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blackpoll

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black·poll  (blkpl)
n.
A North American warbler (Dendroica striata), the male of which has a black cap.
[black + poll, head.]
blackpoll [ˈblækˌpəʊl]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a North American warbler, Dendroica striata, the male of which has a black-and-white head
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Noun1.blackpoll - North American warbler having a black-and-white head
Dendroica striate
New World warbler, wood warbler - small bright-colored American songbird with a weak unmusical song
Dendroica, genus Dendroica - a genus of Parulidae


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Perhaps the most amazing songbird of all is the blackpoll warbler.
A seabird's endless summer by Cutraro, Jennifer / Science News for Kids
The blackpoll warbler, for example, makes an incredible leap from Alaska to the Amazon.
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The blackpoll warbler weighs in at under an ounce, even after its pre-flight feeding frenzy, yet in 72 hours manages to fly up to 2,000 miles from Maine to northern Venezuela without food, water or even a minute's treetop respite.
Silent skies: migratory bird populations decline worldwide by Jukofsky, Diane / E
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