1. abandoned The old rusty car sat by the side of the road, abandoned and forgotten. Left behind or unused; either unprotected, unneeded, or unwanted.

2. at first, in the beginning Originally we lived in a small town, but then we moved to a big city. originally

3. Kind or type of plant or animal that scientists group together because they share many of the same characteristics. Pigeons, sparrows, and crows are different species of birds. species

4. a hollow place or hole The dentist filled the cavity in the boy’s tooth. cavity

5. suburbs We took the bus from our home in the suburbs to the museum downtown. Areas of homes, stores, and businesses that are near or right next to a city.

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7. 2. Today, the pigeon flourishes all over the United States in all the nooks and crannies of our cities. 3. As baby barn owls grow, they huddle together, hissing and slurping as they wait for their parents to return with food. 1. Pigeons build nests on a ledge, or on a windowsill, or in a flowerpot out on a fire escape, or in the curve of a storefront letter. Sentences 4. Plants can be found in a flowerpot inside a house.

8. windswept skyscraper storefront streetlights cupcake mailbox nighthawk rooftops crevice cavities nooks crannies cracks chirping hissing screeching gurgle flowerpot house throughout surrounds found

9. pin fin mat tot cut pine fine mate tote cute migrate later tiniest completely scene scent scientist scenario

10. 2. She put the photograph on the wall. 1. The desert in Arizona is hot and dry. Sentences 3. These cavity nesters can slip into the thinnest spaces.

11. windswept skyscraper storefront streetlights cupcake mailbox nighthawk rooftops crevice cavities nooks crannies cracks chirping hissing screeching gurgle flowerpot house throughout surrounds found