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Not every blackbird encounter will end in an altercation. — Anna Groves, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Angry birds: Watch out for red-winged blackbird attacks this time of year," 29 June 2018 New arrivals included one rusty blackbird, two snowy egrets, and 18 northern shovelers. — BostonGlobe.com, "Bird sightings in Massachusetts," 21 Apr. 2018 Swallows, gulls and terns, crows, blackbirds and orioles, tyrant flycatchers and parids—all practice mobbing. — Lance Morrow, WSJ, "Political Harassment Is for the Birds," 6 July 2018 The scientists also reversed the scenario, dropping host eggs from wrens, mockingbirds, and blackbirds onto cowbird eggs. — Erica Tennenhouse, Science | AAAS, "Cowbird eggshells could double as deadly weapons," 8 May 2018 Come March, red-wing blackbirds will return to Wisconsin, which Byers said makes them her harbingers of spring. — Brian E. Clark, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Winter birding in Wisconsin delivers sightings of snowy owls, eagles and more," 16 Feb. 2018 So colly birds likely refer to blackbirds, according to the library. — National Geographic, "Do Partridges Really Live in Pear Trees?," 23 Dec. 2017 One version added a courtyard with a limo, the likeness of Alfred Hitchock and blackbirds, as a wink to the building’s moniker. — Dana Oland, idahostatesman, "At 40, success and longevity of Boise’s iconic Record Exchange ‘a pretty remarkable thing’," 22 Dec. 2017 Scary blackbirds make for perfect Halloween yard art. — Kc Morgan, Popular Mechanics, "3 DIY Halloween Decorations to Make With Recycled Materials," 18 Oct. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'blackbird.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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