I love Pine Siskins... really, finches in general. One of the cool things (I think) about finches is that when you do have a flock of them together, it's called a "charm," a charm of finches, like a gaggle of geese or a murder of crows.
We have lots of goldfinches here, and they have a similar...
Post your pictures here; may be can ID it for you. I'm an amateur birdwatcher, myself, although I always have trouble telling sparrows apart at a distance...
My beliefs about reincarnation are complex and probably different than what you'd immediately think of when you think "reincarnation,"...