Finches in New Jersey
Our list for New Jersey has 5 finches recorded regularly there: 1 resident, 2 winter visitors and 2 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in New Jersey 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–Apr
Evening GrosbeakHesperiphona vespertinaPassage migrantRare16–22 cmRegularly May–Dec
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraWinter visitorRare15–17 cmRegularly Nov–May
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaPassage migrantRare12–14 cmRegularly Feb
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