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 ...

I saw the flock of birds, hand unloaded my shotgun and leaned it up against a tree, then grabbed my camera. My grouse hunt had been interrupted by a favorite winter bird: The common redpoll. The ...

Its name, at least in Yakima, is a misnomer. The common redpoll is anything but common in these parts. It can be a routine, ho-hum sighting for any birder espying a common redpoll in Alaska, northern ...

Wednesday was the Feast of Santa Lucia, another of the December festivals that distinguish Northern nations. This is a day that I associate with hoary redpolls. Redpolls are small finches that come ...

If you have backyard bird feeders, you might want to be on the lookout for some new visitors this season. This is the time of year when longtime Michigan birdwatchers hope to catch a glimpse of the so ...

Folks have been noticing dead and dying redpolls around their bird feeders for the last few months. Apparently, a salmonella epidemic is to blame. These gregarious finches with red foreheads and black ...

Pine grosbeaks are among the species migrating southward as part of this winter's finch irruption. They can be spotted searching for food in fruit trees during the winter. New England birders with a ...