Finches in Saskatchewan
Our list for Saskatchewan has 5 finches recorded regularly there: 2 residents and 3 winter visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Saskatchewan in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 5, most common first
House FinchHaemorhous mexicanusWinter visitorCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaWinter visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Pine SiskinSpinus pinusResidentCommon11–14 cmRecorded all year
Evening GrosbeakHesperiphona vespertinaWinter visitorUncommon16–22 cmRegularly Jul–May
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Pine Siskin 11–14 cm
- Common Redpoll 12–14 cm
- House Finch 13–15 cm
- Red Crossbill 15–17 cm
- Evening Grosbeak 16–22 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made