Historical clue formulations

• The so-called "hurricane bird," because of its reputation for seeking shelter from storms at the last possible moment — 2026-07-25
• Sacred bird of ancient Egypt — 2026-07-15
• Sacred bird to the Egyptians — 2026-05-22
• Bird with a long, downward-curving bill — 2026-04-15
• Sebastian the ___, mascot of the Miami Hurricanes — 2025-10-29
• Long-legged wader — 2025-09-02
• Wading bird — 2025-07-07
• Sacred bird of Egyptian mythology — 2025-03-02
• Sebastian the ___, University of Miami mascot — 2024-09-15
• Head of the Egyptian god Thoth — 2024-06-05
• Part of a Florida flock — 2024-01-11
• Bird embodied by the Egyptian god Thoth — 2023-09-10
• Sacred bird of ancient Egypt — 2023-05-31
• Hieroglyphic bird — 2022-12-12
• Wetland wader with a down-curved bill — 2022-12-06
• Long-billed wader — 2022-02-20
• Wetlands denizen — 2021-01-13
• Long-billed wading bird — 2020-03-31
• Long-billed wader — 2019-11-03
• One of the first birds released by Noah after the flood, in legend — 2018-10-14
• Long-legged wader — 2018-10-08
• Sacred symbol of ancient Egypt — 2018-07-13
• Sacred symbol of ancient Egypt — 2018-07-08
• Leggy wader — 2018-06-06
• Egyptian sacred bird — 2018-03-20
• Cousin of a spoonbill — 2017-11-12
• Hieroglyphic bird — 2017-08-06
• National bird of Trinidad and Tobago — 2017-06-10
• Animal avatar of Thoth — 2017-05-07
• Bird with a forcepslike bill — 2016-09-28
• Relative of a spoonbill — 2016-07-29
• Ancient hieroglyph — 2015-09-20
• Wading bird — 2014-04-07
• Sacred Egyptian bird — 2014-02-25
• Object of ancient Egyptian veneration — 2014-02-19
• Large bill holder — 2014-01-17
• Long-billed bird — 2012-09-16
• University of Miami mascot — 2012-04-01
• Nile bird — 2011-09-13
• Long-legged wader — 2011-08-30
• Ancient Egyptians revered it — 2011-06-04
• Sacred symbol of ancient Egypt — 2011-02-10
• Sacred bird of ancient Egypt — 2011-01-25
• Head of the Egyptian god Thoth — 2009-11-26
• Head of the Egyptian god Thoth — 2009-08-12
• Cousin of a stork — 2009-05-24
• Bird seen in hieroglyphics — 2009-04-06
• Relative of a stork — 2009-03-11
• Long-legged wader — 2008-04-20
• Object of veneration in ancient Egypt — 2008-02-24