Pine grosbeak Pinicola enucleator
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Length: 7.75 inches
Large, conical bill
Long, forked tail
Distinctive call note often given in flight
Frequently gathers in flocks ...
Pine Grosbeak
Pinicola enucleator
The Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator) is a resident bird of most of Canada and parts of the Rocky Mountain region of the western United States.
Pine Grosbeak Behaviour
No observations regarding Pine Grosbeak behavior have been submitted to the database yet.
Interesting Facts about Pine Grosbeaks ...
PINE GROSBEAK.
[Pine Grosbeak.]
CORYTHUS ENUCLEATOR, Linn.
[Pinicola enucleator.] ...
Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator
Described by: Linnaeus (1758)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors ...
The song of the Pine Grosbeak consists of a series of two or three high-pitched whistles on a descending scale.
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On 11 December 1968, for instance, three Pine Grosbeaks suddenly appeared in my back yard in Wolfville and joined a group of House Sparrows feeding on "scratch" (a mixture of grains) on the ground.
Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator)
Pelzeln's Finches, Yellow Finches, Saffron Finches
Pine Siskin (Carduelis pinus) ...
Pine Grosbeak, Pinicola enucleator
Common Rosefinch, Carpodacus erythrinus (C)
Purple Finch, Carpodacus purpureus
Cassin's Finch, Carpodacus cassinii
House Finch, Carpodacus mexicanus
Red Crossbill, Loxia curvirostra ...
The pine grosbeak of the Old and New Worlds, the largest of the finches, feeds on conifer seeds and wild fruits; the western, or black-headed, grosbeak is an enemy of scale insects, codling moths, and flower beetles.
Of the fringillid grosbeaks, only two are found in North America:
the relatively small-billed pine grosbeak, of northern coniferous
forests around the world, and the very large-billed evening grosbeak.
The road out to the interpretive center is narrow, but by arriving early in the morning I was able to bird my way along the road slowly seeing: Short-eared owl, Blackpoll , Yellow-rumped, Yellow warblers, Pine Grosbeak, Tree Sparrows, Ravens.
Genus Pinicola - Pine grosbeaks
Genus Haematospiza - Scarlet Finch
Genus Pyrrhula - Bullfinches
Genus Coccothraustes - Hawfinch, Evening Grosbeak
Genus Eophona - Oriental grosbeaks
Genus Pyrrhoplectes - Gold-naped Finch ...
Pine Grosbeak
Count Circle: 2 seen in 1977 only.
Fermilab Site: Not seen.
136.
Purple Finch
Count Circle: Avg. of 15.8 in 26 counts.
Fermilab Site: Avg. of 3 in 2 counts.
137.
House Finch
Count Circle: Avg. of 262.2 in 24 counts.
 See also: Grosbeak, Finch, Crossbill, Sparrow, Goldfinch
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