One rainy morning a week ago, I hear a beautiful bird song that I cannot quite identify. It’s longish, sweet and melodic. From in the bedroom, I glance over at the feeders and there’s the usual ...

The purple finch is rarely seen in this area during the summer months as very few purple finch nest in southern Wisconsin. Most breed in the northern half of the state. At this time of year, those ...

The current record for the number of birds observed in my yard in during December is 31 species and that record was set just last year. On my first day of observations, I managed to pick up 18 species ...

This gorgeous female purple finch stopped on my newly-installed Birch Perch II and posed for photos. Credit: PHOTO BY BILL DANIELSON My last visit to the Thinking Chair occurred on Sunday, Oct. 20. It ...