dawn chorus
noun
plural dawn choruses
: the singing of wild birds that closely precedes and follows sunrise especially in spring and summer
With the first chirps of the dawn chorus, the shopkeepers drew the dewy bolts on their shop doors.—
Atef Abu Saif
Atef Abu SaifDuring the lockdown we haven't been allowed to forget the birds who have been louder with their dawn choruses with no traffic to drown them out.—Alan Wright
Alan WrightExamples of dawn chorus in a Sentence
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The dawn chorus doesn’t follow an identical pattern from day to day or month to month.
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Literary Hub,
23 Apr. 2026
The French doors leading from our kitchen into the garden were ajar, allowing nature’s dawn chorus to filter through the house, alongside crisp summer morning air.
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Matthew MacConnell,
Forbes.com,
9 Feb. 2026
Waking up to the dawn chorus of birds—one of the natural world’s greatest symphonies—is a joy like no other.
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JSTOR Daily,
10 Oct. 2025
Waking up to the dawn chorus of birds – one of the natural world’s greatest symphonies – is a joy like no other.
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Chris Lituma,
The Conversation,
23 Sep. 2025
Bruce said research has found that the noisier and brighter the setting, the earlier the dawn chorus starts.
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John Kelly,
Washington Post,
19 June 2023
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Literary Hub,
23 Apr. 2026
The French doors leading from our kitchen into the garden were ajar, allowing nature’s dawn chorus to filter through the house, alongside crisp summer morning air.
—
Matthew MacConnell,
Forbes.com,
9 Feb. 2026
Waking up to the dawn chorus of birds—one of the natural world’s greatest symphonies—is a joy like no other.
—
JSTOR Daily,
10 Oct. 2025
Waking up to the dawn chorus of birds – one of the natural world’s greatest symphonies – is a joy like no other.
—
Chris Lituma,
The Conversation,
23 Sep. 2025
Bruce said research has found that the noisier and brighter the setting, the earlier the dawn chorus starts.
—
John Kelly,
Washington Post,
19 June 2023
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“Dawn chorus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dawn%20chorus. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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