First recorded in 1900–05
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He recalled that Katherine, an avid bird watcher, said she wanted to be cremated and to have her remains scattered in the Montrose Beach area of Chicago, where there is a bird sanctuary.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 6, 2022
A black bird watcher, Christian Cooper, asked Amy Cooper to leash her dog in Central Park.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2022
Well, I've been a bird watcher for most of my life.
From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2021
Keen bird watcher Dragan Simic said he did not care about the statue.
From Reuters ● Nov. 15, 2018
Miss Ellis was looking at the two of them like a bird watcher onto a rare species.
From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson
“I want to say it was the happiest day of my life, but I have two children,” said Debra Schiff, 69, a bird-watcher, while admiring a turtle at the lagoon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 2026
"You look at people the way a bird-watcher looks at birds," said a friend.
From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2026
He posted a series of short-form videos on social media in which he told viewers to “come with me as a 32-year-old hungover bird-watcher in New York.”
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2025
Seattle hiking enthusiast, bird-watcher and outdoors advocate Lauren Braden, founder of the Northwest TripFinder adventure guide, wrote the book she always wanted to have.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 18, 2023
What changes a small boy from a bird-watcher into a Gestapo inquisitor?
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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