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pine grosbeak
noun
- a large grosbeak, Pinicola enucleator, of coniferous forests of northern North America and Eurasia, the male of which has rose and gray plumage.
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of pine grosbeak1
An Americanism dating back to 1765–75
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In addition to the barred owls, staff also treated a pine grosbeak and a Bohemian waxwing, songbird species that are typically found farther north in Vermont.
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“I’m not sure if pine grosbeak are irruptive, but maybe that is part of the equation as they only show up in the valley like this once every 10 years.”
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Quiet returning hawks cross the valleys, and the pine grosbeak hastens past.
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The bluebird and pine grosbeak have it too, but their much larger, trembling wings seem far less nervous.
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The pine grosbeaks from the north are the most destructive budders that come among us.
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