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What’s different this time is that the couple who are considered the index case went bird-watching in Chile, Argentina and Uruguay before boarding the cruise ship, according to the World Health Organization.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

The Boys Of Dungeon Lane was inspired by his childhood in post-war Liverpool, and named after a road in Speke that leads to the Mersey shore, where the young McCartney would spend afternoons bird-watching.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

A 1972 shot sees two couples on a bird-watching expedition with binoculars held to their eyes, appearing owlish themselves.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Before letting Tom go, he directs him to a picnic spot that he assures the bird-watching enthusiast he will find beautiful, telling him, “You’re a decent man.”

From Salon • Oct. 6, 2025

“I will think of bird-watching and only bird-watching,” she told herself sternly.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood