. Gray Lady and the birds; stories of the bird year for home and school . seeding thistle in company withthe rich red butterflies, and after this, the male and female,garbed alike, then live wherever the wild compositeflowers like asters, sunflowers, or garden marigolds and zin-nias have gone to seed and in the great waste fields of weeds. At all times its flight is noticeable for its dip, followedby an upward jerk, and as they fly, they call per-chic-o-ree-per-chic-o-ree (Chapman) in a jolly, gleeful manner. In May, June, and July they sing in a varied andcanary-like manner from tree-tops and
. Gray Lady and the birds; stories of the bird year for home and school . seeding thistle in company withthe rich red butterflies, and after this, the male and female,garbed alike, then live wherever the wild compositeflowers like asters, sunflowers, or garden marigolds and zin-nias have gone to seed and in the great waste fields of weeds. At all times its flight is noticeable for its dip, followedby an upward jerk, and as they fly, they call per-chic-o-ree-per-chic-o-ree (Chapman) in a jolly, gleeful manner. In May, June, and July they sing in a varied andcanary-like manner from tree-tops and as they swing onstalks of grass, having quite powerful voices for theirsize, which is under flve inches. A lover and close observer of these Goldfinches haswritten the summer life of a pair of these birds in sointeresting a fashion that I will read it to you. Eitherthe pair that she describes were very late in nesting, or itwas their second brood. A GOLDFINCH IDYL Do you know of any far-away pasture where, in blue-berry time, Sparrows play hide-and-seek in the bushes,. AMERICAN GOLDFINCH Uppek Figure, Male; Lower Figure, Female (One-half natural size.^ SOME BIRDS THAT COME IN MAY 423 and Finches are like little golden balls tossed on thebreeze? It was in such a field that my Goldfinch foundthe thistle-down for her soft couch — her couch, observe,for it was the dull mate in greenish olive that made the was there when the maple twig was chosen for thenest — as good luck would have it — close by our cottagedoor and in plain sight from my window. The choicewas announced by a shower of golden notes from the malebird and a responsive twitter from his mate. She beganbuilding at once, quickly outlining the nest with grassesand bark. Her approach was always heralded by aburst of song from her mate, who hovered near whileshe deftly wove the pretty fabric and then flew awaywith him to the base of supply. It was August 2 when the nest began. I quote frommy note-book: — Augus
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