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Pine grosbeak

Pinicola enucleator

Large, plump finch with raspberry-red plumage and thick bill. Irregular visitor to Bay Area from north; eats conifer seeds; disperses tree reproduction.

Plants that support Pine grosbeak

3 plants

Bearberry Honeysuckle

Lonicera involucrata var. ledebourii

moderate

shrub

Fall-winter food source, especially in montane California

Bay Area native

Golden Currant

Ribes aureum

moderate

shrub

Irregular winter visitor, feeds on persistent dried berries

Bay Area native

Western ragweed

Ambrosia psilostachya

moderate

perennial herb

Winter visitor; supplemental seed source during invasion years

Bay Area native