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Lawrence‘s Goldfinch
Spinus lawrencei
 (L 4.75" WS 8.25" WT 0.4 oz)
May be chased away from feeders
or wildflowers by smaller Lesser
Goldfinches.
Sweetwater
Wetlands
13Nov2009
What a dreadful world this would be,
If not a single bird or Goldfinch we‘d see,
The world would be quiet all day long,
As it would be void of any bird or song,
There’s nothing nicer in this world to me,
As to spy a spot of gold, and find a Goldfinch in my
tree,
Then to hear it sing, loud and long,
And know it will come back all Summer long.
   (Goldfinch by Megan, grade 7)
George Newbold Lawrence
Spinus in Greek refers to a bird
mentioned by Aristophanes,
Dionysius et al.
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Society