eNews February 2025

New Blog: Making Space for Barn Swallows

The familiar Barn Swallow is an agile, active flier that nests in close association with humans. However, their numbers have been declining recently due to several factors. In our latest blog post, swallow conservationist Mara Silver shares some insights on how she helped resurrect a colony in a disused barn site.

Open Dataset Refresh

The NestWatch dataset is available to download from the NestWatch website. Each January, we update the files to include the previous year’s data. We’ve completed this year’s update, and the NestWatch dataset now contains 758,786 nest records.

Our First European NestWatch Chapter!

Welcome to Societat Valenciana d’Ornitologia, operating out of La Nucia, in Alicante, Spain! This chapter is headed by Damià Devesa Devesa, who is excited to incorporate their nest monitoring project into NestWatch.
Find a Chapter near you.

Webinar March 5

Interested in how community science can enhance your naturalist journey? Join this webinar to learn about opportunities to deepen your connections to conservation.

NestWatch Tip of the Month

Moving your nest box to a different location? Be sure to archive the current nest site in NestWatch, and then create a new nest site so you can start recording data at the box’s new coordinates! Learn how to archive a nest in our FAQ.

Submission of the Month

This nest contains two Green-backed Firecrown nestlings, a species of hummingbird. It was submitted by Paola López Contreras, of our Bosque Palqui NestWatch Chapter in Chile. Want a chance to be featured? Be sure to submit photos with your nest visit data!