Finches in Massachusetts
Our list for Massachusetts has 5 finches recorded regularly there: 1 resident and 4 winter visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Massachusetts in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 5, most common first
House FinchHaemorhous mexicanusResidentCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year
Pine SiskinSpinus pinusWinter visitorUncommon11–14 cmRegularly Oct–May
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Evening GrosbeakHesperiphona vespertinaWinter visitorUncommon16–22 cmRegularly Oct–Jun
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