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Kirtland's warbler
[ kurt-luhndz ]
noun
- a wood warbler, Dendroica kirtlandii, breeding only in north-central Michigan and wintering in the Bahamas, bluish gray above, striped with black and pale yellow below: an endangered species.
Word History and Origins
Origin of Kirtland's warbler1
Example Sentences
For example, removing the Kirtland’s warbler from the endangered list in 2019 was contingent on continued harvesting and replanting of Michigan jack pines where the tiny songbird nests.
The tour was canceled because of Covid that year, but we were so eager to see the rare Kirtland’s warbler that we accepted a credit.
he was interested in were birds, like the sighting in 2018 of a rare Kirtland’s warbler that led him to sprint from his office in Midtown Manhattan to the park to catch a glimpse.
Michigan state and federal agencies have replanted approximately 90,000 acres of Kirtland's warbler habitat over the past 30 years.
"The Kirtland's warbler has responded well to active management over the past 50 years," FWS said.
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