Pine Siskin

Pine Siskins.

NPS Photo / Rachel Ames

Size: 4-5.5”
Description: Gray-brown overall with heavy streaking on the back, breast and belly. They also have subtle yellow edgings on the wings and tails.
Migratory Status: Year-round residents of Rocky Mountain National Park.
Habitat: Live in spruce-fir and other coniferous forests, riparian areas, shrublands and urban areas to 11,000 feet.
Diet: Eat mainly coniferous seeds, but also eat grass and flower seeds, and insects.

 

• Pine Siskin (song)

  
  

  Pine Siskin song recorded on the Bridal Veil Falls Trail in Rocky Mountain National Park.

  Credit / Author:

  J. Job

  Date created:

  10/14/2020

 

• Pine Siskin (song)

  
  

  Pine Siskin song recorded on the Bridal Veil Falls Trail in Rocky Mountain National Park.

  Credit / Author:

  J. Job

  Date created:

  10/14/2020

 

• Pine Siskin (call)

  
  

  Pine Siskin call recorded on the Fern Lake Trail in Rocky Mountain National Park. Note that a Ruby-crowned Kinglet can also be heard in the recording.

  Credit / Author:

  J. Job

  Date created:

  10/14/2020

 

• Pine Siskin (call)

  
  

  Pine Siskin call recorded on the Sun Valley Trail in Rocky Mountain National Park.

  Credit / Author:

  J. Job

  Date created:

  10/14/2020

 

• Pine Siskin (song and call)

  
  

  Pine Siskin song and call recorded in Moraine Park in Rocky Mountain National Park. Note that a Green-tailed Towhee and European Starling can also be heard in the recording.

  Credit / Author:

  J. Job

  Date created:

  10/14/2020

 

• Pine Siskin (call)

  
  

  Pine Siskin call recorded along the Mill Creek Trail in Rocky Mountain National Park.

  Credit / Author:

  J. Job

  Date created:

  10/14/2020

 

• Pine Siskin (song)

  
  

  Pine Siskin song recorded on the Fern Lake Trail in Rocky Mountain National Park.

  Credit / Author:

  J. Job

  Date created:

  10/14/2020