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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The park is an excellent place to observe wading birds and shorebirds and introduces nature lovers to the island's plants and animals.
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Nora Colomer, Fox News, 14 May 2024
In 2022, the diminutive shorebird returned from his southern wintering grounds to dig shallow nests in the sand and chase off larger birds.
—Nara Schoenberg, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2024
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.
—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
Nora Colomer, Fox News, 14 May 2024
In 2022, the diminutive shorebird returned from his southern wintering grounds to dig shallow nests in the sand and chase off larger birds.
—Nara Schoenberg, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2024
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.
—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
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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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