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nests
nestsnoun
/nɛsts/

A structure built by a bird as a place to incubate eggs and rear young.

red-tailed hawks
/ˌrɛd ˈteɪld hɔks/ /ˌrɛd ˈteɪld hɑks/

Buteo jamaicensis, a medium-sized bird of prey found throughout North America.

scoters
/ˈskoʊtərz/

Any one of several species of northern sea ducks of the genus Melanitta.

honker
honkernoun
/ˈhɑŋkər/ /ˈhɔŋkər/

A wild goose.

calcific
calcificadjective
/kælˈsɪfɪk/

Of or pertaining to the formation of eggshells in birds and reptiles

hoot
hootnoun
/huːt/

The cry of an owl.

floss
flossnoun
/flɑs/ /flɒs/ /flɔs/

A body feather of an ostrich.

scry
scrynoun
/skɹaɪ/

A flock of wildfowl.

mute swans
/mjuːt swɑːnz/

A white swan, Cygnus olor, found throughout Europe and much of Asia, having a distinctive orange bill with a black tip; it is not actually mute, but is not very vocal.

avicultural
aviculturaladjective
/ˌeɪvɪˈkʌltʃərəl/ /ˌævɪˈkʌltʃərəl/

Relating to aviculture

jays
jaysnoun
/dʒeɪz/

Any one of the numerous species of birds belonging to several genera within the family Corvidae, including Garrulus, Cyanocitta, Aphelocoma, Perisoreus, Cyanocorax, Gymnorhinus, Cyanolyca, Ptilostomus, and Calocitta, allied to the crows, but smaller, more graceful in form, often handsomely coloured, usually having a crest, and often noisy.

whitethroats
/ˈwaɪθroʊts/ /ˈʍaɪθroʊts/

Sylvia communis, a species of typical warbler.

redshanks
/ˈrɛdʃæŋks/

Either of two species of Old World wading bird in the genus Tringa that have long red legs.

coo
coonoun
/kuː/ /ku/

The murmuring sound made by a dove or pigeon.

go-away bird
/ˈɡoʊ əˌweɪ ˌbɜːrd/

Any of three African species of turaco of the genus Corythaixoides.

herl
herlnoun
/hɜːrl/

The fibrous shaft or barb of a feather (especially that of the ostrich or peacock) used to make artificial flies for angling

ruby
rubynoun
[ˈɹuːbi]

A ruby hummer, a South American hummingbird, Clytolaema rubricauda.

ruddies
/ˈrʌdiz/

A ruddy duck.

ramus
ramusnoun
/ˈɹeɪməs/

The stem of a barb of a feather, from which the barbules extend.