American Goldfinch/Pine Siskin hybrid in Sandwich
Iain MacLeod
The snow day yesterday gave me a chance to watch the feeders at home (in Sandwich). They were hopping with a nice mix of species.
In amongst the 24 American Goldfinches and 7 Pine Siskins was this very cool bird. It showed traits of both species. Note the overall goldfinch shape and wing pattern, but the siskin bill and streaking. I managed to get a nice shot that shows the underwing pattern (like goldfinch). I had a similar bird a couple years ago in Ashland. Ebird has a gallery of images of a couple other examples of presumed Goldfinch/Siskin hybrids.
https://www.flickr.com/gp/129386978@N06/58WF69
Complete checklist and other photos: https://ebird.org/nh/checklist/S102024463
Iain MacLeod
Executive Director
Squam Lakes Natural Science Center
PO Box 173, 23 Science Center Road
Holderness, NH 03245
Phone: 603-968-7194 x123