Birds Identified: Pine Siskin

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Pine Siskin has these characteristics:

• Hopping or climbing
  
• Smaller than robin
  
• Tail forked
  
• Bill thick, as thick or thicker at base than length of bill
  
• Mostly brownish, or with many brown streaks or spots
  
• Yellow or orange
  
• Streaks (long spots)
  
• Wing bands or bars
  
• North winter (November through February)
  
• South winter (November through February)
  
• Wood habitat
  
• Perched high (generally above middle of trees when perched or foraging)
  
• Perched low (generally below middle of trees when perched or foraging)
  
• Bounding flight
  
• Occurs in flocks (from 4 or 5 to thousands)
  
• Staccato and twitter call (short sharp notes or rapid series of notes: tinkling, trilling, sputtering, or percussive)
  

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