chick
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She added that the scheme only removes one chick at a time from nests, and the birds are checked for bird flu before they are released.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Hidden in the scrapes, this little tern chick is camouflaged - and vulnerable - on a Norfolk beach.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 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
By Saturday, the first chick had popped its head out of the shell.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 5, 2026
A few years before, it had taken her three days to dispose of the Easter chick she had found dead on the sawdust in the bottom of her wastebasket.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
Thousands of fans, who over the years have watched the couple bond and raise chicks — including two this season — are now rooting for Jackie to return home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
Gannet chicks taken from Bass Rock in the Firth of Forth were sold in a market in Edinburgh.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
It’s welcome news for Jackie’s legions of fans, who watch her and her mate Shadow bond and raise chicks via a livestream of their nest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
The Brockmans are among the thousands across the globe who have watched Jackie and Shadow bond and raise chicks via webcams installed by the nonprofit, Anna Brockman said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Instead, she went outside and sat on the backyard steps and watched a hen near the lemon tree, guarding six chicks, nudging them toward crumbs on the ground.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
