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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Led by excellent local and out-of-town birders, the 70 trips over five days include: photo trips, birding by bicycle, birding by kayak, a Young Birders trip (for ages 8-17), Learning About Birds through Drawing, and many trips searching for rare birds in Central Florida.
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Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2024
As the dentist predicted, birders eventually arrived, too, largely finding her home by word of mouth.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 4 Dec. 2024
In addition to coveted sightings of the Florida scrub jay, birders can seek out 142 other bird species observed along the Great Florida Birding Trail within the park, including chestnut-sided warblers, Mississippi kites, and Blackburnian warblers.
—Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 3 Dec. 2024
Native prairie grasses, wildflowers attract pollinators Cities in the Great Lakes are a haven for birders, as the region sits in between the Atlantic and Mississippi flyways, North America’s two bird super highways.
—Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 9 Dec. 2024
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Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2024
As the dentist predicted, birders eventually arrived, too, largely finding her home by word of mouth.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 4 Dec. 2024
In addition to coveted sightings of the Florida scrub jay, birders can seek out 142 other bird species observed along the Great Florida Birding Trail within the park, including chestnut-sided warblers, Mississippi kites, and Blackburnian warblers.
—Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 3 Dec. 2024
Native prairie grasses, wildflowers attract pollinators Cities in the Great Lakes are a haven for birders, as the region sits in between the Atlantic and Mississippi flyways, North America’s two bird super highways.
—Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Birder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/birder. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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