Example Sentences

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"The density of migratory warblers, flycatchers, and vireos crowded into these five forests is astounding, and means that each hectare protected there safeguards a disproportionate number of birds."

From Science Daily • Nov. 22, 2025

I’ve been slowly building a body of work based on my research on gray vireos and some of my experiences, and this work surely bleeds into that, whether conscious on my part or not.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2025

Brush rabbits, woodrats, Swainson’s hawks, Central Valley Chinook salmon, steelhead trout, least Bell’s vireos, greater sandhill cranes — all protected species — have found a home on the restored floodplain.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2024

The arrival of warblers, vireos and other colorful birds last week has excited Britain’s twitching community — enthusiastic bird-watchers who will travel long distances to view new or unusual species.

From New York Times • Sep. 27, 2023

The vireos twitter as they carry food to their nestlings.

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George