songbird
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Mooney has twice introduced House bills trying to win official status for the bird, including adding the scrub jay as the state songbird in this past legislative session to broaden support.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
For example, researchers can randomly assign plots of forest to receive nest boxes in order to test whether they help songbird populations grow.
From Slate ● Apr. 28, 2026
The research focused on the Seychelles warbler, a small songbird that lives on Cousin Island in the Seychelles.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 13, 2026
He tells passers-by quietly that his songbird is rare, worth nearly 1900 yuan, or about $270.
From BBC ● Dec. 28, 2025
He hadn’t reckoned the man for a songbird.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
Locals on the island have long made money from hunting wild songbirds and selling them, mainly to domestic customers.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
University of Michigan scientists have used artificial intelligence to uncover a striking pattern in the evolution of Passeriformes, the vast bird group that includes most songbirds.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026
The move comes amid evidence the poisons are killing songbirds, which like to feather their nests with dog and cat hair, as well as contaminating rivers, killing aquatic life.
From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026
It helps nurture a slower, older way of life, with pocket flocks and modest dairy herds enclosed by thick hedgerows foaming with cow parsley and twittering songbirds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 11, 2026
She had slept like a rock and dreamed only of alpine meadows filled with appealing little songbirds.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
