breeding season

noun

: the period of time when animals are mating

Examples of breeding season in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Across the Great Lakes region, this year’s breeding season has been especially successful, Itani said, with the population surpassing 90 breeding pairs. — Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026

Biologists monitored pythons across a 200-square-mile area of Collier County during the breeding season, which ran from November 2025 through April 2026. — Sonia Osorio, Miami Herald, 11 June 2026

The pythons were captured during the breeding season, which runs from November through April. — Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 11 June 2026

The University of Exeter researchers monitored the bowers of 61 male great bowerbirds in two sites in Australia’s northern Queensland—the rural Dreghorn Cattle Station and the urban Townsville City—during the prime breeding season (September–December 2023). — ArsTechnica, 2 June 2026

During breeding season, birds need lots of insects to feed the chicks. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 30 May 2026

Last year, the butterflies had a successful breeding season in the Sierra, where they are seen regularly around Lake Tahoe and in high country areas of famed parks like Yosemite. — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 26 May 2026

However, its clear, three-syllable song, often repeated during the breeding season, is easy to remember. — Christopher Gangemi, New Yorker, 21 May 2026

Adult males and females both develop wings during the breeding season. — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 May 2026

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