Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus)
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BirdsIn Hamilton County, Ohio

Pine Siskin

Spinus pinus (A. Wilson, 1810)

Pine Siskin in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Genus
Spinus

Conservation status

Of special interest in Ohio (Ohio Division of Wildlife, June 2026)

Ohio's Division of Wildlife names it as one at the edge of its range in Ohio, breeding here at low numbers. It is not listed as endangered or threatened.

Near Hamilton County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 0 of Ohio's 88 counties. Its mapped range covers 88. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (0)
  • Within its mapped range (55)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (31)
  • Recorded, season not shown (2)
  • Season shown (0)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Range: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Species Range Maps CONUS_2001 (2018). Show as a table
Counties as a table
Pine Siskin by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecordsIn mapped range
Adams CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Allen CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Ashland CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Ashtabula CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Athens CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: winter
Auglaize CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Belmont CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Brown CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: winter
Butler CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: winter
Carroll CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Champaign CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Clark CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Clermont CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: winter
Clinton CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: winter
Coshocton CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Crawford CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Cuyahoga County26 · Recorded, season not shownYes: winter
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: winter
Defiance CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Delaware CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Erie CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: winter
Fairfield CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Fayette CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Franklin CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: winter
Fulton CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Gallia CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Geauga CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: winter
Greene CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: winter
Guernsey CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Hamilton County22 · Recorded, season not shownYes: winter
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: winter
Hardin CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: winter
Henry CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Highland CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Hocking CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: winter
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: winter
Huron CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Jackson CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Jefferson CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Knox CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Lake CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: winter
Lawrence CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Licking CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: winter
Logan CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Lorain CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: winter
Lucas CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: winter
Madison CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Mahoning CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Marion CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Medina CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: winter
Meigs CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Miami CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Monroe CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Montgomery CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: winter
Morgan CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Morrow CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Muskingum CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Ottawa CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: winter
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Perry CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Pickaway CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Pike CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Portage CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: winter
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: winter
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: winter
Ross CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Sandusky CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Scioto CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Seneca CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Shelby CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Stark CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: winter
Summit CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: winter
Trumbull CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Tuscarawas CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: winter
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Vinton CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Warren CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: winter
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: winter
Wayne CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: winter
Williams CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Wood CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: winter
Wyandot CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter

Season

When it is recorded

In Hamilton County

Recorded all year

Recorded through most of the year, so there is no single season to show. Based on 22 records in 5 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Hamilton County · records of all species each week, 87,019 in all

Records per week from 22 records in 5 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Pine Siskin in Hamilton County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Pine SiskinYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–1000392
Jan 11–1700344
Jan 18–2400312
Jan 25–3100206
Feb 1–700357
Feb 8–1400383
Feb 15–2111366
Feb 22–2821391
Mar 1–711551
Mar 8–1400523
Mar 15–2122750
Mar 22–28111,012
Mar 29 – Apr 4111,535
Apr 5–11001,960
Apr 12–18112,492
Apr 19–25002,403
Apr 26 – May 2003,783
May 3–9003,307
May 10–16002,059
May 17–23002,153
May 24–30002,390
May 31 – Jun 6002,648
Jun 7–13002,715
Jun 14–20002,695
Jun 21–27002,714
Jun 28 – Jul 4003,220
Jul 5–11002,980
Jul 12–18003,031
Jul 19–25002,961
Jul 26 – Aug 1002,795
Aug 2–8002,884
Aug 9–15002,696
Aug 16–22002,535
Aug 23–29002,536
Aug 30 – Sep 5002,606
Sep 6–12002,980
Sep 13–19002,959
Sep 20–26002,313
Sep 27 – Oct 3002,122
Oct 4–10001,828
Oct 11–17001,793
Oct 18–24001,338
Oct 25–31211,023
Nov 1–700676
Nov 8–1400593
Nov 15–2111384
Nov 22–2811496
Nov 29 – Dec 582356
Dec 6–1200478
Dec 13–1911285
Dec 20–2600322
Dec 27 – Jan 200388

In Ohio

Mid-October to mid-May, middle week Dec 6–12

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 205 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 148 dates. Latest record: December 2025.

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Records of Pine Siskin in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Pine SiskinYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10736,211
Jan 11–17115,146
Jan 18–24004,645
Jan 25–31224,698
Feb 1–7226,023
Feb 8–14225,888
Feb 15–21325,436
Feb 22–28426,846
Mar 1–7228,321
Mar 8–142210,384
Mar 15–214312,620
Mar 22–285513,949
Mar 29 – Apr 41119,661
Apr 5–111126,860
Apr 12–185339,925
Apr 19–257441,623
Apr 26 – May 27456,391
May 3–910552,952
May 10–162253,785
May 17–238257,698
May 24–302154,651
May 31 – Jun 60053,099
Jun 7–130053,700
Jun 14–201156,625
Jun 21–270055,361
Jun 28 – Jul 40058,477
Jul 5–110061,336
Jul 12–181164,722
Jul 19–250069,753
Jul 26 – Aug 10059,416
Aug 2–80059,712
Aug 9–151155,994
Aug 16–220054,328
Aug 23–290051,772
Aug 30 – Sep 50057,167
Sep 6–120059,075
Sep 13–190054,543
Sep 20–261145,860
Sep 27 – Oct 31143,180
Oct 4–101137,841
Oct 11–1715130,824
Oct 18–2410421,156
Oct 25–3120319,021
Nov 1–78214,172
Nov 8–146312,621
Nov 15–21947,965
Nov 22–28938,136
Nov 29 – Dec 51546,083
Dec 6–12956,004
Dec 13–191255,423
Dec 20–26645,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2328,459

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Relatives

In the same genus

Other Spinus recorded in Hamilton County

Identification

How to identify it

Often confused with

  • House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus422 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • American Goldfinch Spinus tristis137 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata109 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Purple Finch Haemorhous purpureus74 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus55 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed70%49%
Forest16%31%
Farmland10%11%
Grassland and shrub1%0.9%
Open water1%3%
Wetland1%5%

From 80 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
  • See it on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)OpenPhenology is independent and not affiliated with iNaturalist.

Records behind the Ohio result

205 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.