How to Use shorebird in a Sentence

shorebird

noun
Definition of shorebirdnext
  • And this is one of the most better spots for the plump, sparrow-size shorebirds.
    — Washington Post, 17 June 2019
  • Clark is tall and spindly and moves in a hoppy, twitchy way, like a shorebird.
    — Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2018
  • So what’s a shorebird like a snipe doing at the toe of a glacier, where most of the ground is covered in 2 feet of snow?
    — Ned Rozell, Alaska Dispatch News, 22 July 2017
  • Take a kayaking tour and get a glimpse of the shorebirds, raptors and turtles.
    — Lisa Deaderick, sandiegouniontribune.com, 8 Sep. 2017
  • That culling, in turn, threatened the food supply for shorebirds.
    — Maddy Lauria, baltimoresun.com, 22 June 2019
  • Then came tens of thousands of waterfowl and shorebirds that feed on the brine flies.
    — Louis Sahagún, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2023
  • Paddling With the Birds: Paddle around the lake in a kayak in search of shorebirds and other feathered friends.
    — Kathy Bennett, The Mercury News, 24 May 2017
  • On land, predators ranging from raccoons to rats to shorebirds dine on the snack-sized fish.
    — Deborah Sullivan Brennan, sandiegouniontribune.com, 15 Mar. 2018
  • There was footage of shorebirds, taken before the crows arrived and learned to raid nests, and footage of the cats that once lived in the rafters of Larry’s boat.
    — Joe Kloc, Harper's magazine, 10 June 2019
  • There are large species of shorebirds and other water fowl.
    — Bill Van Niekerken, SFChronicle.com, 28 Aug. 2019
  • A black shorebird darted fast over the water, which glowed brilliant blue in the morning sun.
    — Adam Davidson, The New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2017
  • For shorebirds, high-tide islands where the birds can take refuge are being created in the marsh.
    — Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, 30 Jan. 2020
  • The shorebirds nest and feed along coastal sand and gravel beaches, blending in with their habitat.
    — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Take for example the red knot, a shorebird that migrates from the tropics to the Arctic each spring to breed and feed on insects.
    — Craig Welch, National Geographic, 27 Apr. 2017
  • Watch the nature show as gopher tortoises burrow in sand dunes and shorebirds wade in the surf.
    — Ana Pelayo Connery, Travel + Leisure, 17 Apr. 2023
  • Then came masses of waterfowl and shorebirds that feed on the insects.
    — Louis Sahagun, latimes.com, 28 Apr. 2018
  • The shorebird has been on the federal endangered species list since 1986.
    — USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2019
  • The San Juan Islands host a large contingent of bald eagles as well as dozens of shorebirds, so the wildlife viewing is top shelf.
    — Washington Post, 12 July 2019
  • To me, the greater yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) illustrates the wonder of shorebirds.
    — Dave Taft, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2017
  • The oil spill threatens the remarkable comeback of the western snowy plover, a gray-feathered shorebird that makes nests from seashells.
    — Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2021
  • An Arctic shorebird called the red knot is getting smaller.
    — National Geographic, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Some Australian beaches are home to the nesting grounds of a dainty little shorebird known as the hooded plover.
    — James Gaines, Discover Magazine, 19 Jan. 2023
  • About the size of a robin and frequently on the move, the dusky, short-legged shorebird with a yellow bill likely would have evaded my scans of the break-wall completely.
    — Zachary Lewis, cleveland, 4 Dec. 2019
  • Gliding across the water as the sun came up and the shorebirds — kingfishers, sandpipers, herons, egrets — sprang to life was a heavenly treat.
    — Susan Maas / Special To The Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 2 Feb. 2017
  • Millions of shorebirds migrate along the Atlantic coast, and many stop in spring, when horseshoe crabs spawn on mid-Atlantic beaches, to feed on the crabs’ eggs.
    — Kristoffer Whitney, Fortune Well, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Millions of shorebirds migrate along the Atlantic coast, and many stop in spring, when horseshoe crabs spawn on Mid-Atlantic beaches, to feed on the crabs’ eggs.
    — Kristoffer Whitney and Jolie Crunelle, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Oct. 2023
  • First, the children learned about why shorebirds are important to Utqiaġvik.
    — Alena Naiden, Anchorage Daily News, 28 July 2023
  • Or maybe you like the tile mural of shorebirds affixed to City Hall’s exterior.
    — Priscella Vega, Daily Pilot, 25 Sep. 2019
  • This is the best time of the season to see shorebirds feeding on the flats and to beachcomb for surprise treasures deposited by the preceding high tide.
    — Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, 24 Nov. 2019
  • Print or clip my personal sightings list, more than 70 species of shorebirds, waders, ducks, geese and raptors, and create your own life list.
    — Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, 15 Apr. 2020

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