Volume 11 , Issue 16

Pine Siskin In SW Colorado Mtns

Here is some information I found online about the Pine Siskin -- "Pine Siskins typically irrupt in the west every other winter, but the pattern is much less reliable in the east. Siskins routinely visit feeders in the mountainous west in large numbers and only show minimal irruption patterns there. The large numbers of siskins in the east this winter are most likely due to a shortage of their typical winter food supplies in the forests of Canada." -- birds.cornell.edu

We also found another video of a flock of Pine Siskin's on YouTube.com at phidgtwz on YouTube.com.

Another site said, "Pine Siskin: Small finch with brown-streaked body. Wings have small patches of yellow and two white wing-bars. Tail is dark, notched, and has small yellow patches. Bill is slender and pointed. Forages on ground and in trees for seeds and insects. Flight is swift and high, travels in compact flocks.

The range and habitat of Pine Siskin is reported as follows, "Breeds from southern Alaska, Mackenzie, Quebec, and Newfoundland south to California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Great Lakes region, and northern New England; wanders southward throughout the U.S. during winter. Preferred habitats include coniferous and deciduous forests, woodlands, parks, shade trees near human habitation, alder thickets, and brushy pastures." -- whatbird.wildbird.com.
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