Because rosy finches nest along the cliff edges of Kings Peak and the highest slopes of Powder Mountain, they are especially vulnerable to losing habitat — particularly black rosy finches, ...

Because rosy finches nest along the cliff edges of Kings Peak and the highest slopes of Powder Mountain, they are especially vulnerable to losing habitat — particularly black rosy finches, the ...

Rosy-finches are often found on high alpine mountaintops, which can be inaccessible to scientists. Resorts like Alta and Powder Mountain help researchers — and sightseers — get up close and ...

Rosy-finches (and other finches, too) can carry food in a pair of buccal pouches, located under the tongue and extending back to the upper throat area. Both seeds and insects can be carried this ...

When I was accepted for graduate school at Idaho State University in 1974, I knew what my MS research would be on — the black ...

While black rosy-finches nest in Utah’s rocky mountaintops during the summer, gray-crowned rosy-finches hold the North American record for breeding at the highest elevations, with sightings even ...

What: The gray-crowned, brown-capped and black rosy-finch (and yes, the birds’ common names properly takes a hyphen). Where: All three species winter in Colorado’s mountains and have been ...

The rosy finch project has grown since then. It has become a public-private collaboration, with partners at the Tracy Aviary in Salt Lake City, the Sageland Collaborative and the U.S. Forest Service.

Rosy finches are found on open ground at higher elevations, usually tundra. The common gray-crowned rosy finch is native to Western Canada, Alaska, the northwest U.S. and the Rockies.