| 单词 | shore bird |
| 例句 | Who knows, your very flesh may be polluted, dirty as an oily beach, sure death to shore birds and unborn babies. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z A few weeks ago, under the gaze of a heron perched on a skeletal tree, I examined the footprints on the small beach: shore birds, deer, dogs. Hamptons’ True Colors Show in Autumn Off-Season 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z But even though Anna has real grit and sadness to her, she feels peripheral to the deepest currents of the story: a shore bird, not a fish. Review: Rude T-Shirts and Rude Awakenings in ‘A Bright New Boise’ 2023-02-21T05:00:00Z The number of rufa red knot shore birds migrating via Delaware Bay beaches to Arctic breeding sites this spring rose to the highest level in four years, according to an independent annual survey. Uptick Seen in Red Knots on Jersey Shore 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z Ipram is where the weakened shore birds were taken before Brazil announced its first cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza on Monday. Brazil investigates four more suspect cases of avian flu in wild birds 2023-05-19T04:00:00Z The center’s seeds are currently sprouting in Prospect Park and Central Park, and its native grasses have been used to restore dunes in the Rockaways, which are near nesting grounds for endangered shore birds. Eagles, Beavers, Sea Turtles: Why N.Y.C. Is Humming With Wildlife 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z Their eggs are considered a primary fat source for more than a dozen species of migratory shore birds, according to South Carolina’s Department of Natural Resources. Clean needles depend on the blue blood of horseshoe crabs 2021-08-20T04:00:00Z “Right now, the first shore birds are on the move,” he said. New trail touts 60 top bird-watching spots around Indiana 2020-08-22T04:00:00Z He says he’s partial to shore birds and gulls but that may be splitting hairs, or rather feathers. Minot man is enthusiastic for birds 2020-01-04T05:00:00Z He was rewarded with several terns, including the second recorded royal tern in Forsyth County and “cool little shore birds” called red-necked phalaropes. Many people flee hurricanes. Some birdwatchers flock to them. 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z The Caminada project had another surprise benefit - becoming one of the nation’s biggest nesting colonies for least terns, a shore bird threatened by habitat loss. Inside race to save Louisiana’s 1st line of storm defense 2018-07-21T04:00:00Z Ornithologist George Divoky, on his 47th summer in Cooper Island, Alaska, to study shore birds, is another accidental climate scientist. Looking for signs of global warming? It’s all around you 2018-06-19T04:00:00Z Increasing temperates in the high Arctic are encouraging shore birds such as the Baird’s sandpiper to breed earlier in the season. The 10 species most at risk from climate change 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z Dabbling ducks and other shore birds that feed in the sediments are vulnerable. State tests find type C botulism found in dead waterfowl 2016-07-08T04:00:00Z The area is home to an array of shore birds and marine mammals, and is near the migratory path of gray whales. Company Says It’s Been Indicted for California Oil Spill 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z His focus was on shore birds, songbirds and field birds, and he made them in all sizes. Prolific Cortez woodcarver sells 2,300 wooden birds 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z In summer, the rice is used as nesting for native mallards and shore birds, said Mark Biddlecomb, director for the western region of Ducks Unlimited, a wetlands conservation group. Ducks, geese and rice -- the next victims of California's drought? 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z Wildlife rescue crews focused on protecting three especially sensitive nesting areas for shore birds, state Fish and Wildlife Department officials said. Cleanup of oil-fouled California beach could take months 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z Crews focused on three especially sensitive nesting areas for shore birds, including snowy plovers and least terns, said a state Fish and Wildlife Department spokeswoman. Around-the-Clock Cleanup Effort Under Way on Oil-Fouled California Beach 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z It’s also possible for infected waterfowl to transmit the virus to shore birds that might then get into a turkey barn, he said. Serious strain of bird flu found in Minnesota turkey flock 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z Interior Department modify buffers around shore bird and turtle nests by about mid-June. Law could open more of Hatteras seashore to beach driving 2015-01-25T05:00:00Z The latest State of the Birds report claims more than half of all US shore bird species are either endangered or at risk of becoming so. US fears for declining bird numbers 2014-09-09T04:00:00Z It provides habitat for migratory waterfowl, shore birds and raptors as well as several fish species, including the imperiled black oyster catcher and chinook and coho salmon. Obama to designate preserve at Point Arena-Stornetta Public Lands on California coast 2014-03-08T23:00:43Z Mouselike animals called lemmings are snowy owls’ main food source, and the baby boom is sending young owls across the border to find voles, field mice, rats, rabbits and shore birds. Snowy owls appear outside Hogwarts 2012-01-16T19:26:33Z There are at least thirteen varieties of shore birds that do this. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z Small birds there are, of course, in numbers, such as wag-tails, sandpipers, and the oddly crying and flying redshank, a shore bird. Cornwall 2012-01-20T03:00:16.790Z Like many other shore birds, they have an extensive geographical range, and are found in all latitudes, both in the eastern and western hemispheres. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z This little bird as a table delicacy is not surpassed by any of the long list of shore birds. Game Birds and Game Fishes of the Pacific Coast 2011-11-18T03:00:28.323Z A FEW blocks from the waterfront in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, skateboarders swoop and cluster in front of a warehouse like shore birds with their sights on a big fish. | Williamsburg: KCDC, Where Skateboarders Can Shop and Defy Gravity 2011-09-22T20:31:06Z A few blocks from the waterfront in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, skateboarders swoop and cluster in front of a warehouse like so many shore birds with their sights on a big fish. City Room: A Skateboard Shop Where Visitors Challenge Gravity 2011-09-22T21:43:33Z The horn snails, he suspects, found their own life rafts: shore birds. Did Flying Snails Cross Mexico? 2011-09-14T00:01:00Z I recollect the saxifrage that grew among the rocks, the spring that pushed its way over the salt pebbles to the waters of the cove, and the sweet notes of the little brown shore birds. The Bradys After a Chinese Princess The Yellow Fiends of 'Frisco 2011-09-06T02:00:11.117Z The Pacific Coast is especially rich in waders and shore birds, there being upwards of forty species that are more or less common, with some ten or more that are occasional visitors. Game Birds and Game Fishes of the Pacific Coast 2011-11-18T03:00:28.323Z The haunts and habits of the marsh and shore birds he knew by heart, and his great success in taking them lay in the fact that he was a close and accurate observer. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z Scientists speculate that the baby boom probably results from an abundance of fish left undisturbed in waterways where the federal government banned commercial and recreational fishing last summer, providing a feast for shore birds. Island off Alabama coast bursting with birds after oil spill 2011-07-10T18:11:52Z Luckily for this intrepid explorer, armored invertebrates can survive for days in the bellies of shore birds. Did Flying Snails Cross Mexico? 2011-09-14T00:01:00Z The birds of Order IX. are mainly shore birds. An Australian Bird Book A Pocket Book for Field Use 2010-12-31T03:00:10.497Z Many of both the waders and the shore birds are constant residents. Game Birds and Game Fishes of the Pacific Coast 2011-11-18T03:00:28.323Z Just dunes, marshes, squawking shore birds and a cove that curves hundreds of yards inland from the former shoreline. Jersey Shore Journal: Memories of South Cape May, Swallowed by the Sea 2010-08-07T00:42:00Z The islands form the easternmost point of Louisiana and are part of the Breton national wildlife refuge, the second oldest US reserve and home to endangered brown pelican, least tern and piping plover shore birds. Containment dome reaches Gulf oil spill scene 2010-05-06T15:36:00Z The report said that oceanic and shore birds are among the most vulnerable to climate change because of rapidly changing marine ecosystems and rising sea levels. Climate Change Threatens Migratory Birds, Report Says 2010-03-12T16:01:00Z There are several shore birds of different varieties, but we have really been too busy of late to go after them. The Boy Scouts for Uncle Sam The order Limicolae, which is composed of the shore birds proper, is abundantly represented. Game Birds and Game Fishes of the Pacific Coast 2011-11-18T03:00:28.323Z They seize upon the excitement of the moment and presently rise like a flock of shore birds and whirl away to another spot where they think they can find a fresh feeding ground. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 4 June 1906 Her ammunition was exhausted; she was living principally on the eggs of the shore birds and the fish which she was once more able to procure occasionally. Marguerite De Roberval A Romance of the Days of Jacques Cartier It is the same way with the shore birds; yellow-legs and plover and the like; though in my grandfather's day they didn't care much about such small game. Old Plymouth Trails That afternoon Rob and Merritt took the shotguns and started for the other shore of the island to see if they could not bring down some shore birds. The Boy Scouts for Uncle Sam Of the shore birds there are six families and twenty genera represented on the Coast. Game Birds and Game Fishes of the Pacific Coast 2011-11-18T03:00:28.323Z And George took his gun with him, thinking there might be a chance to pick up some shore birds, in the way of snipe or curlew. Motor Boat Boys Down the Coast or Through Storm and Stress to Florida It is one of the commonest of shore birds. Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography, Vol. 2, No. 1 July 1897 They are heavy, awkward-looking birds with wings and forms that suggest none of the grace and beauty of the usual shore birds. Under the Maples "Are the shore birds good eating?" inquired Tubby with his mouth full of pie. The Boy Scouts for Uncle Sam There should be no difficulty in distinguishing the godwit from any of the other shore birds, its long upward curved bill and brownish-barred back being features by which it may always be known. Game Birds and Game Fishes of the Pacific Coast 2011-11-18T03:00:28.323Z This is the most abundant of all the shore birds, and its "peet-weet" is a familiar sound to every country boy. The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs. There were a few mallards, redheads, and shoveler ducks, and several bustards, besides half a dozen species of plover and shore birds. Across Mongolian Plains A Naturalist's Account of China's 'Great Northwest' A flock of shore birds were busy running up the sand away from the gentle, beaching waves, then following the water line back down to dig their beaks into the soft, wet sand for food. Eight Keys to Eden So cruelly and relentlessly have the shore birds been pursued by men who call themselves "sportsmen;" that many species are nearly extinct. Conservation Reader The shore bird again, which does not like to swim, is nevertheless continually obliged to enter the water when searching after its prey. Evolution, Old & New Or, the Theories of Buffon, Dr. Erasmus Darwin and Lamarck, as compared with that of Charles Darwin This is the largest of the family of shore birds, having a length of about 24 inches. The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs. There were shore birds too; we shipped some as passengers, they were going south like ourselves, but by instinct not by the card. From Edinburgh to India & Burmah The sun had touched the gem-encrusted cliffs by the shores of the Lost Sea of Korus and had vanished, leaving only the stillness of the dusk and the lonely cry of shore birds. The Hills of Home The gray plover, our accurate observer remarks, is a winter shore bird, found only at that season and in that habitat, in this country. Robert Burns In the vernacular of the sportsman, birds that may legitimately be shot are divided for convenience into three groups, viz., upland game birds, water fowl, and shore birds. The Bird Study Book The young, like those of all the shore birds, are hatched covered with down, and run about as soon as born. The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs. Then follow the facts regarding the mole, spalax, ant-eater, and the lack of teeth in birds, the origin of shore birds, swimming birds and perching birds, which are stated farther on. Lamarck, the Founder of Evolution His Life and Work As far as the shore birds are concerned, it is not the occasional hunter that does the real damage. Supplement to Animal Sanctuaries in Labrador Supplement to an Address Presented by Lt.-Colonel William Wood, F.R.S.C. Before the Second Annual Meeting of the Commission of Conservation in January, 1911 A quick flight of shore birds, flashing creatures that twittered as they swept by, broke the spell. The Life and Death of Richard Yea-and-Nay It is in reference to the fortunes of the water fowl and shore birds that the greatest apprehension has been felt. The Bird Study Book They were the most unsuspicious of the shore birds, and would allow the near approach of the gunner, and the penalty may now be seen. The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs. Purdy, one of the Guernsey boatmen, who is pretty well up in the sea and shore birds, told me the Whimbrel occurred commonly in May, but not on the autumn migration. Birds of Guernsey (1879) And the Neighbouring Islands: Alderney, Sark, Jethou, Herm; Being a Small Contribution to the Ornitholony of the Channel Islands The tide is full and nearing the turn, and the shore birds have gone elsewhere till their food is bared again at its falling. A King's Comrade A Story of Old Hereford Fairly complete collections of the game birds, wild fowl, and shore birds were shown, as well as most of the prey-catching and fish-eating birds found in the State. Final Report of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission For the purpose of the regulations, migratory game birds were defined as Ducks, Geese, Swans, Rails, Coots, Pigeons, Cranes, and shore birds, which included Plover, Snipe, Woodcock, and Sandpipers. The Bird Study Book Next to the Spotted Sandpiper, this bird is the most common of the shore birds in the United States. The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs. All the shore birds of the United States are in great need of better protection.... Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation She knew the habits of the shore birds, understood their indications and devices, and whatever their movements foreboded concerning the weather. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 06, April, 1858 The young of those living in open exposed places, such as sea and shore birds, are thickly clothed with down when hatched. Citizen Bird Scenes from Bird-Life in Plain English for Beginners So the long fight to stop spring shooting and provide short uniform closed seasons for shooting shore birds and wild fowl is drawing to a glorious conclusion. The Bird Study Book Such an army is there of these shore birds, that we cannot even glance at them all in this lesson. On the Seashore There is no difference of opinion in regard to the diminution of the shore birds; the reports from all quarters are the same. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation All the shore birds need five years of close protection. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation They are not exactly what we call shore birds, but live contentedly near any water, where they can wade and splash about pools and shallows for their food. Citizen Bird Scenes from Bird-Life in Plain English for Beginners Thousands of Herons of various species, as well as Terns and shore birds, make this their home. The Bird Study Book Like all the shore birds, Redshanks are very wary. On the Seashore Colorado: Sage grouse and sharp-tailed grouse; nearly all the shore birds. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation The moral is: Will the People apply this lesson to the ruffed grouse, quail and the shore birds generally before they, too, are too far gone to be brought back? Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation They are wading shore birds, who run about the rock bars and sandy beaches, turning over small stones for the food that is hidden underneath. Citizen Bird Scenes from Bird-Life in Plain English for Beginners That will be after we have stopped all shooting of upland game birds and shore birds for about eight years. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation We have now looked at a few sea birds, shore birds, and a marsh bird. On the Seashore Lift the veil and look at the stories of the bison, the passenger pigeon, the wild ducks and shore birds of the Atlantic coast, and the fur-seal. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation The enormous bag limits of 35 rail and 50 each per day of plover, snipe and shore birds is a crime! Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation No wheat-producing province can afford the expense to the wheat crops of the slaughter of shore birds, thirty species of which are great crop-protectors. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation It should give the sage grouse, pinnated grouse and all shore birds a ten year close season, remove the dove from the list of game birds, and give it a permanent close season. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation Florida: Shooting shore birds and waterfowl in late winter and spring should be stopped. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation Connecticut: All the shore birds; quail, purple martin. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation They should be as follows: No squirrels, doves or shore birds; six quail, five woodcock, ten coots, ten rail, ten ducks, three geese and three brant, with a total limit of ten waterfowl per day. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation Spring shooting of shore birds and waterfowl should be prohibited without delay. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation Absolute close seasons of five-years' duration for ruffed grouse, quail, woodcock, snipe and all shore birds without a single exception. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation All killing of cranes and shore birds should be absolutely stopped, for five years. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation The market gunners slaughter ducks, grouse, shore birds and rabbits as if we were all starving. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation Enact at once a five-year close season law on the remnant of ruffed grouse, quail, woodcock, snipe, and all shore birds. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation First of all, Connecticut needs a ten-year close season law to save her remnant of shore birds before it is completely annihilated. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation All the shore birds, quail and gray squirrels of the state should be given five-year close seasons, by the action of the State Conservation Commission. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation A law prohibiting spring shooting of shore birds and waterfowl. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation Throughout the eastern United States, shore birds are fast vanishing. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation The sage grouse, quail, swans, woodcock, dove, and all shore birds should be given a ten-year close season,—and rigidly protected,—before the stock is all gone. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation Delaware: Stop all spring shooting, at once; stop killing shore birds for ten years, and protect swans indefinitely. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation All shore birds that visit Iowa deserve a five-year close season. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation A law prohibiting spring shooting of shore birds and waterfowl should be passed at the next session of the legislature. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation Never in my life have any shore birds except woodcock and snipe appealed to me as real game. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation She should give all her shore birds a rest of at least five years, for recuperation. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation Utah should instantly stop the sale of game that she now legally provides for,—twenty-five shore birds and waterfowl per day to private parties! Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation |
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