Utah Bird Profile
 Pine Grosbeak - Pinicola enucleator

Name Roots: (L. pinus, "pine"; colere, "inhabit" - enucleator, "one who shells out")

In Utah:   
by Tuula Rose

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Nesting,
feeding,
characteristic behaviors:
Nests in a conifer or in a shrub at a height of 2-25 feet, in a cup nest. This species is not a cowbird host. During the breeding season, this species is an omnivore: upper-canopy forager. During the non-breeding seasons this species is a granivore: ground and upper-canopy gleaner.
  
Habitat: Breeds in Utah in sub-alpine conifer habitat.
  
How to find:  

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Occur. (UP)

(See Legend)

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