1
: a person who observes or identifies wild birds in their habitats
2
: a catcher or hunter of birds especially for market
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To Tough’s surprise, Max interacts with the adult birders around him, finding his way into conversations.
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Longreads, 5 Apr. 2024
Beginners interested in refining this skill may want to tag along with a more experienced auditory birder.
—Safak Timur Ivor Prickett, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2024
In the heart of the Bering Sea, approximately 200 miles off Alaska's southwest coast, few birders make it to this uninhabited speck of land.
—Susan Portnoy, Travel + Leisure, 29 Mar. 2024
From pint-sized hummingbirds to fearsome birds of prey, a massive array of species can be found all throughout the city no matter the season, providing the perfect opportunity for birders to visit time and time again in hopes of lengthening their life list.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Gary Granger, one of the birders who tracks the size and location of the Portland crow roost, has been in talks with a local wildlife group to make viewing the crows’ nightly flight an educational event.
—Tove Danovich, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2024
Young birders’ walk, 11 a.m. at Eagle Creek Park’s Ornithology Center: Walk the 2-mile Coffer Cam loop and learn identification tips for various ducks, geese and swans.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Mar. 2024
Burns said birders could spot over 100 hawks in the Anza-Borrego Desert each day.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2024
This past October, members of the Chumash tribe performed a cultural burn on part of the grassland, and the site draws birders and kids on bikes, who use its pathways to get to school.
—Cara Buckley, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2024
Longreads, 5 Apr. 2024
Beginners interested in refining this skill may want to tag along with a more experienced auditory birder.
—Safak Timur Ivor Prickett, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2024
In the heart of the Bering Sea, approximately 200 miles off Alaska's southwest coast, few birders make it to this uninhabited speck of land.
—Susan Portnoy, Travel + Leisure, 29 Mar. 2024
From pint-sized hummingbirds to fearsome birds of prey, a massive array of species can be found all throughout the city no matter the season, providing the perfect opportunity for birders to visit time and time again in hopes of lengthening their life list.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Gary Granger, one of the birders who tracks the size and location of the Portland crow roost, has been in talks with a local wildlife group to make viewing the crows’ nightly flight an educational event.
—Tove Danovich, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2024
Young birders’ walk, 11 a.m. at Eagle Creek Park’s Ornithology Center: Walk the 2-mile Coffer Cam loop and learn identification tips for various ducks, geese and swans.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Mar. 2024
Burns said birders could spot over 100 hawks in the Anza-Borrego Desert each day.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2024
This past October, members of the Chumash tribe performed a cultural burn on part of the grassland, and the site draws birders and kids on bikes, who use its pathways to get to school.
—Cara Buckley, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2024
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“Birder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/birder. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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