{"id":21780,"date":"2015-04-11T05:39:59","date_gmt":"2015-04-11T11:39:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=21780"},"modified":"2023-10-17T19:09:56","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T01:09:56","slug":"a-pine-siskin-in-clark-county-idaho","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2015\/04\/11\/a-pine-siskin-in-clark-county-idaho\/","title":{"rendered":"Pine Siskin in Clark County, Idaho"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"PineA Pine Siskin in Clark County, Idaho – Nikon D300, f6.3, 1\/1600, ISO 640, +0.3 EV, Nikkor 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 400mm, natural light
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Last year in May on my first trip of the year up to Montana and Idaho I was able to take a few images of Pine Siskins in Clark County, Idaho. They are known to forage in tight flocks and they call most of the time, even in flight. The name Siskin is derived from the sounds it makes so it is also called “pine chirper”.<\/p>\n

This image does not show the yellow wingbars (seen in this image<\/span><\/a>) that can help differentiate it from House Finches but the narrow beak and short notched tail can help with identification.<\/p>\n

The Pine Siskin I photographed last May was feeding in the pines and it came down lower to perch on dried stems from plants I didn’t identify.<\/p>\n

Pine Siskins are highly gregarious and form nomadic flocks and they can be highly irruptive during the winter. I know I would love to see a flock of a hundred or more feeding in the winter standing out from the snow.\u00a0 Their summer and winter ranges spread across most of the U.S. and southern Canada.<\/p>\n

I love to hear the soft, wheezy calls<\/span><\/a> of these song birds when I am out in the field.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my Pine Siskin photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Last year in May on my first trip of the year up to Montana and Idaho I was able to take a few images of Pine Siskins in Clark County, 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