avian
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Starting Thursday afternoon and lasting throughout the night, chirps could be heard coming from one of the avian couple’s two eggs, perched high in a Jeffrey pine overlooking Big Bear Lake.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
What has helped is that the threat of highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu, has faded.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026
The company said the falling prices reflected improved supply as avian flu subsided and average flock sizes increased.
From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026
"The last time we saw a wreck on this scale was 2014," Wrobel added, "and after the impact of avian flu this is the last thing our seabirds need".
From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026
They cut apart birds to trace the structure of the avian skeleton, and, masked in leather hoods, they dissected a skunk.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
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