How to Use seabird in a Sentence

seabird

noun
  • In the summer months, caracaras can feed on seabird colonies.
    — Darren Incorvaia, New York Times, 20 Nov. 2023
  • Many seabirds, sea turtles and whales die this way each year.
    — David Shiffman, The Conversation, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Take seabirds, those birds that spend their days on open water.
    — Zachary Lewis, cleveland, 4 Dec. 2019
  • There was much mud, and not a seabird to scratch at it anywhere.
    — Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic, 7 May 2018
  • Quentin takes magic mushrooms on a seabird boat tour.
    — Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2025
  • In that case, the carriers were seabirds rather than ducks.
    — John Drake, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
  • But the best cure is outside, on the decks, with the ocean and the wildlife and seabirds.
    — Akash Kapur, New Yorker, 12 May 2026
  • The one-of-a-kind pup is the only dog bred to hunt puffins, a small seabird species.
    — Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
  • The other islands are rat free and contain huge colonies of seabirds.
    — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 12 July 2018
  • Most seabird species avoid such fates by choosing to live in safer neighborhoods.
    — Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
  • Every year, millions of seabirds return to the refuge to nest and raise their young.
    — CBS News, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Surfers, sharks, seabirds and even a swarm of bees also will make an appearance.
    — Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2023
  • In a major surprise, none of the remains belonged to a seabird.
    — Roni Dengler, Discover Magazine, 21 May 2019
  • There would be severe declines of penguins and other die-offs of seabirds and seals.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN, 13 June 2018
  • Those seabirds evolved in the absence of mice or other mammalian nest predators.
    — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 10 Dec. 2019
  • The fleet has become a rich habitat for marine life, as well as seabirds such as ospreys.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025
  • The large seabirds normally have only one mate in their lifetime.
    — Bill Chappell, NPR, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The beach was deserted except for seabirds and chunks of driftwood.
    — Ruby Opalka, The Atlantic, 25 Aug. 2024
  • Those fish are a critical food source for seabirds, salmon and marine mammals.
    — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • Recent unusual ocean heat has been linked to deaths of sea lions, whales, seabirds and crabs.
    — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2018
  • Enjoy the seabirds in the marshes but watch your line — this is the most crowded bike path in the county.
    — Brian Coyne, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 May 2018
  • Even tiny amounts of oil could doom seabirds Get more great content like this delivered right to you!
    — Ryan Cross, Science | AAAS, 7 July 2017
  • The waste threatens and kills marine mammals, seabirds, turtles, and fish.
    — Amanda Paulson, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 June 2017
  • The deposits, left by seabirds, seals and other sea mammals could be scores, even hundreds of feet deep.
    — Steve Haycox, Alaska Dispatch News, 20 Oct. 2017
  • The white tern is a slight and elegant seabird with stark white feathers, a sharp black-and-blue bill, and jet black eyes.
    — Melody Bentz, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 July 2021
  • The algae produce toxins that can kill fish and the seabirds that eat them, and sicken humans.
    — Rachel Pannett, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Morning came, and with it the sounds of seabirds cawing and boats slicing through the water outside.
    — Cinelle Barnes, Travel + Leisure, 15 Jan. 2025
  • The warmer water is disrupting the food chain, causing seabirds and other wildlife to starve.
    — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 12 May 2026
  • Oil coated patches of sargassum seaweed and the wings of seabirds.
    — Kylie Williams, Miami Herald, 29 Nov. 2025
  • The marine drifters form the base of an intricate food web and attract an abundance of fish, seals, whales and seabirds.
    — Avery Schuyler Nunn, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Dec. 2024

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