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  • Snowy Owls, Horned Lark, Snow Bunting, Redpolls, Siskins, Crossbills, etc. all pretty tough to come by around here.

    Think Progress » Fox Thinks Winter Chill Disproves Global Warming; Experts Disagree 2010

  • Siskins and starlings, too, he used to catch, and he made cages for sale.

    The Witch, and other stories 2004

  • Having seen her again, I thought now I could relinquish her and abandon the world to the Siskins and the Rahuls.

    Asimov's Science Fiction 2003

  • It was about a quarter of an hour afterwards that I looked up and saw aeroplanes overhead, three Siskins manoeuvring down in ever-widening circles.

    Marazan Shute, Nevil, 1899-1960 1951

  • In a few minutes one of the Siskins landed close beside me; the other two kept circling low overhead.

    Marazan Shute, Nevil, 1899-1960 1951

  • On April 5, 7, and 21, Miller (1955a: 175) recorded winter visitant or vagrant flocks of Pine Siskins in the Sierra del Carmen.

    Birds from Coahuila, Mexico Emil K. Urban

  • Siskins and starlings, too, he used to catch, and he made cages for sale.

    The Witch and other stories Anton Pavlovich Chekhov 1882

  • I agree with the move to have full disclosure of all financial information, Siskins president Richard Burjoski said.

    OspreyBlogs Randy Russon 2010

  • At the other extreme, one of the most dramatic results from this year's count was the absence of other bird species, including winter finches such as Pine Siskins and redpolls.

    Chesterton Tribune 2010

  • Things turned with the Siskins on a power play late in the period.

    CAMBRIDGETIMES - Home 2010

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