People often ask me what the pretty yellow birds in their yard are (they’re goldfinches). Others inquire about the red ones (house finches, or as the poets and old-timers like to call them, linnets).

The clearest sign of California spring is the singing of titmice. It starts early here, as does the season. I often hear the first few tentative attempts in December. In January and February, their ...

The sound goes off every morning with a sharp, staccato beep-beep-beep. Our neighbor, Yoka Meyer, thought it was our alarm clock going off. No, it’s a male tufted titmouse greeting the break of day ...

We’ve had many reports of juniper titmice showing up at feeders around Santa Fe lately. Sometimes we start to see more titmice at feeders once nesting has wrapped up. The juniper titmouse does not ...

As winter approaches and snow coats the ground, the tufted titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) will again become a ubiquitous backyard visitor. Familiar to even the most casual observers of nature, titmice ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Erick Greene, a professor of biology at the University of Montana, stepped away from the stand and stood by the home's back door. He ...