This story is for the birds, especially the hungry ones that rely on backyard bird feeders to get them through the winter and early spring. There’s a nyjer seed shortage in the U.S. and Canada. Bird ...

DEAR JOAN: We had sunflower seedlings that were 2 feet high a few weeks ago, but our bird friends are eating the leaves. The birds are small, gray in color with yellow breasts — some kind of finch.

DEAR JOAN: We had sunflower seedlings that were 2 feet high a few weeks ago, but our bird friends are eating the leaves. The birds are small, gray in color with yellow breasts — some kind of finch.

Every fall, in late September and early October, customers come in to Wild Birds Unlimited saying they have seen goldfinches in their yard and they need to buy thistle or nyjer seed. "Are you sure ...

Who doesn’t love watching the beautiful American Goldfinches at their finch feeders? But do you notice sometimes that there is an additional guest at the feeder? The Downy Woodpecker loves to eat from ...

Lesser goldfinches are common in and around Santa Fe in the summer months. It’s not uncommon to see these small, yellow finches in the winter, as we are just on the northern edge of their winter range ...

Q: I’ve been feeding nyjer to birds in my yard. Do I need to worry that the seeds that fall to the ground around the feeder will grow into invasive plants? I know thistle can be invasive. Is nyjer the ...

DEAR JOAN: We have had a sock feeder for finches for a few years now. In the past, it has attracted many birds. We hung a new sock up with new seed and have yet to see one. Is it still early for them ...

In pondering my last ten years in the wild bird specialty business, I know northern Nevada customers’ favorite bird has to be the Lesser Goldfinch. When there is an abundance of goldfinch at feeders, ...

DEAR JOAN: We had sunflower seedlings that were 2 feet high a few weeks ago, but our bird friends are eating the leaves. The birds are small, gray in color with yellow breasts — some kind of finch.

DEAR JOAN: We had sunflower seedlings that were 2 feet high a few weeks ago, but our bird friends are eating the leaves. The birds are small, gray in color with yellow breasts — some kind of finch.