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Pine Siskin
Description: These small "irruptive" finches form flocks year round. In the winter flocks may be quite large. They are often seen at bird feeders in urban areas. In summer, you can often see them with flocks of Goldfinches at backyard feeders. Pine Siskins are pretty tame and take to feeders with r4elative ease. Pine Siskins breed from central Yukon across Canada southward to the northern United States in the east, through the mountain states in the west, and into central Mexico to Guatemala.
Other Names: Pine Finch
Color: Pine Siskins are tiny, yellow-tinged finches. Their bills are slimmer than most finches. Males have yellow wing-stripes and tails. They have notched tails much like other finches. Both genders look similar, although males tend to have more yellow coloring.
Sound: The Pine Siskins call is a loud “chlee-ip” and a light “tit-i-tit’ or “zwee-e-e-e-t.” and usually heard as the flock is flying.
Preferred Environment: As its name suggests, the Pine Siskins typically breed in the coniferous woods. but they are can also be found in mixed forests in the Puget Trough. During migration, they can be seen in semi-open areas, including forest edges and weedy fields. It is not unusual to fine Pine Siskins hanging upside down from the catkins as they busily extract the seeds.
Nesting Habits: The female Pine Siskin builds the nest 6 to 29 feet above ground in a conifer or deciduous tree away from the trunk in a branch fork, using twigs, shredded bark, lichens and root, and then lines it with plant down, moss or hair.
Food Preference: Small seeds, especially thistle, alder, birch, and spruce seeds, make up most of the Pine Siskin's diet. They will eat insects, especially aphids, but seeds dominate their diet.
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How to Attract Pine Siskins
The Pine Siskin comes readily to feeders. It also breeds in close association with people. Filling your birdfeeder with an offering of black-oil sunflower seed should help you in attracting these birds, but this finch can go through a lot of seed.
Pine Siskins prefer a wall or post mounted house, 5' to 15' off the ground. It should have a 1.5" diameter entrance hole and a predator guard should be added. A perch is not necessary. Create nesting for Pine Siskins in your yard with a finch house.
These finches will readily come to feeders where thistle seedsare offered. About any feeding stationsthat attract finches will most likely attract Pine Siskins. Keep the feeders well-stocked with sunflower, safflower, apple slices, suet, millet, peanuts and other fruit. It is wise to use squirrel proof feeders . Follow these feeding options and you should soon have these tiny finches darting across your back yard.
Suggested Pine Siskins Feeders
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