birdsong

noun

bird·​song ˈbərd-ˌsȯŋ How to pronounce birdsong (audio)
: the song of one or more birds

Examples of birdsong in a Sentence

The forest was filled with birdsong.
Recent Examples on the Web Mobbing will sound like cawing or angry chirps, distinct from typical birdsong. Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 12 Sep. 2024 At Little Massingham, though, there is birdsong in the air, including the clear, high notes of the nightingale; setting ponies, goats, and Tamworth pigs to cultivate old farmland has had remarkable results, with insects quadrupling in number. Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2024 Charging adrenaline-loving mountain bikers to fund rewilding might seem unusual now, but this could represent a vision of the future for south Wales—one where the squeal of disc brakes, the whirr of wheel hubs, and the riders’ whoops of delight mingle with a background of birdsong. Tristan Kennedy, WIRED, 5 Aug. 2024 The boy sets a goal of identifying forty-five different birds in one day, but the birds don’t like the noise of war, so there is no birdsong. Beth Bachmann, The New Yorker, 25 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for birdsong 

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Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of birdsong was in 1896

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“Birdsong.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/birdsong. Accessed 24 Sep. 2024.

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