pine warbler
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of pine warbler
An Americanism dating back to 1830–40
Example Sentences
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“In 2015, I had great blue heron, red-bellied woodpecker, American crow, American robin, brown thrasher, northern parula, pine warbler, yellow-throated warbler, chipping sparrow, white-throated sparrow.”
From Slate ● Apr. 12, 2019
Whereupon the pine warbler sang again, the same trill but with a tittering twang about it that just jocosely imitated the flicker.
From Old Plymouth Trails by Packard, Winthrop
Hearken to yon pine warbler, Singing aloft in the tree!
From Birds and Poets : with Other Papers by Burroughs, John
His favorite dwelling places are in the pine woods of the south, where he is on the most cordial terms socially with the pine warbler and the red-cockaded woodpecker.
From Our Bird Comrades by Keyser, Leander S. (Leander Sylvester)
In a pine wood near by, a wood pewee, a pine warbler, a yellow-throated warbler, and a pine-wood sparrow were singing—a most peculiarly select and modest chorus.
From A Florida Sketch-Book by Torrey, Bradford
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