| 单词 | song sparrow |
| 例句 | The woman kept song sparrows in small wicker cages and gave Liyana two fat olive oil soaps to take home to her mother, too. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The song sparrow, who knows how brief and lovely life is, says, “Sweet, sweet, sweet interlude; sweet, sweet, sweet interlude.” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z As I climb over the fence into Bando’s pasture, a song sparrow clicks out his alarm note from the raspberry thicket. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z They told her she was in a forest clearing edged with bushes where song sparrows and cardinals lived. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z We look together at the black and brown bird, maybe a finch or a song sparrow, perched in a cage within a cage. A bird trapped in ICE detention: What it’s like inside the largest immigrant prison in the US 2018-07-28T04:00:00Z Besides the lapping of diminutive waves, the only sound might be the signature jingle of a nearby song sparrow. 36 Hours on Outer Cape Cod 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z Scientists have unlocked the genetic basis underlying the remarkable variation in body size observed in song sparrows, one of North America's most familiar and beloved songbirds. Cracking the code: Genome sequencing reveals why songbirds are larger in colder climates 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z In New York, researchers found chickadees and song sparrows that ate insects contaminated with PCBs along the Hudson River sounded a bit different than ones in uncontaminated areas in the Adirondacks. Banned decades ago, PCBs still posing threat to wildlife 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z Adaptable and variable, song sparrows can be found in abundance in overgrown fields, wooded edges and backyards, where they are common visitors at bird feeders. What Seattle-area birders can listen for in fall: fewer songs, more warnings 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z The new feathered delegation includes three song sparrows. Bird population boosted at National Zoo during virus shutdown 2020-08-08T04:00:00Z A song sparrow that had been shredded by a cat and couldn’t stand is taking flight practice in an aviary behind the clinic and looks “ready to roll,” Rosenhagen says. PAWS treats and rehabilitates animals at its wildlife center in Lynnwood 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z For instance, song sparrows that live year-round in the Aleutian Islands can be up to three times larger than their counterparts in the coastal marshes of California. Cracking the code: Genome sequencing reveals why songbirds are larger in colder climates 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z Immediate and long-term effects of testosterone on song plasticity and learning in juvenile song sparrows. Importance of investing in adolescence from a developmental science perspective 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z In northwestern Pennsylvania, song sparrows follow a strict schedule. The Not-So-Simple Secret World of Song Sparrows 2018-02-08T05:00:00Z “For the song sparrow, red-winged blackbird and yellow warbler, we got a similar rate of detections from our recordings as from the ground,” he says. Me and my drone: how automatons are changing research 2016-08-28T04:00:00Z Their quarry—including gray catbirds, song sparrows, and mourning doves—were soon released. Ornithologists set their nets in Washington, D.C.—to catch birds and attention 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z "The existence of 'locally adapted' populations implies that natural selection has shaped the genetic makeup of song sparrow populations across their range, enabling individuals to survive and reproduce in drastically different climatic conditions," said Carbeck. Cracking the code: Genome sequencing reveals why songbirds are larger in colder climates 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z Although the Atlantic song sparrow and the eastern song sparrow have nearly the same body sizes, the former has a beak with 17 percent more surface area. Beak Heat: Evolutionary Theory of Bird Bills Need May Need Revision 2012-08-01T15:15:00.227Z Reid and her team studied the isolated population of wild song sparrows on Mandarte Island in Canada. Lady Liaisons: Does Cheating Give Females an Evolutionary Advantage? 2012-06-06T14:45:00.223Z Indirect reciprocity: song sparrows distrust aggressive neighbours based on Eavesdropping. The Art of Eavesdropping: Nature s silent sniffers, watchers, and listeners 2012-05-11T16:15:02.027Z "But we all sing differently," chirped a song sparrow. Daddy's Bedtime Bird Stories 2012-04-21T02:00:27.490Z Carbeck and colleagues from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, University of Alaska and Ouachita Baptist University used the power of whole-genome sequencing to decode the entire song sparrow genome and unlock its secrets. Cracking the code: Genome sequencing reveals why songbirds are larger in colder climates 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z Greenberg calculates that by shedding extra heat through its larger beak, the Atlantic song sparrow saves about 8 percent more water than the larger-beaked eastern sparrow. Beak Heat: Evolutionary Theory of Bird Bills Need May Need Revision 2012-08-01T15:15:00.227Z Quite without excuse, the song sparrow sits on a wine-colored willow twig and sings frantically. Minstrel Weather 2012-01-24T03:00:25.640Z Researchers exposed song sparrow nesting areas in British Columbia to the sounds of other animals, including predators. Green Blog: For Sparrows, Terror Has Grim Consequences 2011-12-13T21:13:08Z There were the chickadees, the song sparrows, the chipping sparrows, the orioles, the thrushes, and even the catbirds were asked. Daddy's Bedtime Bird Stories 2012-04-21T02:00:27.490Z Although by no means the belle of the family, the song sparrow is beloved throughout its vast range if for no other reason than because it is irrepressibly cheerful. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z "I'm going to keep working to make the song sparrow the next Galápagos finch," he says. Beak Heat: Evolutionary Theory of Bird Bills Need May Need Revision 2012-08-01T15:15:00.227Z It is too small, and its breast is not streaked enough to be a song sparrow, neither are their songs alike; it has not the wren's peculiarities of bill and tail. Bird Neighbors An Introductory Acquaintance with One Hundred and Fifity Birds Commonly Found in the Gardens, Meadows, and Woods About Our Homes 2011-10-14T02:00:28.840Z Population structure in salt marsh song sparrows, I. Condor, 58:24-44. The Breeding Birds of Kansas 2011-08-27T02:00:24.797Z "And all the birds suddenly thought how perfectly right the song sparrow was, and they gave their concert, pretending that the big cannon crackers were huge chords of music accompanying their solos and choruses." Daddy's Bedtime Bird Stories 2012-04-21T02:00:27.490Z Some self-conscious birds, like the song sparrow, mount to a conspicuous perch before they begin to sing, as if they had to deliver a distinct number on a programme before a waiting audience. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z A tiny song sparrow had something to say with remarkable volume considering his size, and Mr. Mocking-Bird listened intently, determined to learn the new song. Tripping with the Tucker Twins 2011-07-10T02:00:21.613Z My song sparrow was not seen till the 28th, after I had given him up. A Rambler's lease 2011-05-22T02:00:11.507Z Studies in the life history of the song sparrow, I. Trans. The Breeding Birds of Kansas 2011-08-27T02:00:24.797Z The song sparrows came in flocks to be fed every morning. The Lure of the Camera 2011-04-27T02:00:25.413Z Happily he sings almost as many months in the year as the most cheerful bird we have, the song sparrow. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z Description of a new warbler and a new song sparrow. A Check-List of the Birds of Idaho 2011-04-27T02:00:22.180Z Without realizing it, I found myself taking over Paul’s old role of house song sparrow and began making up silly ditties to share.” How Language Heals 2011-04-16T04:31:06Z Variation in breeding season and clutch-size in song sparrows of the Pacific coast. The Breeding Birds of Kansas 2011-08-27T02:00:24.797Z They are important as an umbrella species — if their diverse habitat is protected, it protects other prairie species, from migratory song sparrows to pygmy rabbits and mule deer. Safeguarding Sage Grouse and Their Elaborate Courtship Dance 2011-02-07T20:50:36Z A sudden outbreak of spirited, warbled song in March opens the purple finch's musical season, which is almost as long as the song sparrow's. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z In the pines a song sparrow was pouring its heart out, and from somewhere an early-arriving sparrow scolded. The Lost Wagon 2010-12-20T17:12:36.807Z A pair of persistent song sparrows, building in an evergreen by the brook, kept up a steady song. The Idyl of Twin Fires A song sparrow appeared and stood on a branch with its tail perked up in a business-like way as if it had been feeding a brood. A-Birding on a Bronco Dickcissels search the purple ironweeds for provender, and song sparrows flit along the blossoming fence rows. Sigurd Our Golden Collie and Other Comrades of the Road Some children say it is difficult to tell the plain gray-breasted swamp sparrow from the larger song sparrow with the streaked breast; but I am sure their eyes are not so sharp as yours. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z That is not the nest of the grasshopper sparrow, after all; those are the eggs of the song sparrow, though the nest is more like that of the vesper sparrow. Camping & Tramping with Roosevelt A song sparrow was singing out by the road, and the thin, sweet flutings of a Peabody came from the pasture. The Idyl of Twin Fires It was the little bird whose sweet home-like song had so cheered my heart in this far-away land, the home song sparrow, dearer than all the birds of California. A-Birding on a Bronco Studies in the life history of the song sparrow. Natural History of the Bell Vireo, Vireo bellii Audubon Artlessly self-confident, not at all bashful, the song sparrow mounts to a conspicuous perch when he sings, rather than let his efforts be muffled by foliage. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z For my part, I had quite forgotten for the moment how the eggs of the little sparrow looked or differed in color from those of the song sparrow. Camping & Tramping with Roosevelt They aren’t half so nice as the song sparrows, or the Peabodies, and, of course, compared with the thrushes–well, it’s like comparing Owen Meredith with Keats, isn’t it?” The Idyl of Twin Fires When able to listen to something besides song sparrows, I realized that from the trees in front of me was coming the rippling merry song of a wren. A-Birding on a Bronco Sometimes the song sparrows and whippoorwills came hopping in about the little bare room. Strangers and Wayfarers The most cheerful of bird neighbors: song sparrows. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z The note of a lonely song sparrow broke the silence in a stab. Through Our Unknown Southwest I never shared the enthusiasm of some of my fellow bird-lovers for the sparrows till I knew the white-throat and learned to love the dear little song sparrow. Upon The Tree-Tops The brush and trees were full of song—yellowbirds, linnets, chewinks, doves, wrens, and, best of all, a song sparrow,—bless his heart!—singing as if he were on a bush in New York state. A-Birding on a Bronco The robins that greeted the dawn on Burial Hill sang here at midday, blackbirds chorused, and song sparrows sent forth their tinkling songs from the shrubby growths. Old Plymouth Trails Like the song sparrow, this cousin has some fine dark streaks on his throat and breast. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z The master artists are all here, and the expectations excited by the robin and the song sparrow are fully justified. Eighth Reader I stood one day by a trout-stream, and suspended my fishing for several minutes to watch a song sparrow that was singing on a dry limb before me. Ways of Nature The vesper is larger than the song sparrow, of a lighter gray and russet, and does not frequent our gardens and orchards as does the latter. Under the Maples A few of our birds like the song sparrow and the cardinal are hidden away in the thicket, and have not all joined their comrades in the south. The Meaning of Evolution Blue birds fluttered their wings and trilled their voices through the air, song sparrows sang from morning to night, and waxwings whistled for cherries in the bare tree tops. Say and Seal, Volume II All the fields were bordered with a fringe of feathery green bushes, from which rose the sweet roundelays of the song sparrows. In Orchard Glen He has seen a mother song sparrow helping her two-year-old daughter build her nest. Ways of Nature But more than all it is the favorite perch of a song sparrow whose mate has a nest not far off. Under the Maples In the song sparrow, field sparrow, chipping sparrow, and the fox sparrow the male and female are very nearly alike in color. The Meaning of Evolution The bees, droning over the honey-suckle in the garden below, and the song sparrow on the cherry-bough above, both joined in the hymn to the great Father who had made the beautiful world. 'Lizbeth of the Dale Nor will I put there the goldfinch, the linnet, the fox-colored sparrow, and the song sparrow. Birds in the Bush When on a journey, I am almost without eyes or ears for bluebirds and robins, song sparrows and chickadees. The Foot-path Way The song sparrow is177 probably our next most successful bird, but she is far behind the robin. Under the Maples From a side branch the veery poured his wonderful song, and the cheery little song sparrow uttered his message of good will for all to hear and heed. Little Brothers of the Air Farther down, near the line of birches, in a feathery larch tree, sang a peculiar song sparrow, who pounded four times on a loud silver bell to attract attention before he started his little melody. 'Lizbeth of the Dale In form his music is strikingly like the song sparrow's; but the voice is not so loud and ringing, and the two or three opening notes are less sharply emphasized. Birds in the Bush Then I looked for a song sparrow,—badly startled, perhaps,—but found to my delight a white-throat. The Foot-path Way I have seen even the song sparrow indulge in it, rising fifty feet or more and delivering its simple song with obvious excitement. Under the Maples Young veeries and bobolinks, song sparrows and warblers, who build low, apparently take leave of the nursery as soon they can stand up. Little Brothers of the Air But it seemed to me, after Addison had mentioned it, that the first, or opening note of the song sparrow, was much like, "Charlotte, Charlotte, don't you hear me whistle?" When Life Was Young At the Old Farm in Maine By the middle of March the song sparrows begin to appear, and for a month after this they furnish delightful music daily. Birds in the Bush The song sparrows were there again, as I had expected, but no white-throats. The Foot-path Way I have positive proof in a few instances of robins and song sparrows returning successive years to the same neighborhood. Under the Maples From various hidden places in the dense foliage come the notes of the song sparrow and the lazuli bunting. Conservation Reader Our song sparrow is, like the poor, always with us, at least near the coast, but we think none the less of him for that, and besides, that fact is true in only one sense. The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year We cannot help being grateful to the robins and the song sparrows, who give us their society at so great a cost; but their presence can scarcely be thought to enliven the season. Birds in the Bush The song sparrows, by the way, treated me shabbily this season. The Foot-path Way At the beginning of my studies in the Sunflower state the song sparrows proposed an enigma for my solution, whether wittingly or unwittingly, I know not. Our Bird Comrades A little bob-tailed song sparrow built her nest in a pile of dry brush very near the kitchen door of a farmhouse on the skirts of the northern Catskills, where I was passing the summer. Bird Stories from Burroughs Sketches of Bird Life Taken from the Works of John Burroughs The song sparrow may, of course, be known by the streaks of black and brown upon his breast and sides, and by the blotch which these form in the centre of the breast. The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year So, while by far the greater part of our song sparrows leave us in the fall, there are always some who prefer to stay. Birds in the Bush At 3.45 a song sparrow sang, and at the same moment I saw a robin fly out of the wood. The Foot-path Way Wondering at the reticence of the Kansas sparrows, I wrote to a friend living in Springfield, Ohio, my former home, and inquired what the song sparrows were doing in that locality. Our Bird Comrades The song sparrow nearly always builds upon the ground, but my little neighbor laid the foundations of her domicile a foot or more above the soil. Bird Stories from Burroughs Sketches of Bird Life Taken from the Works of John Burroughs This is usually the case with song sparrows and with most other birds which are present summer and winter. The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year The bravest parishioner of all, and the sweetest singer,—the song sparrow by name,—was not in the meeting-house, but by the roadside. Birds in the Bush The field sparrow and the song sparrow are still in tune, and the meadow lark whistles, though rarely. The Foot-path Way Among the birds most frequently victimized are the phoebes, the song sparrows, the indigo birds, the bush sparrows, and the yellow-breasted chats. Our Bird Comrades One day a tragedy was enacted a few yards from where I was sitting with a book: two song sparrows were trying to defend their nest against a black snake. Bird Stories from Burroughs Sketches of Bird Life Taken from the Works of John Burroughs A song sparrow trilled in the poplar tree. Little Lost Sister For several years a few song sparrows—a pair or two, at least—have wintered in a piece of ground just beyond the junction of Beacon street and Brookline Avenue. Birds in the Bush Where else would one be likely to see prairie warblers, black-throated greens, and black-and-white creepers scrambling in company over the red shingles of a house-roof, and song sparrows singing day after day from a chimney-top? The Foot-path Way But what about the song sparrows of Kansas? Our Bird Comrades One of my near neighbors, a little song sparrow, learned this lesson the past season. Bird Stories from Burroughs Sketches of Bird Life Taken from the Works of John Burroughs Later in the day the Muley Cow had a chat with a song sparrow—a musical person who had a nest cunningly hidden in the center of a bush near the pasture fence. The Tale of the The Muley Cow Slumber-Town Tales Indeed, the same may be said of bird-songs generally,—those of the song sparrow, the bay-winged bunting, and the wood thrush being familiar examples. Birds in the Bush The yellow warblers and the song sparrows were flitting about us; and two cat-birds and a yellow-throat were singing from the thicket on the opposite shore. Days Off And Other Digressions The first winter and spring passed, and yet my numerous rambles in their haunts did not bring to my waiting ear one first-class song sparrow concert. Our Bird Comrades I will walk a long distance any day just to see a song sparrow's nest amid the stubble or under a tuft of grass. Bird Stories from Burroughs Sketches of Bird Life Taken from the Works of John Burroughs The song sparrow gave her a queer look. The Tale of the The Muley Cow Slumber-Town Tales One afternoon I stood still while a fox sparrow and a song sparrow sang alternately on either side of me, both exceptionally good vocalists, and each doing his best. Birds in the Bush Elizabeth 95had no more voice than a duckling, but she felt just then as if she could sing like a song sparrow from sheer happiness. The Torch Bearer A Camp Fire Girls' Story To put it bluntly and truthfully, I never, during my residence of five and a half years in Kansas, heard a first-rate song sparrow trill. Our Bird Comrades A song sparrow, was our instant conclusion, and we halted to see where the cage could be hung. Pipefuls She knew, then, that the song sparrow had told her the truth. The Tale of the The Muley Cow Slumber-Town Tales As I approached them, a little after sundown, a chipper was trilling, and song sparrows and golden warblers were singing,—as were the black-throated greens also, and the Maryland yellow-throats. Birds in the Bush On looking I saw a little dead song sparrow. A Daughter of the Middle Border Going back to Kansas in winter, we note that the song sparrows, instead of remaining at one place, shifted about a good deal more than I had ever known them to do in the East. Our Bird Comrades The song sparrow, warblers, and many other birds sing at night. Bird Day; How to prepare for it The tree sparrow, song sparrow, chipping sparrow, field sparrow and snowbird or junco are all great weed-seed destroyers. Checking the Waste A Study in Conservation The snow completely disappeared within a day or two; and even while it lasted the song sparrows, fox sparrows, and linnets could be heard singing with all cheerfulness. Birds in the Bush A song sparrow hops and flirts and attitudinizes and peers at me from the door-sill, wondering if there is any harm in me. The Wit of a Duck and Other Papers There may be even a song sparrow in the company and a couple of brown creepers, and possibly a flock of purple finches, chirping cheerily in the tops of the trees. Our Bird Comrades A song sparrow was observed to have twelve different songs. Bird Day; How to prepare for it In the middle it rose to a plateau, thick-set with grass and goldenrod and bay bushes, from which floated the gay, sweet voices of song sparrows. More Jonathan Papers The first song sparrow or bluebird or robin in spring, or the first hepatica or arbutus or violet, or the first clover or pond-lily in summer—must we demand some mystic password of them? The Last Harvest Now it was the lullaby of the song sparrow or the swamp sparrow. The Wit of a Duck and Other Papers Most frequently the lone bird would be a song sparrow. Our Bird Comrades The faint, silvery warblings heard over the partially bare and moist fields from the bluebird, the song sparrow, and the redwing, as if the last flakes of winter tinkled as they fell!—H. Bird Day; How to prepare for it The birds in the shore woods were quieter, though out at the sunny end of our island, where the hemlocks gave place to low scrub growth, the song sparrow sang gayly now and then. More Jonathan Papers Later he received a sharp rebuke from Sahwah because he wanted her to shoot at a song sparrow, and retired to the beach by himself to mope. The Camp Fire Girls in the Maine Woods Or, The Winnebagos Go Camping Her first birds—the bluebird, the song sparrow, the robin, the red-shouldered starling—are here or soon will be. The Wit of a Duck and Other Papers The little song sparrow loves the open and the hot summer sunshine. On the Trail An Outdoor Book for Girls He is about the size of a field mouse, and often made us think of linnets and song sparrows as he frisked about gathering nuts and berries. The Story of My Boyhood and Youth Like the song sparrow, he cannot wholly refrain from expressing his satisfaction in being alive. Some Summer Days in Iowa There comes a song sparrow and perches on one of the twigs. Some Spring Days in Iowa Yes, so hard that it is no longer flesh and blood, for under the spell of renewal every grass blade has new beauty, every trifle becomes of importance, and the humble song sparrow a nightingale. The Garden, You, and I Trailing along a country road at midday, when most of the other birds are still, you will find the song sparrow sitting on a rail fence singing with undiminished enthusiasm. On the Trail An Outdoor Book for Girls But no singer of them all got farther into our hearts than the little speckle-breasted song sparrow, one of the first to arrive and begin nest-building and singing. The Story of My Boyhood and Youth Between whiles, the little song sparrows strained their throats with rejoicing; but that was the joy of hilarious nature that sorrows and defilement had never touched. Hills of the Shatemuc In the pauses of the thrush sounded the cheery whistle of the redbird, the crying of the catbird, the liquid tones of the song sparrow, and the giddy exclamations of the pewee. The Voice of the People Some few birds—bluebirds, robins, cedar birds and song sparrows will stay all winter if it is mild but as a rule we must not expect the arrival of the feathered songsters until March. Outdoor Sports and Games A third hat had two song sparrows imprisoned in meshes of star-studded lace. Dickey Downy The Autobiography of a Bird Almost all the others—brown thrushes, bluebirds, song sparrows, kingbirds, hen-hawks, nighthawks, whip-poor-wills, woodpeckers, etc.—simply tried to avoid being seen, to draw or drive us away, or paid no attention to us. The Story of My Boyhood and Youth The song sparrow is not the only neighbour of the robin. The Nest in the Honeysuckles, and other Stories Softly the notes of a song sparrow scattered down into the silence that followed the strange story. The Light in the Clearing A song sparrow joins in the chorus with his quaint sweet lullaby, like the tinkling of Venetian glass, his notes as clear and delicate as a silver bell. Byways Around San Francisco Bay These little song sparrows must surely be ladybirds—they are talking back in such a saucy twitter. Round Anvil Rock A Romance Sometimes she whistled a note or cried a greeting to a mockingbird, a rosy finch, or a song sparrow. Her Father's Daughter The song sparrows sang and sang, as if with joyous knowledge of immortality, and contempt for those who could so pettily concern themselves with death. The Country of the Pointed Firs We walked on and a song sparrow followed us perching on the fence-rails and blessing us with his song. The Light in the Clearing We follow downstream, where the speckled trout lie hid in the deep pools, and the song sparrows sing their sweetest, and at last find ourselves at the object of our quest, opposite the caves. Byways Around San Francisco Bay The song sparrow laughed at him and flew away in disgust when he tried its notes. The Harvester On the 13th of March, after I had heard the bluebird, song sparrow, and red-wing, the ice was still nearly a foot thick. Walden I could hear no voices but those of the birds, small and great,—the constant song sparrows, the clink of a yellow-hammer over in the woods, and the far conversation of some deliberate crows. The Country of the Pointed Firs Suddenly a robin began to sing, then a song sparrow joined him, and then several orioles began talking at once. A Girl of the Limberlost Now and then I heard, when all was still, from his nesting-place, the brave yet delicate notes of the song sparrow, singing in his dreams from out a happy, overflowing heart. Brook Farm Historic and Personal Memoirs The thrill of spring was in the air, and in the evening a song sparrow sang in the apple tree below his bedroom window. Windy McPherson's Son The faint silvery warblings heard over the partially bare and moist fields from the bluebird, the song sparrow, and the red-wing, as if the last flakes of winter tinkled as they fell! Walden I heard the song sparrow and the kingbird also, like watchers calling the hour, and several times I heard the cuckoo. The Writings of John Burroughs — Volume 05: Pepacton I saw swallows and heard song sparrows, not differing much from those at home. My Boyhood There are several indentures in the walls for fire-places, which are built of cut masonry; from the angle of one a song sparrow flew out uttering an anxious note. Picturesque Quebec : a sequel to Quebec past and present Three song sparrows dashed almost to his very feet, so busily fighting that they hardly escaped the pony's hoofs. The Claim Jumpers The formless autumnal warble of the song sparrow is familiar to every one. A Florida Sketch-Book At one point I was half afraid I had let pass an opportunity to identify a new warbler, but finally concluded it was a song sparrow. The Writings of John Burroughs — Volume 05: Pepacton Father probably tapped the sugar bush about this time or a little earlier; the bluebird and the robin and song sparrow may have arrived that very day. My Boyhood On the peak of one of its gables a little song sparrow, head tilted back and body a-tremble, trilled forth an ecstasy of song. The Camp Fire Girls at Camp Keewaydin Or, Paddles Down A sudden burst of gladness from a song sparrow, and his musings gave way to attentive pleasure, and the sunlit Present claimed him instead of the shadowy Past. Our Friend John Burroughs The two songs have about as much in common as those of the hermit thrush and the brown thrasher, or those of the song sparrow and the chipper. A Florida Sketch-Book I observe a great variety of songs, and even qualities of voice, among the orioles and among the song sparrows. The Writings of John Burroughs — Volume 05: Pepacton Probably the note of the first song sparrow or first bluebird, or the spring call of the nuthatch, sounded in unison. My Boyhood The song sparrow will be a great favorite with you, Miss Amy, for he is one of our finest singers, whose song resembles the opening notes of a canary, but has more sweetness and expression. Nature's Serial Story Very early in my life the coming of the bluebird, the phoebe, the song sparrow, and the robin, in the spring, were events that stirred my emotions, and gave a new color to the day. Our Friend John Burroughs As I walked upon the grand terrace I saw the robin and kingbird and song sparrow, and there in the tree, by the Wolfe Monument, our summer warbler was at home. Locusts and Wild Honey The third warm day, and, behold, all the principal performers come rushing in,—song sparrows, cow blackbirds, grackles, the meadowlark, cedar-birds, the phbe-bird, and, hark! what bird laughter was that? the robins, hurrah! the robins! The Writings of John Burroughs — Volume 05: Pepacton Those that we know the best are the field sparrow, the song sparrow, and the chipping sparrow, often called the chippy. Friends and Helpers A fit associate for the song sparrow is the American goldfinch, or yellow-bird, which is as destructive of the seeds of weeds as the former is of the smaller insect pests. Nature's Serial Story I used to capture song sparrows in a similar way, by clapping my hat over the nest in the side of the bank along the road. Our Friend John Burroughs The song sparrow modulates its simple ditty as softly as the lining of its own nest. Birds and Poets : with Other Papers The song sparrow, which every child knows, comes first; at least, his voice is first heard. Wake-Robin "That is a song sparrow and a native of our fields." Friends and Helpers It gives one a genuine sense of relief to turn from this Apache, this treacherous scalper of birds, to those genuinely useful little songsters, the tree and the song sparrow. Nature's Serial Story From a tree nearby the olive thrush sang like clockwork; over beyond carolled eagerly a black-throat, a myrtle warbler, a dozen song sparrows, and a hundred vireos and creepers. The Blazed Trail The song sparrow, whose nest I have been describing, displays a more marked individuality in its song than any bird with which I am acquainted. Birds and Poets : with Other Papers His song is not so brisk and varied as that of the song sparrow, being softer and wilder, sweeter and more plaintive. Wake-Robin The song sparrow is a very sweet singer. Friends and Helpers A song sparrow poured his heart out from a blossoming lilac. The Ruling Passion; tales of nature and human nature The master artists are all here; and the expectations excited by the robin and the song sparrow are fully justified. Wake-Robin Birds of the same species generally all sing alike, but I have observed numerous song sparrows with songs peculiarly their own. Birds and Poets : with Other Papers If not fully and accurately repeated, there are at least suggested the notes of the robin, wren, catbird, high-hole, goldfinch, and song sparrow. Wake-Robin There is also a Western chickadee, a Western chewink, a Western blue jay, a Western bluebird, a Western song sparrow, Western grouse, quail, hen-hawk, etc. Wake-Robin From some unreclaimed common near by came the first strain of the song sparrow; so homely, because so old and familiar, yet so inexpressibly pleasing. Wake-Robin |
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