A Pine Siskin in Baltimore Co., Maryland (3/5/2016).

View Record Details Photo by Frode Jacobsen MBP List

A Pine Siskin in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/26/2014).

View Record Details Photo by Scott Housten MBP List

A Pine Siskin in Howard Co., Maryland (10/31/2014).

View Record Details Photo by Howard Patterson MBP List

Pine Siskin in Montgomery Co., Maryland (4/26/2021). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 367165 - Psn: 20)

Pine Siskin in Montgomery Co., Maryland (4/26/2021). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

View Record Details Photo by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist MBP List

A Pine Siskin in Harford Co., Maryland (10/28/2018).

View Record Details Photo by James Campbell MBP List

A Pine Siskin in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (12/11/2018).

View Record Details Photo by Jonathan Irons MBP List

A Pine Siskin in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (10/25/2018).

View Record Details Photo by Daniel Irons MBP List

A Pine Siskin in Pasadena, Maryland (12/25/2008).

Photo by Bill Hubick MBP List

A Pine Siskin in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/6/2012). It looks like the winter of 2012/2013 should see a lot of Pine Siskins in Maryland. This was one of at least 56 individuals visiting feeders.

Photo by Bill Hubick MBP List

A flock of Pine Siskins at feeders in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/6/2012).

Photo by Bill Hubick MBP List

A Pine Siskin in Baltimore Co., Maryland (12/18/2012).

Photo by Jon Corcoran MBP List

Pine Siskin in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/31/2020). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 288723 - Psn: 55)

Pine Siskin in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/31/2020). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

View Record Details Photo by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist MBP List

A Pine Siskin in Abingdon, Harford Co., Maryland (1/17/2015).

View Record Details Photo by Matthew Addicks MBP List

Pine Siskin in Worcester Co., Maryland (11/15/2008). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 531130 - Psn: 88)

Pine Siskin in Worcester Co., Maryland (11/15/2008). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

View Record Details Photo by Frode Jacobsen MBP List

A flock of Pine Siskins over Cape May Co., New Jersey (10/6/2012).

Photo by Sam Galick MBP List

A flock of Pine Siskins over Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (10/17/2020). (c) dansmall, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 675035 - Psn: 100)

A flock of Pine Siskins over Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (10/17/2020). (c) dansmall, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

View Record Details Photo by Dan Small MBP List

Pine Siskins in Kent Co., Maryland (11/3/2012).

View Record Details Photo by Mark Johnson MBP List

Pine Siskin in Cecil Co., Maryland (10/9/2022). (c) Jonathan Irons, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 675067 - Psn: 175)

Pine Siskin in Cecil Co., Maryland (10/9/2022). (c) Jonathan Irons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

View Record Details Photo by Jonathan Irons MBP List

Pine Siskin in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/17/2023). (c) Jonathan Irons, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 923028 - Psn: 178)

Pine Siskin in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/17/2023). (c) Jonathan Irons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

View Record Details Photo by Jonathan Irons via iNaturalist MBP List

A Pine Siskin being banded in Baltimore Co., Maryland (10/19/1980).

Photo by Jim Stasz MBP List

Sonogram of a Pine Siskin in Howard Co., Maryland (11/1/2014). zhree call (Background noise is at 2 kHz and below. This one had a descending buzz at the end.)

View Record Details Photo by David Cummings MBP List

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Status

Pine Siskins are birds of northern coniferous forests. In years when food sources there are scarce, they may "irrupt" southward, reaching Maryland. For an explanation of irruption, see the species page for another "winter finch," Evening Grosbeak.

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A Pine Siskin in Baltimore Co., Maryland (3/5/2016). View Record Details Media by Frode Jacobsen.

A Pine Siskin in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/26/2014). View Record Details Media by Scott Housten.

A Pine Siskin in Howard Co., Maryland (10/31/2014). View Record Details Media by Howard Patterson.

Pine Siskin in Montgomery Co., Maryland (4/26/2021). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist.

A Pine Siskin in Harford Co., Maryland (10/28/2018). View Record Details Media by James Campbell.

A Pine Siskin in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (12/11/2018). View Record Details Media by Jonathan Irons.

A Pine Siskin in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (10/25/2018). View Record Details Media by Daniel Irons.

A Pine Siskin in Pasadena, Maryland (12/25/2008). Media by Bill Hubick.

A Pine Siskin in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/6/2012). It looks like the winter of 2012/2013 should see a lot of Pine Siskins in Maryland. This was one of at least 56 individuals visiting feeders. Media by Bill Hubick.

A flock of Pine Siskins at feeders in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/6/2012). Media by Bill Hubick.

A Pine Siskin in Baltimore Co., Maryland (12/18/2012). Media by Jon Corcoran.

Pine Siskin in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/31/2020). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist.

A Pine Siskin in Abingdon, Harford Co., Maryland (1/17/2015). View Record Details Media by Matthew Addicks.

Pine Siskin in Worcester Co., Maryland (11/15/2008). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Frode Jacobsen.

A flock of Pine Siskins over Cape May Co., New Jersey (10/6/2012). Media by Sam Galick.

A flock of Pine Siskins over Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (10/17/2020). (c) dansmall, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Dan Small.

Pine Siskins in Kent Co., Maryland (11/3/2012). View Record Details Media by Mark Johnson.

Pine Siskin in Cecil Co., Maryland (10/9/2022). (c) Jonathan Irons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Jonathan Irons.

Pine Siskin in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/17/2023). (c) Jonathan Irons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Jonathan Irons via iNaturalist.

A Pine Siskin being banded in Baltimore Co., Maryland (10/19/1980). Media by Jim Stasz.

Sonogram of a Pine Siskin in Howard Co., Maryland (11/1/2014). zhree call (Background noise is at 2 kHz and below. This one had a descending buzz at the end.) View Record Details Media by David Cummings.