songbird
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Mooney has twice introduced House bills trying to win official status for the bird, including adding the scrub jay as the state songbird in this past legislative session to broaden support.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
For example, researchers can randomly assign plots of forest to receive nest boxes in order to test whether they help songbird populations grow.
From Slate ● Apr. 28, 2026
Fortunately, these bats pose no threat to songbird populations.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2025
As legend has it, rubbing a ticket on the songbird figurine inside the store will increase the purchaser’s chance of cashing out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2025
He hadn’t reckoned the man for a songbird.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
Since the bison arrived, Mr. Skoglund says, songbirds and raptors have multiplied.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Locals on the island have long made money from hunting wild songbirds and selling them, mainly to domestic customers.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
University of Michigan scientists have used artificial intelligence to uncover a striking pattern in the evolution of Passeriformes, the vast bird group that includes most songbirds.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026
In Yellowstone National Park, their return has been praised with reducing the overabundant elk population and allowing decimated trees such as willows and aspen to recover, which subsequently brought the return of beavers and songbirds.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 16, 2026
“I know songbirds will go to nestlings when you move them,” Leon said.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
