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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To dress Cordelia Cupp the way a real person would dress herself, Paolo spent a lot of time on birding research; the clothes, the gear, what birders actually need to be able to do, the ways specific to the hobby that require participants to move.
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Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Bob Wexler, a local expert birder, will provide information about birds and their habitats.
— A wrangler from Gatorland will bring alligators, snakes, lizards and more to the library during a Gatorland Live event at 11 a.m. and noon June 6.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 May 2025
That’s one way to explain why a birder and a lawyer have been fighting to save nests of Canada geese in Central Park.
—James Barron, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Lake Hodges near Escondido is a major grebe nesting location where birders enjoy following the nesting process that begins with the weaving of reeds into floating mats where eggs are then deposited.
Loons, coots, rails and gallinules are also floating nest builders.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2025
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Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Bob Wexler, a local expert birder, will provide information about birds and their habitats.
— A wrangler from Gatorland will bring alligators, snakes, lizards and more to the library during a Gatorland Live event at 11 a.m. and noon June 6.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 May 2025
That’s one way to explain why a birder and a lawyer have been fighting to save nests of Canada geese in Central Park.
—James Barron, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Lake Hodges near Escondido is a major grebe nesting location where birders enjoy following the nesting process that begins with the weaving of reeds into floating mats where eggs are then deposited.
Loons, coots, rails and gallinules are also floating nest builders.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2025
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“Birder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/birder. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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