shorebird
noun
shore·bird
ˈshȯr-ˌbərd 
: any of a suborder (Charadrii) of birds (such as a plover or sandpiper) that frequent the seashore
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Some types of migratory shorebirds rely on saline lakes, including Mono Lake in California and the Great Salt Lake in Utah, on their long migrations.
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Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
The Barrier Islands of Lower Cape MORE FOR YOU
The eastern reaches of Cape Cod serve as a crucial haven for a massive array of resident and migratory shorebirds, and the Lower Cape is a top spot for scoping them out.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
Each day, there will be opportunities to attend talks on a wide range of topics, including shorebirds, common pelagic birds and birding, bird migration, beginning birding, bird art basics, backyard bird feeding and virtual tours of Costa Rica, the Galapagos Islands and Panama.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2024
The sea turtles are nesting and so are shorebirds such as snowy plovers, Wilson’s plovers and least terns.
—Robin Soslow, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
Without golf balls whizzing overhead, the land has become habitat for migratory shorebirds, among them black-necked stilts, greater yellowlegs and sandpipers, and has even drawn the secretive American bittern.
—Cara Buckley, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2024
Plenty of people were on the beach, so all of the shorebirds were across the inlet on Figure Eight Island.
—Taylor Piephoff, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
Other animals have also exhibited similar feats of wakefulness; scientists have observed male Pectoral Sandpipers, members of a migratory shorebird species, spending up to 95 percent of their time awake and active during their three-week breeding season.
—Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 25 Jan. 2024
Recent bird sightings as reported to the Mass Audubon:
Coastal migrating shorebirds and increasing numbers of warblers from various areas are among the dominant bird species being reported.
—BostonGlobe.com, 26 Aug. 2023
Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
The Barrier Islands of Lower Cape MORE FOR YOU
The eastern reaches of Cape Cod serve as a crucial haven for a massive array of resident and migratory shorebirds, and the Lower Cape is a top spot for scoping them out.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
Each day, there will be opportunities to attend talks on a wide range of topics, including shorebirds, common pelagic birds and birding, bird migration, beginning birding, bird art basics, backyard bird feeding and virtual tours of Costa Rica, the Galapagos Islands and Panama.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2024
The sea turtles are nesting and so are shorebirds such as snowy plovers, Wilson’s plovers and least terns.
—Robin Soslow, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
Without golf balls whizzing overhead, the land has become habitat for migratory shorebirds, among them black-necked stilts, greater yellowlegs and sandpipers, and has even drawn the secretive American bittern.
—Cara Buckley, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2024
Plenty of people were on the beach, so all of the shorebirds were across the inlet on Figure Eight Island.
—Taylor Piephoff, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
Other animals have also exhibited similar feats of wakefulness; scientists have observed male Pectoral Sandpipers, members of a migratory shorebird species, spending up to 95 percent of their time awake and active during their three-week breeding season.
—Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 25 Jan. 2024
Recent bird sightings as reported to the Mass Audubon:
Coastal migrating shorebirds and increasing numbers of warblers from various areas are among the dominant bird species being reported.
—BostonGlobe.com, 26 Aug. 2023
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shorebird
noun
shore·bird
ˈshō(ə)r-ˌbərd
ˈshȯ(ə)r-
: any of a group of birds (as a plover or sandpiper) that frequent the seashore
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