When I first noticed these little birds at my feeder, I didn't pay them much attention. I just assumed they were female house finches. It wasn't until I glimpsed a bit of yellow on their wings and tail that I realized they were Pine siskins.
I have had them at my feeder during past winters, but Pine siskins are considered an irruptive species, which means that they do not appear every year, but every 1 or 2 or 3 years (sporadically).
Irruptive species show up during the winter when their food source has been depleted by drought, wildfires, or some other event.
They can lured to your yard with a feeder full of the tiny, nijer thistle seeds that they prefer:
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