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  • a square frame with a different image in each quadrant. The top left is a snake in a wooden structure, the top right is a goldfinch nest in greenery with white eggs, the bottom left is an adult grackle feeding a young grackle, and the bottom right is an adult peregrine falcon feeding several fluffy white chicks.
    eNews January 2024

    -On the Blog: NestWatch Data Aid in Snake Study
    -Grackles Galore
    -Data Resources for Analysts
    -Attend a Free Webinar

  • Four images clockwise from upper left: A Barn Swallow feeding its recently fledged young; a very young Common Loon raising its short stubby wings in the air as it swims; a screenshot of the Zoom Webinar graphic; and a Great Tit fledgling on a branch in the woods.
    eNews February 2025

    – Making Space for Barn Swallows
    – Open Dataset Refresh
    – Our First European NestWatch Chapter
    – Webinar March 5

  • three images: an american kestrel sitting on a tree branch is taking up the left half of the image, and the right half of the image has a gray catbird nest with three blue eggs on the top and a nest camera image of a Mourning Dove nest on the bottom.
    eNews February 2024

    -A New Era in American Kestrel Collaboration
    -Welcome, Newcomers
    -First Fledges of 2024!

  • four images clockwise from upper left: a nest box made from scorched wood; a chickadee perched on a branch with dark green leaves and red berries; a young partially-downy Barn Owl perched on a wooden rafter inside a building; a small wren-like songbird with bright orange, black, and white markings.
    eNews December 2024

    – New Blog, Ancient Technique
    – Welcoming Two New Chapters
    – Data Entry Reminder
    – Newly Added Data

  • 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!