General

Hawfinch: Stocky finch with a huge blue-gray conical bill that turns yellow in winter. Yellow-buff head, black chin, throat and mask, pink-buff underparts, dark red- brown upperparts, gray neck and white tipped brown tail. Females are similar but duller. Juveniles have yellow bills, gray-brown upperparts, buff-brown underparts with mottling and streaking.

Range and Habitat

Hawfinch: Native of Europe and Asia and accidental in Alaska. Prefers forested areas.

Breeding and Nesting

Hawfinch: Prefers wooded areas with large trees. Lays three to seven green eggs with black brown marks at larger end, in a nest of sticks, lichen and twigs lined with hair and rootlets, built in a tree or bush.

Foraging and Feeding

Hawfinch: Eats mainly seeds and fruit kernels, especially cherries. Forages on ground and in canopies of trees.

Vocalization

Hawfinch: Emits a loud strong single note.