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 teams range from birders who have competed for decades to first-graders who are new to bird-watching.
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Brittney Melton, NPR, 14 May 2026
Horton’s lab and the BirdCast collaboration use radar data to study bird migration patterns and generate a number of bird tracking maps that give birders a glimpse into how many birds are on the move—and offer birding forecasts for the next few days.
—Marta Hill, Scientific American, 13 May 2026
That’s the main concern of birders.
—Akash Kapur, New Yorker, 12 May 2026
Today, May 9, Global Big Day — the worldwide celebration of birds led by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology — birders from Cornell will join Guatemalan birders near this former narco house to count species.
—Anna Lello-Smith, New York Daily News, 9 May 2026
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Brittney Melton, NPR, 14 May 2026
Horton’s lab and the BirdCast collaboration use radar data to study bird migration patterns and generate a number of bird tracking maps that give birders a glimpse into how many birds are on the move—and offer birding forecasts for the next few days.
—Marta Hill, Scientific American, 13 May 2026
That’s the main concern of birders.
—Akash Kapur, New Yorker, 12 May 2026
Today, May 9, Global Big Day — the worldwide celebration of birds led by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology — birders from Cornell will join Guatemalan birders near this former narco house to count species.
—Anna Lello-Smith, New York Daily News, 9 May 2026
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“Birder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/birder. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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