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: any of numerous small chiefly Old World oscine birds (family Sylviidae) many of which are noted songsters and are closely related to the thrushes
b
: any of numerous small brightly colored American oscine birds (family Parulidae) with a usually weak and unmusical song
called also wood warbler
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Davie Park filled in some gaps in our list with such goodies as a brown creeper, pine warbler and hairy woodpecker.
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Taylor Piephoff, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
Think the Cooper’s hawk, Townsend’s warbler and Bachman’s sparrow, for example.
—Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Jan. 2024
Looking for an explanation for why warblers are more likely to be found in parks where trees are located than on streets where buildings predominate?
—Daniel Foster, National Review, 30 Nov. 2023
It was soon joined by a chestnut-sided warbler and a Northern parula warbler.
—Taylor Piephoff, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
During a visit, Shank Painter Pond Wildlife Sanctuary boasts river otters, native turtles and a wealth of warblers, waterfowl and raptors, providing guests with some of the finest birdwatching opportunities in the entire town.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
The American Birding Association has named the golden-winged warbler its 2024 bird of the year.
—Paul Smith, Journal Sentinel, 18 Jan. 2024
The common cuckoo, native to Europe, is what is known as a brood parasite, surreptitiously laying its eggs in the nests of warblers and other bird species.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2023
But the sample was heavily populated by songbirds like wrens and warblers.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 14 Sep. 2023
Taylor Piephoff, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
Think the Cooper’s hawk, Townsend’s warbler and Bachman’s sparrow, for example.
—Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Jan. 2024
Looking for an explanation for why warblers are more likely to be found in parks where trees are located than on streets where buildings predominate?
—Daniel Foster, National Review, 30 Nov. 2023
It was soon joined by a chestnut-sided warbler and a Northern parula warbler.
—Taylor Piephoff, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
During a visit, Shank Painter Pond Wildlife Sanctuary boasts river otters, native turtles and a wealth of warblers, waterfowl and raptors, providing guests with some of the finest birdwatching opportunities in the entire town.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
The American Birding Association has named the golden-winged warbler its 2024 bird of the year.
—Paul Smith, Journal Sentinel, 18 Jan. 2024
The common cuckoo, native to Europe, is what is known as a brood parasite, surreptitiously laying its eggs in the nests of warblers and other bird species.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2023
But the sample was heavily populated by songbirds like wrens and warblers.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 14 Sep. 2023
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warbler
noun
war·bler
ˈwȯr-blər 
1
: one that warbles
2
a
: any of numerous small Old World songbirds many of which are noted for their melodious song and which are closely related to the thrushes
b
: any of numerous small brightly colored American songbirds with a usually weak and unmusical song
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