chick

Example Sentences

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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

"If they get shot when they're still sort of midway through their breeding season, it's not just the chick that dies, it's also that the breeding population is reduced."

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

One chick appears slightly darker and more “submissive” than its younger sibling who has shown more “sassy” behavior, according to Friends of Big Bear Valley.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Not the meek peep of a wren chick.

From "Wishtree" by Katherine Applegate