blackpoll
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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One bird — the blackpoll warbler — hopscotches from Alaska to Long Island, and there pauses to bulk up.
From Washington Post • Feb. 22, 2023
American birds fascinated me: the robin that hunted for earthworms by listening for their tunneling; the blackpoll warbler and its mammoth migration.
From New York Times • Feb. 20, 2022
There's a palpable bedrock of scientific knowledge here, from the appetites of pandas to the complex navigatory impulses of the blackpoll warbler, "a four-inch long sprite knit of feathers, hollow bones and heart".
From The Guardian • Jun. 9, 2013
We were barged out the way by about 30 birdwatchers all rushing to see a blackpoll warbler.
From The Guardian • Aug. 24, 2011
His next day's essay is on the blackpoll warbler.
From Time Magazine Archive
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