Category Archives: finches

Scientific Name: Caruelis tristis Diet: The American Goldfinch eats almost entirely seeds. They eat seeds from grass and weeds and trees. The seeds they eat from grass and weeds include sunflower, thistle, dandelion, and ragweed, and some trees they eat … Continue reading →

Scientific Name: Carduelis pinus Diet: The Pine Siskin eats mainly seeds. It eats the  red alder, birch, willow, thistle, spruce, and hemlock seeds. Pine siskins also eat tree buds, spiders, caterpillars, and grasshoppers in the summer. Pine Siskin chicks eat … Continue reading →

Scientific Name: Pheycticus melanocephalus Sound: The Black-Headed Grosbeak has a beautiful voice. It sounds somewhat like a robin, but it doesn’t follow an exact pattern. It is warbily at times, and sounds very flutelike. The notes are sung with short … Continue reading →