pine siskin
noun
: a North American finch (Spinus pinus of the family Fringillidae) with streaked plumage
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The nectar-rich flowers attract bees and butterflies in the summer, while goldfinches, house finches, and pine siskins enjoy their seeds through the fall and winter.
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Anne Readel, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Feb. 2026
In addition to the finches, pine siskins and indigo buntings also eat nyjer.
—Joan Morris, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026
For example, Stewart recommends adding nyjer or sunflower chips, tiny seeds that small birds prefer, such as goldfinches and pine siskins.
—Lauren David, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2025
Dark-eyed juncos and pine siskins, while present year-round in the Bay Area, likewise appear more numerous, with their populations also swollen by additional arrivals from the north.
—Jack Gedney, The Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2024
Irruptions also occur periodically with other northern bird species, including the red crossbill, common redpoll, hoary redpoll, evening grosbeak and pine siskin.
—Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 22 Nov. 2022
Connecticut warblers in Sharon, Squantum Point Park in Squantum, the Cornelia & Richardson White Woodsin Cohasset, a mourning warbler in Sharon, and an early pine siskin at Moose Hill Sanctuary in Sharon in Sharon.
—BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2022
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Anne Readel, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Feb. 2026
In addition to the finches, pine siskins and indigo buntings also eat nyjer.
—Joan Morris, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026
For example, Stewart recommends adding nyjer or sunflower chips, tiny seeds that small birds prefer, such as goldfinches and pine siskins.
—Lauren David, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2025
Dark-eyed juncos and pine siskins, while present year-round in the Bay Area, likewise appear more numerous, with their populations also swollen by additional arrivals from the north.
—Jack Gedney, The Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2024
Irruptions also occur periodically with other northern bird species, including the red crossbill, common redpoll, hoary redpoll, evening grosbeak and pine siskin.
—Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 22 Nov. 2022
Connecticut warblers in Sharon, Squantum Point Park in Squantum, the Cornelia & Richardson White Woodsin Cohasset, a mourning warbler in Sharon, and an early pine siskin at Moose Hill Sanctuary in Sharon in Sharon.
—BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2022
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