. Nature Study Birds : A Book for Beginners in Bird Study . 44 According to Dicks wish, eightoclock in the morning found us on ourway to the old mill. It was about halfa mile away on an old run-down brook had been checked so as toform quite a large pond.—1 a r g eenough so that years and years beforeit had furnished water to turn a wheelso that the farmer could grind hisown and his neighbors corn. Most of our way to the old mill wasthrough pasture land that produced alittle grass, quantities of weeds andmany thistles; many of the thistles From Land Birds GOLD FINCH were in full bloom
. Nature Study Birds : A Book for Beginners in Bird Study . 44 According to Dicks wish, eightoclock in the morning found us on ourway to the old mill. It was about halfa mile away on an old run-down brook had been checked so as toform quite a large pond.—1 a r g eenough so that years and years beforeit had furnished water to turn a wheelso that the farmer could grind hisown and his neighbors corn. Most of our way to the old mill wasthrough pasture land that produced alittle grass, quantities of weeds andmany thistles; many of the thistles From Land Birds GOLD FINCH were in full bloom while others had gone to seed. On the way we, of course, saw many Song, Vesper andField Sparrows, but what interested the children most werethe numbers of Goldfinches that flew from the thistleswhen we approached too near. Goldfinches are great fav-orites with everybody; by country boys and girls they arevery often known as Wild Canaries 01 Thistle-birds. Their song is very sweet,-—not as long, but richer andwilder than that of the canary. People used
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