There were the familiar blue jays, cardinals and goldfinch.

其中有熟悉的蓝松鸦、红和金。

Although they are very common backyard birds, you may have trouble recognizing a goldfinch if you see one.

虽然金是一种很常见的鸟儿，但是如果你看到一只，恐怕你也不是很容易认出来。

Goldfinches eat seeds and very little else.

金主要吃种子和其它一些小部分的食物。

The yellow warbler may sometimes be mistaken for a goldfinch.

这只黄色的小鸟或许被你错认为金丝了。

Bird trapping has severely reduced the local population of swallows and quail, as well as native species like goldfinches.

诱捕鸟类大大减少了当地燕子和鹌鹑以及金本地物种的数量。

In the winter, goldfinches shed most of their colorful plumage and become olive or brown in color, so it can be easy to miss them at your feeder!

冬天，金会褪去彩色的羽毛，变成橄榄色或者棕色，所以很不容易在喂食器周围发现它们！

Swallows nesting under the eaves flew hither and thither; in the garden and the trees there were hedge-sparrows, siskins and goldfinches, and when darkness fell the nightingale began to sing.

燕子在屋檐下筑巢，飞来飞去；花园和树上有篱、黄和金，夜幕降临时，夜莺开始歌唱。