, it seems only fitting that we experienced our most ...

I think everyone here in the Seacoast area has noticed the huge amount of white pine cones produced this year. Large quantities litter the ground. Red squirrel middens — piles of cones stripped of ...

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A healthy Pine Siskin sits on a branch. There has been a disease spreading through bird feeders and birdbaths that is mostly affecting these birds. There's been an uptick of people across Texas ...