How To Use Goldfinch In A Sentence
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A few minutes with the heron book cleared up the mystery; they were tricolored herons, the first I had ever seen.10 By the end of the month American goldfinches were shooting around like tossed gold pieces despite another cold spell.
Bird Cloud
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Chickadees, crossbills, goldfinches, nuthatches, siskins, and woodpeckers pick the winged seeds out of pine and spruce cones.
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We went driving in the country on Sunday afternoons to look for some of the birds that were special to us: bluebirds, goldfinches, pileated and red-headed woodpeckers, and, most thrilling of all, painted buntings.
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Not only is the Cape flush with cardinals, towhees, mockingbirds, catbirds, goldfinches and woodpeckers, its birds of the shore entice many a visitor here.
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On the lake itself, we mainly saw the same woodpeckers, gulls, goldfinch, robins, waxwings, juncos, and other common birds spotted last year.
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I don't want to see more goldfinches, chickadees, herons or cardinals.
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The list was impressive and included robins, starlings, a goldfinch, blackbirds, redwings, chaffinches, wood pigeons and black-headed gulls.
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Niger thistle appeals especially to pine siskins, goldfinches, and purple and house finches.
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Dog roses, bramble, nettles and thistles provide good for birds such as goldfinch, greenfinch, chaffinches and the occasional rarity such as brambling or bullfinch.
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The goldfinches chittered and sang like drunken canaries and once in a thunderstorm a barred owl blundered into that fake crystal chandelier she had always detested.
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Birds such as goldfinches, orioles, and cardinals owe their colorful plumages to carotenoids.
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Nearby, the rough grass and scrub contain large stands of teasels and thistles, which provide seeds for finches - goldfinch, chaffinch, bullfinch, brambling and siskin are frequent winter visitors.
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I don't want to see more goldfinches, chickadees, herons or cardinals.
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Miners became fond of their birds, and as well as breeding the canaries with one another, they started to produce crosses - or mules, as they called them - with British finches such as goldfinches and greenfinches.
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I didn't know that the goldfinch is the only one that eats upside down.
A CHELSEA MORNING
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The list was impressive and included robins, starlings, a goldfinch, blackbirds, redwings, chaffinches, wood pigeons and black-headed gulls.
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All the common species are here - blackbirds and thrushes and the like - plus goldfinches, swallows, kingfishers and grebes on the pond.
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Sunflower seeds appeal to many of our wintering birds, but the goldfinches and house finches prefer thistle seed, while the ground-feeding sparrows and doves enjoy millet or a mixture of high quality seeds.
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My favourite plant, lavender, is something of a delicacy for goldfinches - when they've finished all the thistledown, that is.
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Goldfinches also feed on the seed of goldenrod, coreopsis, cosmos, zinnias, dandelions and other weedy plants.
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Right outside the window a male indigo bunting and a male goldfinch are eating side by side.
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There is, for instance, that charming letter about the escaped goldfinch, which is not spoiled for us even though we may take
The Art of Letters
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Leaves had unfurled , goldfinches had arrived at the feeder and daffodils were fighting their way heavenward.
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The goldfinch is a fun bird to spot around Lincoln. juditu ...
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Collection of the goldfinches took place when plumage dichromatism between males and females is subtle.
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The coldest December on record had driven them to warmer climes, and during the day I managed to miss goldfinch, greenfinch, dunnock and song thrush as well.
Birdwatch: Black redstart
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Another such word is geoduck, which is pronounced "gooey duck"; a less violently dissonant, but still unpredictable, spelling is distelfink, which according to Merriam-Webster's is pronounced DISH-tlfink it's from Pennsylvania Dutch dischdelfink 'goldfinch', although the AHD gives the normalized DIST-lfink.
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Plenty of birds of winter still mob Ann's bird feeders; chickadees, juncos, sparrows, woodpeckers, nuthatches, goldfinch, and doves are in no short supply.
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Chickadees, crossbills, goldfinches, nuthatches, siskins, and woodpeckers pick the winged seeds out of pine and spruce cones.
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Water was supplemented with the chemical, to suppress Isosporan coccidiosis, an ubiquitous disease of goldfinches that will quickly kill aviary birds.
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On the lake itself, we mainly saw the same woodpeckers, gulls, goldfinch, robins, waxwings, juncos, and other common birds spotted last year.
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Every month, RSPCA inspectors in Rochdale receive three or four reports of greenfinches, bullfinches, linnets and goldfinches being trapped and caged before being sold to breeders.
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Crossbills are closely related to goldfinches, and the curve of the upper beak seems easy to miss.
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The goldfinch is a symbol of Christ's future death on the cross.
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Birds are not like this: blackbirds or goldfinches vary reassuringly little wherever you go.
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Seedeaters such as evening grosbeaks, goldfinches, and pine siskins prefer black oil sunflower and niger thistle.
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Flocks are common outside of the breeding season, and American Goldfinches often flock with redpolls and Pine Siskins.
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Goldfinches also feed on the seed of goldenrod, coreopsis, cosmos, zinnias, dandelions and other weedy plants.
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Together with the introduced species of chaffinch, goldfinch, yellowhammer, skylark, magpie, etc, they provide a tuneful accompaniment to your walk.
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They're pretty birds, great songsters - delivering what to my ear is a deeper, huskier version of a goldfinch's melody - and therefore welcome additions to the backyard fauna.
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Goldfinches also feed on the seed of goldenrod, coreopsis, cosmos, zinnias, dandelions and other weedy plants.
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The whole backyard gang composed of those mentioned above, plus house finches, chickadees, goldfinches, titmice, grackles, redwings, and blue jays start around 5 pm with their bedtime snacks.
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Every month, RSPCA inspectors in Rochdale receive three or four reports of greenfinches, bullfinches, linnets and goldfinches being trapped and caged before being sold to breeders.
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A few special pleasures among many: listen to the opening concerto, for example, where the sopranino recorder is cast in the role of a goldfinch.
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Today, dozens of different birds stop by, from goldfinches, tits and sparrowhawks to ducks, doves and pheasants.
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The goldfinch is a fearless little creature.
Times, Sunday Times
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The weight of the bird bends it down even more, nearly touching the stones, but the goldfinch is a determined diner hanging rump up to get the tasty morsels.
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One of the Cape's most numerous and widespread songbirds, goldfinches delight in dining on dandelion seeds, thistles, and weed seeds found amongst the beach grass.
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There were myriad purple finches, goldfinches, red polls, and pine siskins.
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‘We're already seeing robins, goldfinches, juncos and pine siskens,’ she said, and staffers have heard a few bluebirds lately.
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All the common species are here - blackbirds and thrushes and the like - plus goldfinches, swallows, kingfishers and grebes on the pond.
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Birds such as goldfinches, orioles, and cardinals owe their colorful plumages to carotenoids.
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Not only is the Cape flush with cardinals, towhees, mockingbirds, catbirds, goldfinches and woodpeckers, its birds of the shore entice many a visitor here.
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Another such word is geoduck, which is pronounced "gooey duck"; a less violently dissonant, but still unpredictable, spelling is distelfink, which according to Merriam-Webster's is pronounced DISH-tlfink it's from Pennsylvania Dutch dischdelfink 'goldfinch', although the AHD gives the normalized DIST-lfink.
Languagehat.com: ENGLISH SPELLING.
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The list was impressive and included robins, starlings, a goldfinch, blackbirds, redwings, chaffinches, wood pigeons and black-headed gulls.
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Goldfinches are singing here and there in the treetops.
Times, Sunday Times
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All the common species are here - blackbirds and thrushes and the like - plus goldfinches, swallows, kingfishers and grebes on the pond.
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Goldfinches enjoy eating the seeds of many meadow flowers including daisy, dandelion, and thistle.
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This love-song of the goldfinch is the climax of the summer's bird-song.
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Next he let loose with the melodious song of the goldfinch and followed this closely with the ‘whew, whew, whew, ‘of the greater yellowlegs, a migratory wading bird.’
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It made such a roll of paper that the goldfinch's nest looked as though it were distent with a sort of misshapen ostrich egg.
Aftermath
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The delightful goldfinch is becoming one of the commonest visitors to our gardens.
Times, Sunday Times
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At the feeder on the window sill, goldfinches, titmice, chickadees, nuthatches, and cardinals have been busy at a heap of free (to them) sunflower seeds.
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The yellow plumage coloration of male goldfinches is a condition-dependent signal of male quality used by females in mate choice.
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The coldest December on record had driven them to warmer climes, and during the day I managed to miss goldfinch, greenfinch, dunnock and song thrush as well.
Birdwatch: Black redstart
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On the lake itself, we mainly saw the same woodpeckers, gulls, goldfinch, robins, waxwings, juncos, and other common birds spotted last year.
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Michael goes to the European Goldfinch site and sees a message from Mahone asking him to meet regarding Sara.
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Dog roses, bramble, nettles and thistles provide good for birds such as goldfinch, greenfinch, chaffinches and the occasional rarity such as brambling or bullfinch.
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Eastern Bluebird, Eastern Kingbird, and Goldfinch are locked in an twisted triangle of territoriality, and woe betide the bird that stumbles into this gang war.
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Nearby, the rough grass and scrub contain large stands of teasels and thistles, which provide seeds for finches - goldfinch, chaffinch, bullfinch, brambling and siskin are frequent winter visitors.
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Teasel provides nectar for bees and butterflies, and the seedheads supply seeds for goldfinches and crossbills.
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Dog roses, bramble, nettles and thistles provide good for birds such as goldfinch, greenfinch, chaffinches and the occasional rarity such as brambling or bullfinch.
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The thistle feeder is dominated by goldfinches, although an occasional house finch or song sparrow sneaks a snack.
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In my yard, jays and grosbeaks entertain me on one side of the house (large tube feeders with seed trays) and goldfinches, chickadees, and nuthatches feed in peace on the other (small tubes with no seed tray).
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Nearby, the rough grass and scrub contain large stands of teasels and thistles, which provide seeds for finches - goldfinch, chaffinch, bullfinch, brambling and siskin are frequent winter visitors.
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Today, dozens of different birds stop by, from goldfinches, tits and sparrowhawks to ducks, doves and pheasants.
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Goldfinches also feed on the seed of goldenrod, coreopsis, cosmos, zinnias, dandelions and other weedy plants.
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There were myriad purple finches, goldfinches, red polls, and pine siskins.
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Goldfinch often lines her nest with the soft pappus of the
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But the wren screamed loudest of all, and said that the goldfinch was a painted impostor, and had not got half so much gold as the yellow-hammer.
Wood Magic A Fable
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Choose annuals with abundant seeds, especially those in the sunflower family, to lure songbirds such as goldfinches and house finches.
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Plenty of birds of winter still mob Ann's bird feeders; chickadees, juncos, sparrows, woodpeckers, nuthatches, goldfinch, and doves are in no short supply.
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Nearby, the rough grass and scrub contain large stands of teasels and thistles, which provide seeds for finches - goldfinch, chaffinch, bullfinch, brambling and siskin are frequent winter visitors.
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Niger thistle appeals especially to pine siskins, goldfinches, and purple and house finches.
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Another acquaintance of my morning saunter was the debonair Arkansas goldfinch, which has received its bunglesome name, not from the State of
Birds of the Rockies
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Seeding grasses had attracted them, together with goldfinches and chaffinches.
