This must be said about the pine siskin. It is a plain bird. There is more to say about the siskin, though-about how it looks and acts and sounds and, finally, about some mysteries surrounding it. The ...

Winter finches are falling prey to salmonella passed through bird feeders in Oregon. The Portland Audubon Society has seen a recent rise in salmonella symptoms in birds, particularly the pine siskin, ...

The best view of a pine siskin is from behind with its wings spread. That way, the brilliant yellow patches show in the bird's wings and tail and clinch the bird's identification. From any other angle ...

Pine siskins have been few this season, with low numbers on some Christmas Bird Counts and one on others. But since one of the few showed up at my feeder array, I feel justified in naming the pine ...