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A common permanent resident of mixed conifer and ponderosa pine forests on the Kaibab Plateau. It is an uncommon resident of ponderosa pine forests on the South Rim and Mount Trumbull. Cassin’s Finch is an irregular spring and fall migrant and winter resident in pinyon-juniper forest from 3 Sept to 10 May, with individuals occasionally lingering as late as 13 Jun. There is only one record from the Colorado River: eight were near Tanner Canyon (RM 69) on 6 Apr 1935 (Russell K. Grater). Data source: Gatlin, BP. 2011. Annotated Checklist of the Birds of the Grand Canyon Region. 3rd edition.

(Carpodacus cassinii) * Cassin’s Finch is a common permanent resident of mixed conifer and ponderosa pine forests on the Kaibab Plateau. It is an uncommon resident of ponderosa pine forests on the South Rim and Mount Trumbull. Cassin’s Finch is an irregular spring and fall migrant and winter resident in pinyon-juniper forest from 3 Sept to 10 May, with individuals occasionally lingering as late as 13 Jun. There is only one record from the Colorado River: eight were near Tanner Canyon (RM 69) on 6 Apr 1935 (Russell K. Grater). Data source: Gatlin, BP. 2011. Annotated Checklist of the Birds of the Grand Canyon Region. 3rd edition.