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Common Name

Pine Siskin

Scientific Name

Spinus pinus

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Similar in many ways to the American Goldfinch, this little bird has a heavily streaked breast and can often be found in sizeable groups.

These gregarious little birds can appear at your backyard feeder in large numbers, especially if you have finch feeders filled with thistle or nyjer seed. Less reserved than most bird species, they will often flit around you and even land on you, if you stand quite still by the freshly filled feeders.

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Can you see the resemblance to the American Goldfinch, in body shape and size — if not in color? Do you see the little bit of bright yellow on some leading wing edges in this species?

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