BIRDS OF PEASEMARSH 



There will be less dandelions in the lawn 

 and less thistles in the fence corners if the 

 Finches are near by to devour the seeds. 



It is interesting to notice how the habits of 

 bright plumaged birds keep them where they 

 are least conspicuous. The Indigo Bunting 

 generally sings on the top of a bush or tree 

 where his vivid blue coloring blends with the 

 background of the sky. 



Another of the Finches is the Pine Finch 

 or Pine Siskin, a northern Finch that loves the 

 pine woods. It is very fond of the seeds of 

 birch, or pine, or spruce, and an abundance of 

 these trees may attract it. Though it nests 

 farther north it sometimes visits us in small 

 flocks in the fall. 



SNOW BIRDS 



To this family also belong the Juncos and 

 the Snow Buntings, Snow Birds or Snow 

 Flakes they are sometimes called, because they 

 have so much white that in flocks they look 

 like huge snow flakes. 



In the autumn the Juncos appear here in 

 large flocks. One October morning they 

 simply surrounded the house, perching every- 



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