pine grosbeak
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of pine grosbeak
An Americanism dating back to 1765–75
Example Sentences
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Around Bozeman, the pine grosbeak breeds near Hyalite Lake and Emerald Lake in Hyalite Canyon during the summer months.
From Washington Times • Jan. 31, 2015
“I’m not sure if pine grosbeak are irruptive, but maybe that is part of the equation as they only show up in the valley like this once every 10 years.”
From Washington Times • Jan. 31, 2015
The pine grosbeak, a robin-sized finch, summers in the boreal forest of northern Canada, except for a small band extending south along the Rocky Mountains where the birds remain year-round.
From Washington Times • Jan. 31, 2015
It’s these morsels of food, mountain ash berries, for which the pine grosbeak has come.
From Washington Times • Jan. 31, 2015
Quiet returning hawks cross the valleys, and the pine grosbeak hastens past.
From Minstrel Weather by Storm, Marian
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