1
: a person who observes or identifies wild birds in their habitats
2
: a catcher or hunter of birds especially for market
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In early September of 2023, a week after Hurricane Idalia shot up between the Yucatan Peninsula and Cuba and made landfall in Florida’s Panhandle, birders in Florida, Ohio, North and South Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, Alabama, Texas and Kentucky started reporting sightings of Flamingos.
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Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
Yellow-rumps, as birders call them, have been seen migrating through northern Illinois even in April and late March.
—Sheryl Devore, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
Even non-birders might be converted by the extraordinary range of avian species here.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Shenandoah National Park, Virginia Hikers, drivers, birders, backpackers, anglers, equestrians, astronomy lovers—there’s something for everyone at Shenandoah National Park.
—Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 22 Apr. 2026
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Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
Yellow-rumps, as birders call them, have been seen migrating through northern Illinois even in April and late March.
—Sheryl Devore, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
Even non-birders might be converted by the extraordinary range of avian species here.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Shenandoah National Park, Virginia Hikers, drivers, birders, backpackers, anglers, equestrians, astronomy lovers—there’s something for everyone at Shenandoah National Park.
—Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 22 Apr. 2026
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“Birder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/birder. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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