chick

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The only pair of breeding ospreys in southern England have hatched their first chick of 2026.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

Managing people and predators around nesting beaches, with the modest goal of helping pairs of oystercatchers fledge half a chick more each year, brought a 45% population surge by 2023.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

In the rice paddies of Buri Ram, Thailand, a sarus crane gently cleans its one-week-old chick before lingering in a quiet beak-to-beak moment.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Even if the egg hatches, it could be a while before scientists can confirm a chick is there.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

A kite swooped down and carried one of them off, a brown-and-white chick.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie