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Recent Examples of birderOn a single day sometime between December 14 and January 5, birders come out in droves to observe and count birds in a twenty-four-kilometer diameter circle in their region—the same circle every year.—Sarah Boon
june 25, Literary Hub, 25 June 2025 It may not always be seen at the nest, however, birders said.—Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 23 June 2025 Birds spooked, birders aghast Paragliders invade Orlando Wetlands!—Matthew J. Palm, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 May 2025 Perhaps swallow-tail bee-eaters, Africa openbill storks, and Burchell’s starlings, their stunning plumage flashing blue-green in the pink-gold gloaming: such sightings lend instant credence to the adage that Africa will make a birder out of anyone.—Alexandra Kirkman, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for birder
Other records from old news sources in previous decades are less credible, for the most part, says Lauren McGough a falconer and cultural anthropologist who studies the relationships between humans and eagles.
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Joshua Rapp Learn,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 July 2025
Even today, falconers in the Middle East still regard the gyrfalcon as the most prestigious bird, often breeding them selectively for sport and tradition.
Claim to have won the case and con followers into paying the $2.3 million in damages owed the real victor is how Mike Lindell, hawker of pillows and election conspiracy theories, responded to this week’s verdict against him.
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Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
20 June 2025
Here’s a quick recap: In 2012 after Superstorm Sandy closed Statue and Ellis Islands for more than eight months, rogue ticket hawkers flocked to Battery Park, selling an array of tourism tickets.
Nothing can stand in the way of the archer expressing themselves.
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Lisa Stardust,
People.com,
3 July 2025
Her skills as a high-level archer, her medical knowledge as a traveling dialysis technician and her horticultural training proved crucial to her survival.
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