Anagrams: Birding Lore

It’s spring and birders go agog and * * * * * * *

As they watch a flock of warblers twit and flit and mingle.

If they spot a new entry on their life list, or a bird that’s truly rare

Birders will go weak at the knees like there’s * * * * * * * in there.

A birder know how to tell a warbler from a vireo beased on a fleeting sighting.

The keen observer will note the * * * * *   * * takes upon flying and alighting.

“A bird in the hand” is a * * *   * * * * that birders might say

When they gently hold the bird as they measure and weigh.

In some birds it is hard to tell the sexes apart for sure.

That’s because the * * * * * * * area is hidden and totally obscure.

But it is the male that sings loudly from the top of the highest tree

He finds it * * * * * * * to be mating and on that we can all agree.