shorebird
noun
shore·bird
ˈshȯr-ˌbərd 
: any of a suborder (Charadrii) of birds (such as a plover or sandpiper) that frequent the seashore
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Volusia also partners with biologists with the Florida Fish and Water Conservation Commission, the state Department of Environmental Protection, and birding organizations to conduct regular counts or surveys of pairs of shorebirds.
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Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 July 2025
An estimated 72% of Arctic Coastal Plain shorebirds – over 4.5 million birds – nest in the reserve.
—Mariah Meek, The Conversation, 30 June 2025
Imani, son of Chicago’s beloved piping plovers Monty and Rose, was spotted on a quiet stretch of sand favored by shorebirds.
—Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2025
The most vulnerable shorebirds on Florida’s Gulf and Atlantic coasts, including in Volusia and Brevard, are the American oystercatchers, Black Skimmers, Least Terns, and Wilson’s and Snowy Plovers.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 July 2025
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Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 July 2025
An estimated 72% of Arctic Coastal Plain shorebirds – over 4.5 million birds – nest in the reserve.
—Mariah Meek, The Conversation, 30 June 2025
Imani, son of Chicago’s beloved piping plovers Monty and Rose, was spotted on a quiet stretch of sand favored by shorebirds.
—Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2025
The most vulnerable shorebirds on Florida’s Gulf and Atlantic coasts, including in Volusia and Brevard, are the American oystercatchers, Black Skimmers, Least Terns, and Wilson’s and Snowy Plovers.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 July 2025
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shorebird
noun
shore·bird
ˈshō(ə)r-ˌbərd
ˈshȯ(ə)r-
: any of a group of birds (as a plover or sandpiper) that frequent the seashore
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