1
: a person who observes or identifies wild birds in their habitats
2
: a catcher or hunter of birds especially for market
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The refuge’s dunes and salt marshes are a birder’s paradise with species like bald eagles, terns, songbirds, and various waterfowl migrating in and out throughout the year.
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Madeline Weinfield, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2024
The data to build these spectrograms come from the lab’s other app, eBird, which pools bird recordings and photographs from both experienced birders from around the world, and from a large collection of recordings and photographs at Cornell’s Macaulay Library.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024
These Newport Beach apartments are perched near Back Bay, a birder’s paradise where nearly 200 species, including endangered ones, live full time and many others visit as the migrate.
—Liz Ohanesian, Orange County Register, 20 Sep. 2024
Feeding Hummingbirds in Winter Serious birders often keep their hummingbird feeders up year-round in hopes of seeing rare winter hummers.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Sep. 2024
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Madeline Weinfield, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2024
The data to build these spectrograms come from the lab’s other app, eBird, which pools bird recordings and photographs from both experienced birders from around the world, and from a large collection of recordings and photographs at Cornell’s Macaulay Library.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024
These Newport Beach apartments are perched near Back Bay, a birder’s paradise where nearly 200 species, including endangered ones, live full time and many others visit as the migrate.
—Liz Ohanesian, Orange County Register, 20 Sep. 2024
Feeding Hummingbirds in Winter Serious birders often keep their hummingbird feeders up year-round in hopes of seeing rare winter hummers.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Sep. 2024
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“Birder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/birder. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.
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