Birds like northern cardinals, rose-breasted grosbeaks, evening grosbeaks and purple finches have thick, short beaks designed for breaking open seeds with ease. The next time a bird lands at your ...

Wrens are a tiny, rusty-brown bird, smaller than a blue tit. They often cock their tails up so high it almost touches the ...

also the relatively short wings and flat-topped head are good field marks. Eye is close to the beak. Crown merges with forehead and bill in a smooth line. Adult: blue-gray upperparts, the crown is ...