One of Charles Darwin's famous 14 finches — the island-dwelling bird species that helped inspire the theory of evolution — the medium tree finch is found only on Floreana, one of the nine major ...
Dr Gavin Hunt, a New Zealand biologist, spent three years observing the birds. He found that they used two different forms of hooked “tool” to pull grubs from deep within tree trunks.
A songbird usually found only on the West Coast has made an appearance in Lexington over the last several days, and birding enthusiasts have been flocking to the neighborhood where it was seen, hoping ...