Foraging birds are commonly ... contrasts with a brown head. The eyes are dark; the bill and legs are black. Adult female: dull brownish throughout, with darker wings and tail.

At last the year has rolled around and it’s time for my favorite On the Wing tradition: the annual celebration of the most glorious bird in the state. They’re plain and brown, poor singers and ...

Look for the conical, seed-cracking bill. If the drab brown birds have a touch of yellow on the wings, they could be pine siskins, an uncommon visitor from Canada. Other brown visitors to the ...