siskin
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The first red siskins just arrived at SCBI in 2015. — Jackson Landers, Smithsonian, "Spring Brings a Wave of Baby Animals to the Zoo," 18 May 2017 The very first red siskin chick ever born at SCBI hatched in mid-April. — Jackson Landers, Smithsonian, "Spring Brings a Wave of Baby Animals to the Zoo," 18 May 2017 Finches, pine siskins, chickadees and woodpeckers eat the seeds from the pine cones and glean insects from the bark. — Jennifer J. Meyer, Orange County Register, "Create a haven for songbirds," 24 Jan. 2017 Smithsonian hopes to eventually breed enough red siskins to support a reintroduction program and bolster the wild population in South America. — Jackson Landers, Smithsonian, "Spring Brings a Wave of Baby Animals to the Zoo," 18 May 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'siskin.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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