shorebird
noun
shore·bird
ˈshȯr-ˌbərd 
: any of a suborder (Charadrii) of birds (such as a plover or sandpiper) that frequent the seashore
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On the other side of the barrier island, maze-like salt marshes and winding tidal creeks funnel into the Intracoastal Waterway, providing the ideal environment to see bottlenose dolphins, loggerhead sea turtles, and abundant shorebirds.
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Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2025
During a hike through Robinsons Island, visitors can spot boreal chickadees, red crossbills and yellow warblers flitting along the branches, while the refuge’s many beaches are perfect for spotting shorebirds like the willet and greater yellowlegs.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
Those birds, following Lake Michigan’s shoreline, include raptors, waterfowl, gulls, terns and shorebirds.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
Standing atop the region’s picturesque sandstone cliffs, birders can scan the shoreline in search of tiny shorebirds like the sanderling and least sandpiper, while native gulls range from lesser black-backed to ring-billed.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
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Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2025
During a hike through Robinsons Island, visitors can spot boreal chickadees, red crossbills and yellow warblers flitting along the branches, while the refuge’s many beaches are perfect for spotting shorebirds like the willet and greater yellowlegs.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
Those birds, following Lake Michigan’s shoreline, include raptors, waterfowl, gulls, terns and shorebirds.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
Standing atop the region’s picturesque sandstone cliffs, birders can scan the shoreline in search of tiny shorebirds like the sanderling and least sandpiper, while native gulls range from lesser black-backed to ring-billed.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
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shorebird
noun
shore·bird
ˈshō(ə)r-ˌbərd
ˈshȯ(ə)r-
: any of a group of birds (as a plover or sandpiper) that frequent the seashore
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