Research FiRN is dedicated to the study and conservation of finches and their habitats globally. View FiRN’s project portfolio Live Feeder Cam We’re back! Livestream of Bill’s feeders in Woodland in northern Maine. Sponsored by Read More| FINCH RESEARCH NETWORK
The Crossbill Story, Part 6: By Tom Hahn: It seems appropriate that I’m putting the finishing touches on this post while sitting in a cabin at Lake Quinault on the western Olympic Peninsula of Washington Read More The post The Crossbill Story: Part 6 appeared first on FINCH RESEARCH NETWORK.| FINCH RESEARCH NETWORK
The Crossbill Story, Part 5: by Tom Hahn: We left off last time with the swarm of Type 2s (and a few Type 4s) breeding in the winter/spring of 1989 using the big ponderosa cone Read More| FINCH RESEARCH NETWORK
by Caleb Centanni and Matthew Young: How do you find a crossbill in western North America? Well, you have to know what’s on the menu. And, like a restaurant, if you want to know what’s Read More| FINCH RESEARCH NETWORK
Hello Finch Fans, Thank you so much for your continued interest in FiRN — It has been greatly appreciated! As a non-profit, FiRN relies on support from individuals like you to continue our work studying and conserving finches and Read More The post FiRN 2025 Membership Newsletter appeared first on FINCH RESEARCH NETWORK.| FINCH RESEARCH NETWORK
Hello Finch Fans, We continued to raise funds this year to go towards purchasing more radio tags (i.e, nanotags) for the Evening Grosbeak Road to Recovery project, a student Evening Grosbeak project, and other projects like Read More The post Earth Day Fundraising appeared first on FINCH RESEARCH NETWORK.| FINCH RESEARCH NETWORK
By Matt Young: Red crossbills (Loxia curvirostra) are the archetypal example of a taxon with high infraspecific diversity in traits including bill size and especially vocal characteristics. Currently, at least 11 different call types in Read More The post Crossbills and Conifers in the Adirondacks, NY 2024-2025: With Additional Notes on the Other Finches and Food Crops Across the Region appeared first on FINCH RESEARCH NETWORK.| FINCH RESEARCH NETWORK
Red Crossbill and the Cone Crop across the Adirondacks and Northeast 2023-2024: What will 2024-2025 bring? By Matthew Young and Nicolas Main: With the 2023-2024 cone crop year and the Type 2 and 4 Red Read More The post Red Crossbills and the Cone Crop across the Adirondacks and Northeast 2023-2024: What will 2024-2025 bring? appeared first on FINCH RESEARCH NETWORK.| FINCH RESEARCH NETWORK
The Finch Research Network (FiRN) seeks to fund projects that will contribute to the study or conservation of finches and their habitats. See here for FiRN grant opportunities: https://finchnetwork.org/grants or https://finchnetwork.org/grants/edward-s-ned-brinkley-finch-research-grant Eligibility Applicants at any Read More The post New Finch Research Network Small Grant Program appeared first on FINCH RESEARCH NETWORK.| FINCH RESEARCH NETWORK
Hello Finch Fans, Thank you so much for your continued interest in FiRN — It has been greatly appreciated! As a non-profit, FiRN relies on support from individuals like you to continue our work studying and conserving finches and Read More The post FiRN 2025 Membership Drive appeared first on FINCH RESEARCH NETWORK.| FINCH RESEARCH NETWORK
By Tom Hahn Last time we left off with the numerous red crossbills, especially Type 2s but also some Type 4s, on the east slope of the Cascades, near Naches, WA. These birds had stopped Read More The post The Crossbill Story: Part 4 appeared first on FINCH RESEARCH NETWORK.| FINCH RESEARCH NETWORK
The Finch Research Network (FiRN) is a nonprofit, and was granted 501c3 status in 2020. We are a co-lead on the International Evening Grosbeak Road to Recovery Project, and have funded $22,000+ to go towards research, Read More| FINCH RESEARCH NETWORK