eNews June 2025

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    eNews June 2025

    – Carpenter Bees in Boxes?
    – New App Features: Groups & Filtering
    – New NestWatch Chapter!
    – Bulk Uploads for June

  • A yellow and black bee pokes its head down and out of a hole that was drilled up into the underside of a piece of wood.
    Are Carpenter Bees Damaging Your Nest Boxes?

    Have you ever experienced mysterious, almost perfectly circular holes appearing in your nest boxes? If so, you might have other winged creatures trying to lay eggs in your nest box—carpenter bees! These pollinators have a habit of boring into wood to lay their eggs, which can damage nest boxes. We explore carpenter bee identification and habits, plus share some tips to prevent and repair the damage.

  • Clockwise from upper left: a sepia-toned photograph of four light-colored eggs in a nest; a chickadee pulling nesting material out of a suet cage that contained straw and plant fibers; a young Black-billed Magpie sitting in the grass on the edge of a sidewalk; an adult male bluebird feeding a fledgling on a grassy lawn.
    eNews May 2025

    – Major Milestone Completed
    – New Research Explains Pet Fur Problems
    – Two New NestWatch Chapters!
    – Found a Baby Bird?

  • 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?!

  • Two people install a nest box on a pole in a field. The pole has a stovepipe baffle.
    Coming Together for Birds: Scaling up conservation to the community level

    Building safe and healthy communities for both birds and people has never been more necessary, but it doesn’t happen by chance. It happens when we join forces to identify a need, pool resources to accomplish a goal, and communicate the successes—and challenges—with the broader community. Read our thoughts on how to scale up your NestWatching to the community level.

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    eNews March 2025

    – Our Annual Report is Here
    – Nesting Cycle Webinar
    – New Chapter in Ecuador
    – Got Nest Box Plans?

  • 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

  • Several small Barn Swallow nestlings in a cup nest made of mud and grasses.
    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 this blog post, swallow conservationist Mara Silver shares some insights on how she helped resurrect a colony in a disused barn site.

  • 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