Example Sentences

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Grassland birds have declined by 53% since 1970—a loss of 700 million adults in the 31 species studied, including meadowlarks and northern bobwhites.

From Science Magazine • Sep. 19, 2019

It’s not just bobwhites that lost habitat, Cecil said.

From Washington Times • Mar. 22, 2015

But at the same time, farming practices and residential development replaced habitat where bobwhites once thrived.

From Washington Times • Mar. 22, 2015

Menaboni makes pets of many birds; ducklings have swum in his bathtub, bobwhites have made themselves at home in his living room and a screech owl has perched on his easel.

From Time Magazine Archive

Two bobwhites scooted across the tracks right in front of us, heads up and backs straight as tin soldiers’, but they flushed before T.R. could point.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns