| Group | Finches |
| Code | ABPBY03010 |
| Order | Passeriformes |
| Family | Fringillidae |
| Author | (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| Rank | G5 (definitions) |
| Occurrence | W (definitions) |
| Scale | N (definitions) |
| Western UP | none |
| Eastern UP | none |
| Northern LP | none |
| Southern LP | none |
Forested or Mixed Forested/Nonforested Landscapes
(Spruce/Fir (Pole or Sm Saw or Lg Saw or Uneven))
or (Mixed Upland Conifer (Pole or Sm Saw or Lg Saw or Uneven))
or (Northern White Cedar (Pole or Sm Saw or Lg Saw or Uneven))
or (Black Spruce (Pole or Sm Saw or Lg Saw or Uneven))
or (Mixed Lowland Conifer (Pole or Sm Saw or Lg Saw or Uneven))
containing:
Mast
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| Habitats | Regen | Sap | Pole | Sm Saw | Lg Saw | Uneven |
| Aspen | no | no | no | no | no | - |
| Paper Birch | no | no | no | no | no | - |
| Oak | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Assorted Hardwoods | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Northern Hardwoods | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Spruce/Fir | no | no | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Hemlock | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Jack Pine | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Red Pine | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| White Pine | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Conifer Plantations | no | no | no | no | no | - |
| Mixed Upland Hardwoods | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Mixed Northern Hardwoods | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Mixed Upland Conifer | no | no | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Mixed Pine | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Swamp Hardwoods | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Balsam Poplar & Swamp Aspen & Swamp Birch | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Bottomland Hardwoods | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Tamarack | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Northern White Cedar | no | no | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Black Spruce | no | no | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Mixed Lowland Hardwoods | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Mixed Lowland Conifer | no | no | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Non-Forested | none | |||||
| Special Features | Mast |
Habitat: The Pine Grosbeak prefers open coniferous or mixed coniferous-deciduous woods in the breeding season. Nests are placed in evergreens, such as spruce and fir, 6 to 30 feet from the ground. This grosbeak feeds on a diverse assortment of seeds, buds, and fruits from conifers and hardwood, and is especially fond of fruits of ornamental trees and shrubs.
It can best be described as a regular winter resident in the Upper Peninsula. Every four to eight years, mass irruptions bring large numbers of Pine Grosbeaks to the southern Lower Peninsula.
Habitat: Breeding: Northern spruce-fir forests, typically at high elevations, usually at edge of open area in forest or along forest border. Wintering: May remain in breeding areas or move south to open cedar-strewn hillsides, residential areas with feeders, orchards, street trees.
Special Habitat Requirements: Coniferous forests.
Habitat: Conifers; in winter, other trees. Breeds in open coniferous forest, especially of spruce and fir; despite the name, not usually in pines in summer. In winter, often found in deciduous trees (especially fruiting trees such as mountain-ash or crabapple), also in groves of pines and other conifers.
Diet: Seeds, buds, berries, insects. Feeds mostly on vegetable matter, especially in winter. Major items include the seeds of conifers and other trees, buds of many kinds of trees (such as maples), berries, wild fruits (including crab apples), sometimes seeds of weeds and grasses. Also eats some insects, mainly in summer. Will come to feeders for sunflower seeds and other items.
Nest: Placed on horizontal branch or in fork of conifer such as spruce or fir, usually 5-15 feet above ground, sometimes as low as 2 feet up in deciduous shrub or up to 25 feet high in tree. Nest is a bulky open cup of twigs, weeds, rootlets, lined with fine grass, more rootlets, lichens, moss.