breeding season

noun

: the period of time when animals are mating

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Nearly fifty species of North American birds rely on calories from juneberries during their breeding season. The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 27 June 2025 One of the birds spotted flying about was a young female that had been hand-reared during the 2023-2024 breeding season, according to the release. Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 19 June 2025 Fans celebrate Monty and Rose, the piping plovers who aided conservation and brought Chicagoans together In a win for endangered piping plovers, the Great Lakes has record breeding season 2023: Legacy lives on A local celebrity appeared at Montrose Beach. Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2025 After surveying for over 40 consecutive breeding seasons, researchers were able to decipher the relationship between breeders and helpers. Jay Kakade may 18, New Atlas, 18 May 2025 For the recent study, Rubenstein and his colleagues collected behavioral and genetic information on nine flocks of superb starlings living in East African savannas across 40 breeding seasons, from 2002 to 2021. Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 May 2025 Wildlife officials continue to monitor four potential den sites but have not seen any pups from this year’s breeding season yet, CPW spokesman Travis Duncan said Wednesday. Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 28 May 2025 Songs are vocalizations that are used primarily in the spring, during breeding season. Sofia Marie Haley, The Conversation, 27 May 2025 During their breeding season, Desertas petrels routinely embark on foraging trips that span up to 12,000 kilometers, traversing the Atlantic in pursuit of small fish, squid and crustaceans. Scott Travers, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025

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“Breeding season.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/breeding%20season. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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