: any of numerous passerine songbirds (families Fringillidae, Estrildidae, Emberizidae, and Cardinalidae) having a short stout usually conical bill adapted for crushing seeds
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Leave standing plants like coneflowers, rudbeckia, sunflowers and ornamental grasses that hold seed heads through winter, providing food for birds like finches and chickadees.
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Special To The Denver Post, Denver Post, 5 Oct. 2025
Viburnum species offer berries in hues of red, blue and pink, attracting mockingbirds, robins and catbirds; while American Beautyberry () features bold purple berries loved by cardinals, catbirds and finches.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Try a caged bird feeder Caged, squirrel-proof feeders work well for small birds like finches and chickadees, and can also keep out aggressive bird species, Birds & Blooms says.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 1 Oct. 2025
Nyjer seed is particularly tasty to finches of all kinds, but the chickadees in my yard like it as well.
—Kat Merck, Wired News, 24 Sep. 2025
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Special To The Denver Post, Denver Post, 5 Oct. 2025
Viburnum species offer berries in hues of red, blue and pink, attracting mockingbirds, robins and catbirds; while American Beautyberry () features bold purple berries loved by cardinals, catbirds and finches.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Try a caged bird feeder Caged, squirrel-proof feeders work well for small birds like finches and chickadees, and can also keep out aggressive bird species, Birds & Blooms says.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 1 Oct. 2025
Nyjer seed is particularly tasty to finches of all kinds, but the chickadees in my yard like it as well.
—Kat Merck, Wired News, 24 Sep. 2025
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“Finch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/finch. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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finch
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: any of numerous songbirds (as the sparrows, grosbeaks, crossbills, goldfinches, and buntings) that have a short stout bill adapted for crushing seeds
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