How to Use birder in a Sentence

birder

noun
  • That's what birders come to see.
    — Andy Court, CBS News, 3 May 2026
  • There are birders and then there are birders.
    — Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
  • That’s the main concern of birders.
    — Akash Kapur, New Yorker, 12 May 2026
  • The loss concerns an avid birder like Gang.
    — Noel Brennan, CBS News, 10 June 2026
  • Among them are some of the more sought after species for local birders.
    — Taylor Piephoff, charlotteobserver, 12 May 2017
  • Word had it a birder was even on a flight from New York to see it.
    — Hannah Kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2021
  • Word had it a birder was even on a flight from New York to see it.
    — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 June 2021
  • The state is a birder’s paradise with 566 species to check off your list.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 24 Nov. 2020
  • Chris, who has put his PhD on hold, passes his days as a birder.
    — Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 18 Apr. 2025
  • It may not always be seen at the nest, however, birders said.
    — Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 23 June 2025
  • No other birders have been able to spot the bird since Sanchez photographed it.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 2 May 2024
  • The refuge contains a wetland that draws birders from around the country.
    — Laura Mallonee, Wired News, 12 Apr. 2025
  • These are a great choice for the ballpark or general use, but not as good for birders and hunters.
    — Scott Gilbertson, Wired News, 25 June 2025
  • These are a great choice for the ballpark or general use, but not as good for birders and hunters.
    — Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 6 Oct. 2024
  • The teams range from birders who have competed for decades to first-graders who are new to bird-watching.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 14 May 2026
  • One birder even spotted an owl while in traffic near Navy Pier.
    — Morgan Greene, chicagotribune.com, 1 Feb. 2022
  • The island has about 300 tourists a year, most of them hardcore birders.
    — WIRED, 15 July 2023
  • Stylish binoculars Looking for a gift for the birder in your life?
    — Erica Finamore, wsj.com, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Roughly 95% of those birders do so from the comfort of their own backyards.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
  • My grandparents were huge birders.
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The Amazon is a birder’s paradise.
    — Jeri Clausing, AFAR Media, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Bird strike records in Alaska reads like a birder’s checklist, from ravens to owls to pipits to killdeer.
    — David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Aug. 2022
  • As for the birders who frequent the drying beds, no reopening of the area appears to be in sight.
    — Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 July 2025
  • This is known as a birder’s boon — more than 85 species of migratory birds are known to come through.
    — Molly McArdle, Travel + Leisure, 22 Mar. 2023
  • If dad isn't a birder, pick a bird before heading out, choose a spot to look for it, and place a wager on who sees it first.
    — The Editors, Outside Online, 30 May 2018
  • Michael Lathroum, who is also an avid birder, came and helped get the owl off a busy stretch of the highway.
    — Dana Hedgpeth, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2018
  • One Chicago birder captured some of the first images of two of those eaglets.
    — Charlie De Mar, CBS News, 8 May 2026
  • The birders go off in search of other bird songs, and the herpetologists head out to chase frogs into the night.
    — Richard Conniff, Smithsonian, 2 May 2017
  • But for now, North Texas birders feel hopeful about their return to the area, Collins said.
    — Noor Adatia, Dallas News, 5 May 2023
  • As more and more birders gathered to see the bird, the animal became more reclusive and hid in a mesquite thicket.
    — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025

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