. Nature study; birds . 44, According to Dicks wish, eightoclock in the morning found us on ourway to the old mill. It was about halfa mile away (jn 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 tfarmer could grind hisown and his neighbors corn. Most of our way to the old mill wasthrough pastiire land that produced alittle grass, quantities of weeds andmany thistles; many of the thistleswere in full bloom while others had gone to seed. On the way we, of course, saw
. Nature study; birds . 44, According to Dicks wish, eightoclock in the morning found us on ourway to the old mill. It was about halfa mile away (jn 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 tfarmer could grind hisown and his neighbors corn. Most of our way to the old mill wasthrough pastiire land that produced alittle grass, quantities of weeds andmany thistles; many of the thistleswere 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 oi Thistle-birds. Their song is very sweet,—not as long, but richer andwilder than that of the canary. People used to catch them
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