A Pine Siskin, left, and an Evening Grosebeak are spotted Saturday morning chatting and lifting spirits all over Los Alamos and on this platform feeder at a residence on Barranca Mesa. Pine Siskins are small songbird finches with sharp, pointed bills and short, notched tails. Evening Grosbeaks are large, heavyset finches with thick, powerful, conical bills. Source: www.allaboutbirds.org. Photo by Selvi Viswanathan

An Evening Grosebeak, left, and a Pine Siskin are joined for breakfast by a chipmunk Saturday morning on this platform feeder at a residence on Barranca Mesa. Photo by Selvi Viswanathan

A Pine Siskin, left, and an Evening Grosebeak are spotted chatting and snacking together Saturday morning on this platform feeder at a residence on Barranca Mesa. Photo by Selvi Viswanathan