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Pine Siskin(Carduelis pinus)

Isolated breeding populations of Pine Siskins are found in the higher NC mountains. Elsewhere in NC, siskins are irruptive winter visitors, usually to thistle feeders.

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Pine Siskin (Carduelis pinus)
Pine Siskins (Carduelis pinus)Flat River Impoundment, Durham Co., NC21 Jan 2015
Pine Siskin (Carduelis pinus)
Pine Siskin (Carduelis pinus)Durham Co., NC22 Jan 2007
Pine Siskin (Carduelis pinus)
Pine Siskin (Carduelis pinus)Durham Co., NC22 Jan 2007Closely related to goldfinches (2 birds on left), Pine Siskins (2 birds on right) are finely streaked and have yellow in the tail.
Pine Siskin (Carduelis pinus)
Pine Siskins (Carduelis pinus) with a single American Goldfinch in the middle and a Carolina Chickadee below left.Durham Co., NC20 Jan 2009Note the yellow wing flash in the lower left bird. These birds are on a black oil sunflower feeder.
Pine Siskin (Carduelis pinus)
Pine Siskin (Carduelis pinus)Durham Co., NC20 Jan 2009These siskins are feeding on nyger thistle seed. Note the snow in the backgrouind.
Pine Siskin (Carduelis pinus)
Durham Co., NC26 Dec 2010Good comparison of commoner NC finches. Upper left is an American Goldfinch. Upper right is a female House Finch. Lower four birds are all Pine Siskins.
Pine Siskin (Carduelis pinus)
Pine Siskins (Carduelis pinus)Durham Co., NC26 Jan 2013
Pine Siskin (Carduelis pinus)
Pine Siskins (Carduelis pinus)Durham Co., NC26 Jan 2013Siskins seem just as happy foraging for sunflower seeds on the ground as they do for "thistle" on the feeders!

Created on ... Jan 31, 2007 | jeffpippen9@gmail.com