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songbird

[sawng-burd, song-] / ˈsɔŋˌbɜrd, ˈsɒŋ- /


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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

We were told we would be able to buy a wild songbird in a small park just off the path.

From BBC ● Dec. 28, 2025

When she heard the first news of Siddhartha’s disappearance, she went to the window where she kept a rare songbird in a golden cage.

From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse

Since the bison arrived, Mr. Skoglund says, songbirds and raptors have multiplied.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

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

In Yellowstone National Park, their return has been praised with reducing the overabundant elk population and allowing decimated trees such as willows and aspen to recover, which subsequently brought the return of beavers and songbirds.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 16, 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

We could grow flowers in the garden and talk to songbirds and walk on the beach under perfect blue skies.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan


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