Cardinals & Grosbeaks in Pennsylvania
Our list for Pennsylvania has 5 cardinals & grosbeaks recorded regularly there: 1 resident, 3 summer visitors and 1 winter visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Pennsylvania in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 5, most common first
Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year
Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivaceaSummer visitorCommon16–19 cmRegularly May–Oct
Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianusSummer visitorCommon18–22 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Painted BuntingPasserina cirisWinter visitorRare12–14 cmRegularly Dec–Mar
DickcisselSpiza americanaSummer visitorRare14–16 cmRegularly May–Feb
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Painted Bunting 12–14 cm
- Dickcissel 14–16 cm
- Scarlet Tanager 16–19 cm
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak 18–22 cm
- Northern Cardinal 21–23 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