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That's an awesome one, congrats!
November 26, 2025 at 5:19 PM
That's an awesome one, congrats!
Pine Grosbeaks are large, about robin-sized, and rather tame. Their distribution is the entire Holarctic, from Alaska and Canada across Scandinavia and Siberia, and even into northern Japan.
Pine Grosbeaks are one of the most engrossing of the winter finches, so good luck finding some this year!
Pine Grosbeaks are one of the most engrossing of the winter finches, so good luck finding some this year!
November 24, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Pine Grosbeaks are large, about robin-sized, and rather tame. Their distribution is the entire Holarctic, from Alaska and Canada across Scandinavia and Siberia, and even into northern Japan.
Pine Grosbeaks are one of the most engrossing of the winter finches, so good luck finding some this year!
Pine Grosbeaks are one of the most engrossing of the winter finches, so good luck finding some this year!
- Listen for their soft, sweet whistles.
- Scan edge habitat near conifers, especially spruce/fir.
They’ll sometimes visit platforms with sunflower seeds, although not as reliably as other finches.
- Scan edge habitat near conifers, especially spruce/fir.
They’ll sometimes visit platforms with sunflower seeds, although not as reliably as other finches.
November 24, 2025 at 4:49 PM
- Listen for their soft, sweet whistles.
- Scan edge habitat near conifers, especially spruce/fir.
They’ll sometimes visit platforms with sunflower seeds, although not as reliably as other finches.
- Scan edge habitat near conifers, especially spruce/fir.
They’ll sometimes visit platforms with sunflower seeds, although not as reliably as other finches.
That's awesome, congrats!! Hope the hat helps build the 2MR list!
November 22, 2025 at 12:01 AM
That's awesome, congrats!! Hope the hat helps build the 2MR list!
Keep close eye on your local listserv/Discord server/rarity alerts because sometimes they can be around for just a little while and then move on. Keeping sunflower seeds in your feeder can bring them. They are noisy when they're around so listen!
November 20, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Keep close eye on your local listserv/Discord server/rarity alerts because sometimes they can be around for just a little while and then move on. Keeping sunflower seeds in your feeder can bring them. They are noisy when they're around so listen!
Holy smokes, congrats!!
November 20, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Holy smokes, congrats!!
• Check the edges of spruce stands and other conifers.
If you see any Evening Grosbeaks this winter, savor the sighting, as these finches have declined dramatically in recent decades.
If you see any Evening Grosbeaks this winter, savor the sighting, as these finches have declined dramatically in recent decades.
November 19, 2025 at 5:50 PM
• Check the edges of spruce stands and other conifers.
If you see any Evening Grosbeaks this winter, savor the sighting, as these finches have declined dramatically in recent decades.
If you see any Evening Grosbeaks this winter, savor the sighting, as these finches have declined dramatically in recent decades.
Wish you both much happiness
November 17, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Wish you both much happiness
"Bird theory" is a thing trending on other platforms like Tiktok and Instagram (but maybe not Bluesky) where you say to your partner "I saw a bird today" and based on their reaction you can know whether relationship is healthy. But obviously birders already do that so test needs to be different.
November 17, 2025 at 5:20 PM
"Bird theory" is a thing trending on other platforms like Tiktok and Instagram (but maybe not Bluesky) where you say to your partner "I saw a bird today" and based on their reaction you can know whether relationship is healthy. But obviously birders already do that so test needs to be different.