She said her guess was that birds burst into song around dawn "after some down time, so they are thoroughly rested, to start anew re-establishing their territory," in effect saying, "I'm still here."

The birds burst through the floor and proceeded through the clouds and towards terrestrial land (Earth) below.

Beneath his horse's hooves, the ground shook, and the terrified birds burst out of the tree above him.

Some individuals, churches or communities choose birdseed due to a false but widely believed myth that birds eating the rice will burst.

The voice died away among the rose trees, and the birds burst into a chorus of singing everywhere, as if they carried on the song among themselves.

Aboveground, birds would be bursting into song.

As if at a signal the birds burst forth again into a cascade of song and the Captain regained the use of his nostrils.

A pheasant squawked and birds burst out of the trees.

Don't roll up too tightly or you'll find that the bird will burst during cooking.

The birds burst into song, like finches, improvising around a melody as if it were a Baroque fugue.