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Examples of bird-watcher in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Scott Taylor, then a postdoctoral researcher at Cornell, led an analysis using data from eBird, an online platform where bird-watchers upload their observations.
—Rebecca Heisman, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2024
Homestays, small hotels, and vast resorts hug the shore; bird-watchers come to visit the Kumarakom sanctuary nearby.
—Abraham Verghese, Travel + Leisure, 24 July 2024
Real bird-watchers don't care about bespoke luxury cars costing hundreds of thousands of dollars.
—Joann Muller, Axios, 23 July 2024
Spring’s arrival means bird-watchers across the country may begin to spot migrating birds making their way back from wintering grounds.
—Cecilia Garzella, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2024
Sanchez, a 41-year-old middle-school band director from Vancouver, Wash., recently picked up photography and, by his account, is by no means a bird-watcher.
—Emma Bowman, NPR, 3 May 2024
The movie revolves around three bird-watchers who travel throughout North America and compete to spot the greatest number of bird species in a year.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2024
Last year’s count totaled more than 147,000 checklists submitted from amateur bird-watchers in more than 100 countries.
—Debbie Arrington, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024
Located in the heart of a nature reserve that had been witnessing a tourism revival, Beit Jann normally sees thousands of weekend visitors: bird-watchers, backpackers, and couples looking for a romantic getaway in one of its dozens of guesthouses.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Jan. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1803, in the meaning defined above
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“Bird-watcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bird-watcher. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
bird-watcher
noun
bird-watch·er
ˈbərd-ˌwäch-ər
: an observer of wild birds
bird-watch
verb
-ˌwäch
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