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  • 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

  • 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: 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!