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  • Clockwise from upper left: A trail camera attached to a tree trunk with straps; a screenshot of the NestWatch website with a bit
    eNews August 2025

    – Trail Camera Risks and Rewards
    – New Data Entry Tutorial Videos
    – First NestWatch Chapter from Asia
    – Join Project Phoenix

  • four images clockwise from upper left: a hummingbird perched in its nest incubating eggs; an adult blue jay feeding nestlings at its nest; six white eggs in a nest cup lined with feathers; a Blue-gray Tanager perched next to its nest and a begging nestling.
    eNews August 2024

    – Do Hummingbirds Use Birdhouses?
    – New App Update
    – New Chapter in Colombia
    – A Maine Focus

  • Four images clockwise from upper left: Two monitors installing a nest box in a field; a hummingbird sitting in a nest; a robin's nest built on top of the tire of a truck; a female Wood Duck looking into the entrance hole of a wooden nest box mounted on a tree.
    eNews April 2025

    – Scaling Up Conservation to the Community Level
    – App Update: Now Available in Brazilian Portuguese
    – Two New NestWatch Chapters!
    – They Nested Where?!

  • four images: the top left shows a Carolina Wren nest built in a helmet, the top right shows a heatmap of the contiguous United States and the word BirdCast, the bottom left is a Mourning Dove perched on a fence with a stick in its beak, and the bottom right shows a Prothonotary Warbler about to land in the entrance hole of a wooden nest box with some food in its beak.
    eNews April 2024

    -What can I do about this nest?
    -Save Spring Migrating Birds
    -Tips for Finding Nests
    -Bulk Upload Update

  • young bluebird nestlings in a nest
    Eastern Bluebird Nestling Growth Chart

    We’ve got a free resource that can help you age your Eastern Bluebird nestlings!

  • a violet-green swallow perches at the entrance of a nest box, looking out.
    December Bulk Uploads

    We are closing out 2021 with 2 additional bulk uploads totaling 656 nest records.

  • an adult tree swallow perched at a natural cavity entrance in a birch tree with at least three nestlings clamoring about just inside the hole.
    Data Boost in British Columbia

    Thanks to Cowichan Bring Back the Bluebirds Project for providing 250 nest records for our database!

  • seven kestrel eggs among wood chips in a nest box
    Calling All Kestrel Data

    NestWatch is collaborating on a new project that will study American Kestrel populations.

  • an adult chickadee feeds a fledgling chickadee on a bed of mosses
    Call For Nesting Photos

    Submit to our Participant Photos gallery for a chance at receiving our Eggs of North America poster!