How to Use waterfowl in a Sentence

waterfowl

noun

• The lake is a refuge for migrating waterfowl.
• Swans are the largest waterfowl, can weigh up to 33 pounds and have a wingspan of 10 feet.
  — Bob Hallinen, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Sep. 2021
• This siren of waterfowl song can draw ducks down from the heavens, so it must be kept at the ready.
  — Joseph Albanese, Outdoor Life, 28 May 2020
• Staff move the camera to capture the large flocks of sandhill cranes and waterfowl that visit the area.
  — Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Apr. 2024
• The birds feed on mice and other rodents as well as waterfowl.
  — Paul A. Smith, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2021
• And many more hunters are afield this time of year with deer, waterfowl and upland game bird seasons open.
  — Matt Wyatt, ExpressNews.com, 10 Dec. 2020
• Many of the waterfowl and their offspring do not survive, falling victim to dogs and a lack of food.
  — Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 23 Sep. 2021
• This subtype is also adaptable to many species of birds and is living in waterfowl longer than the virus has in the past.
  — Laura Reiley, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2022
• Spend your days watching waterfowl and shorebirds and then relax in the springs at night.
  — oregonlive, 3 June 2021
• The video shows the reptile sneak up on an unsuspecting duck and chomp down on the waterfowl as the men watch from a distance.
  — Fox News, 30 Nov. 2020
• New Year’s hasn’t held much appeal for Christine or me since the close of waterfowl season changed from Dec. 31 to Dec. 15.
  — Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Jan. 2021
• Most of the migrating waterfowl have moved through our area.
  — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 15 May 2021
• And on the remote Isle of Man, the British government confirms that the virus has spread beyond waterfowl.
  — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2022
• Then wild water birds — ducks, egrets, herons, and the like — started dying in two waterfowl reserves in the city.
  — Helen Branswell, STAT, 9 May 2024
• Geese and other waterfowl have carried H5N1 around the globe.
  — Amy Maxmen | Kff Health News, ABC News, 24 May 2024
• Which makes chasing waterfowl here a bit of a crapshoot.
  — T. Edward Nickens, Field & Stream, 10 Mar. 2020
• The law requires all U.S. waterfowl hunters age 16 and older to purchase the stamp each season.
  — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2021
• Surveys showed 90% of waterfowl hunters in the state supported paying more for the stamp.
  — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2022
• The fill, which contains a mixture of 80% down fiber and 20% waterfowl feather fiber, is fluffy, soft, and breathable.
  — Andrea Wurzburger, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Nov. 2023
• Duck boxes are supposed to provide waterfowl with a safe place to build their nest.
  — Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Apr. 2023
• Birds in the Great Lakes and along the Atlantic coast are mostly feeding on waterfowl and have a lot more wanderlust in them, Brinker said.
  — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2021
• Or, on a quieter day, waterfowl glide through the Patapsco, just feet away.
  — Kendyl Kearly, Baltimore Sun, 26 Feb. 2024
• Ptarmigan and waterfowl have also been a bust along the Denali Highway and the Richardson.
  — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Sep. 2020
• Down comforters are made from the fluffy coat that is found beneath waterfowl feathers.
  — Andrea Wurzburger, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Nov. 2023
• Fall can be the best time for seeing songbirds, waterfowl and migrating birds of all kinds.
  — Bill May, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 3 Oct. 2021
• The acreage is open for deer-hunting by bow and small-game and waterfowl hunting without permits.
  — Stephen Steed, Arkansas Online, 8 June 2021
• Even so, with Tulare Lake’s return, ducks, egrets and other waterfowl have flocked en masse to its dusty shores.
  — Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2023
• In 1973, the city designated the lake as a sanctuary for waterfowl and shore birds.
  — Vincent T. Davis, ExpressNews.com, 8 June 2019
• Over that period, grassland bird species have declined by 40 percent while waterfowl populations on the whole have gone up.
  — Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 9 Oct. 2024
• The annual Bird Photographer of the Year competition highlights some of the best avian images, from graceful waterfowl to high-flying birds of prey—and many species in between.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 22 Dec 2024