Five needle pines- I love them! It was the stately eastern white pine that introduced me to these trees of the five needle ...

A pine grosbeak, who sings during the dawn chorus, perches on a branch in Meadowlands, Minnesota. Photograph by Richard Seeley, Nat Geo Image Collection ...

The pine grosbeaks (pinicola enucleator) are found year-round in our aspen/coniferous environment. They are large fluffy birds, about 9 inches long or the size of robins, and have long tails ...

When hiking through subalpine forests in Colorado, the pine grosbeak is a treat on the treeline trail. I often encounter them when hiking in the mountains near timberline at around 11,000 feet.

Evening grosbeaks and a Pine grosbeak hang out in an Onanole feeder during the Christmas Bird Count. (Connor McDowell/Brandon Sun) “You can see trends in birds,” Kingdon said.

IS it not of rare occurrence that a pine grosbeak (Pyrrhula enucleator) has been seen here, not on one day, but on two? I was informed this morning that Mr. O. T. Perkins had seen this handsome ...

Here a male pine grosbeak samples the menu. Photo by Bill Marchel. Feeding birds is no longer a hobby just for the enthusiastic birder watcher.

The last time I wrote about rose-breasted grosbeaks was over 10 years ago. Back then, I was experiencing quite a bit of angst over my ability to identify their enchanting song, likened by many to ...

The grosbeaks are an interesting group of birds. Here in New England, you are most likely to see rose-breasted grosbeaks, but we also have pine grosbeaks, and evening grosbeaks (blue and black ...

The grosbeaks are an interesting group of birds. Here in New England, you are most likely to see rose-breasted grosbeaks, but we also have pine grosbeaks, and evening grosbeaks (blue and black ...

Pine grosbeaks often feed on buds of various types in winter, including new tips of spruce branches. I’ve seen them eating willow buds, and studies in Finland recorded them regularly eating ...

Pine grosbeaks sometimes travel to take advantage of plentiful mast crops, even when adequate food is available in their breeding range. A 2023 study in Sweden by Svein Dale found that irruptions of ...