The Pine Grosbeak is the largest finch in North America, the size of a robin, with a plump body and a strong, hooked bill for crushing large seeds and berry pits. Males are rosy-pink and gray; females are olive-gray and yellow. It is a slow, tame bird of boreal forests that irrupts southward into the northern US when berry and seed crops fail.
Best time to see a Pine Grosbeak
The best time to see a Pine Grosbeak is November–February, when about 65% of U.S. sightings happen, based on 4,502 research-grade iNaturalist observations.
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