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Wildlife
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Pine Siskin
(Carduelis pinus) Y |
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RANGE: Breeds from central Alaska south through
the Western United States and east across Canada to
Newfoundland. Winters throughout Eastern and Southern United
States from New England, the Great Lakes, and the Northern
Plains States, south into Mexico. Resident in the southern Rocky
Mountains, southwestern deserts, and the Pacific Coast.
STATUS: Irregularly common in large flocks.
HABITAT: Generally inhabits coniferous forests, and prefers
those with low to intermediate canopy cover. Less numerous in
second-growth alders, aspen, and broadleaf trees along the
fringes of coniferous forests. Very social, forms flocks with
other species.
SPECIAL HABITAT REQUIREMENTS: Coniferous forests.
NEST: Generally locates nest on a conifer branch, often in the
shelter of another small branch and usually 15-35 feet above the
ground.
FOOD: An opportunistic feeder that gleans food from foliage,
bark of conifers, and from the ground. Also eats seeds, some
berries, and a wide variety of insects. .
REFERENCES: Adamus et al. 2001, Forbush and May 1955, Miller
1999, Shunk 2004, Weaver and West 1943, Terres 1980. |
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