How to Use shorebird in a Sentence

shorebird

noun

• The boas weren’t far from a flock of shorebirds that nest by salt flats in the refuge.
  — Benji Jones, Vox, 21 May 2024
• And this is one of the most better spots for the plump, sparrow-size shorebirds.
  — Washington Post, 17 June 2019
• Clark is tall and spindly and moves in a hoppy, twitchy way, like a shorebird.
  — Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2018
• So what’s a shorebird like a snipe doing at the toe of a glacier, where most of the ground is covered in 2 feet of snow?
  — Ned Rozell, Alaska Dispatch News, 22 July 2017
• Take a kayaking tour and get a glimpse of the shorebirds, raptors and turtles.
  — Lisa Deaderick, sandiegouniontribune.com, 8 Sep. 2017
• That culling, in turn, threatened the food supply for shorebirds.
  — Maddy Lauria, baltimoresun.com, 22 June 2019
• Then came tens of thousands of waterfowl and shorebirds that feed on the brine flies.
  — Louis Sahagún, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2023
• Paddling With the Birds: Paddle around the lake in a kayak in search of shorebirds and other feathered friends.
  — Kathy Bennett, The Mercury News, 24 May 2017
• The shorebird, known for its striking orange bill, lays its eggs this time of year in the sand on Rockaway Beach.
  — CBS News, 12 July 2024
• On land, predators ranging from raccoons to rats to shorebirds dine on the snack-sized fish.
  — Deborah Sullivan Brennan, sandiegouniontribune.com, 15 Mar. 2018
• There was footage of shorebirds, taken before the crows arrived and learned to raid nests, and footage of the cats that once lived in the rafters of Larry’s boat.
  — Joe Kloc, Harper's magazine, 10 June 2019
• There are large species of shorebirds and other water fowl.
  — Bill Van Niekerken, SFChronicle.com, 28 Aug. 2019
• The sea turtles are nesting and so are shorebirds such as snowy plovers, Wilson’s plovers and least terns.
  — Robin Soslow, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
• Plenty of people were on the beach, so all of the shorebirds were across the inlet on Figure Eight Island.
  — Taylor Piephoff, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
• Some of the species include marine turtles, shorebirds and seabirds.
  — Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2024
• A black shorebird darted fast over the water, which glowed brilliant blue in the morning sun.
  — Adam Davidson, The New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2017
• For shorebirds, high-tide islands where the birds can take refuge are being created in the marsh.
  — Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, 30 Jan. 2020
• The shorebirds nest and feed along coastal sand and gravel beaches, blending in with their habitat.
  — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 21 Apr. 2023
• Take for example the red knot, a shorebird that migrates from the tropics to the Arctic each spring to breed and feed on insects.
  — Craig Welch, National Geographic, 27 Apr. 2017
• Watch the nature show as gopher tortoises burrow in sand dunes and shorebirds wade in the surf.
  — Ana Pelayo Connery, Travel + Leisure, 17 Apr. 2023
• Then came masses of waterfowl and shorebirds that feed on the insects.
  — Louis Sahagun, latimes.com, 28 Apr. 2018
• The shorebird has been on the federal endangered species list since 1986.
  — USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2019
• The San Juan Islands host a large contingent of bald eagles as well as dozens of shorebirds, so the wildlife viewing is top shelf.
  — Washington Post, 12 July 2019
• The species nests along the coast of New York, along with other shorebirds, including piping plovers, terns and black skimmers.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 July 2024
• To me, the greater yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) illustrates the wonder of shorebirds.
  — Dave Taft, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2017
• The oil spill threatens the remarkable comeback of the western snowy plover, a gray-feathered shorebird that makes nests from seashells.
  — Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2021
• An Arctic shorebird called the red knot is getting smaller.
  — National Geographic, 12 Jan. 2023
• Some Australian beaches are home to the nesting grounds of a dainty little shorebird known as the hooded plover.
  — James Gaines, Discover Magazine, 19 Jan. 2023
• About the size of a robin and frequently on the move, the dusky, short-legged shorebird with a yellow bill likely would have evaded my scans of the break-wall completely.
  — Zachary Lewis, cleveland, 4 Dec. 2019
• Gliding across the water as the sun came up and the shorebirds — kingfishers, sandpipers, herons, egrets — sprang to life was a heavenly treat.
  — Susan Maas / Special To The Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 2 Feb. 2017

Last Updated: 20 Nov 2024