The purple finch is quite particular about its choice of habitat in ... He has worked for the National Park Service, the U.S. Forest Service, the Nature Conservancy and the Massachusetts State Parks ...

Q: We live in Adams and are new at this: We have had bird feeders for two years now and have learned to name most of the birds that come.

PURPLE FINCH: Many Purple Finches will migrate south ... RED CROSSBILL: Red Crossbills are currently quite common in eastern Massachusetts, along the coast of Maine and the southern Maritime ...

It’s usually about mid to late April, and that’s the same time the purple finch stops in the yard to partake of sunflower oilers while on its way to its northerly breeding grounds. Over the ...

The purple finch (Haemorhous purpureus ... a special breed of chicken that was developed in Rhode Island and Massachusetts from the famous Rhode Island red. So, actually, except for the name ...