Another bird which needs protection is thegoldfinch.
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I know a common near a populous town which in my recollection was full of goldfinches.
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She took and dipped agoldfinchand sold that.
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In all of them the eggs of thegoldfinchare at present protected.
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There is not agoldfinchto be seen there to-day; the bird catcher has been there.
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I am not aware of any grounds for the suggestion that thegoldfinchis almost extinct in this country.
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I have been in many modest homes where the bullfinch, the chaffinch and thegoldfinchhave been made the objects of love, thought and attention.
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He found a barrow with wooden cages containing linnets, goldfinches, and a variety of other birds, and as buying was brisk he described exactly what took place.
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I talked to the master and discovered that in the last few years there had been a phenomenal increase in the number of goldfinches in that area.
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One was a picture of agoldfinch.
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A sparrowhawk flew into the room, seized thegoldfinch, and he was never seen again.
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Local birds include chachalaca, quail, dove, sparrow,goldfinch, orioles, hawks and eagles.
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The site also has large numbers of rabbits and goldfinches.
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Its call is "tsit-it-it", and the song is warbledgoldfinch-like trills and whistles given in display flight or from a high perch.
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American goldfinches make very poor hosts for brood parasites, with studies showing low hatching rates of brown-headed cowbird eggs and no fledging success.
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