Nesting on Bird Islands
Bird Islands, Cape Breton Island, Canada – July 4, 2023
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Red-bellied Woodpecker nest building
The male went inside the hole and then came out, he then called the female over.
? Chickadee
Downy Woodpecker feeds nestling in a tree cavity
While birding along the C&O Canal in Maryland, I heard begging noises just behind me, and turned to see a Downy Woodpecker feeding nestlings in a tree cavity a few feet away.
Canada Goose on Nest
Dark Eyed Junco – Nest and Fledglings
Barn swallows
Eastern Bluebird Juvenile Feeds Nestlings
While photographing Eastern Bluebirds bringing insects to their nestlings in a tree hole, I “caught” a juvenile also bringing insects to its (presumed) siblings!! What a surprise!! The juvenile entered the tree hole four times with insects over the course of about an hour-and-a-half while the parents also fed the nestlings. The male bluebird had to wait his turn while the juvenile was in the tree hole.
Red-bellied Woodpecker nestling soon to fledge
After watching many trips by both adults to this high-up nest hole, at least one chick appeared today at the nest cavity hole as it waited for food. Looks like it won’t be too long before it fledges. I do not know how many eggs or live young there are in this nest.
Please help me figure out what eggs are these!
Red-bellied casting wood chips
This Red-bellied Woodpecker has been busy working a new hole/cavity this week (and perhaps earlier). Today it has been inside, casting wood chips out of the cavity.
Ruffed Grouse chick
Two chicks were in a depression in the ground along a forest road.
Home Sweet Home
The Asian Paradise Flycatcher Birds During Nesting.
Pigeon Guillemot Burrow with egg
This burrow on South Puget Sound is monitored all summer to collect data on Pigeon Guillemot breeding. The eggs are rarely visible, but this one perhaps suffered from a severe heat wave and was afterwards abandoned in the burrow.
Spotted Sandpiper Nest and Eggs
Spotted Sandpiper Nest and Eggs
BC Nests of 2021
As a Nestwatch contributor I have built several nestboxes for Mountain Bluebirds, Tree Swallows and Kestrels. These are fun and great for monitoring but the wild nests always feel more special when I find them.
I’m hungry Mommy!
Red-bellied Woodpecker bringing food to the nest cavity for hungry nestling who is begging for food
Let’s get this nest built!
Pair of Roseate Spoonbills adding finishing touches to their nest
Is Mommy ever coming with that food?
Great Egret nestlings waiting for parents to come back with food
River Kingbird
While boating along the Grand River in Grand Haven on June 13 in Michigan, we spotted an Eastern Kingbird sitting on her nest. It was on the edge of the riverbank and I was able to snap
this photo using my Olympus camera with a telephoto lens.
River Kingbird
While boating along the Grand River in Grand Haven on June 13 in Michigan, we spotted an Eastern Kingbird sitting on her nest. It was on the edge of the riverbank and I was able to snap
this photo using my Olympus camera with a telephoto lens.
Cleaning a Cavity
This particular cavity had interest from pairs of Tufted Titmouse, Eastern Bluebird, and the Carolina Chickadees in the photo. Unfortunately, it didn’t pass muster for any of them.
Chickadees in a Tree Stump
I was standing in my yard yesterday when I noticed a chickadee hovering in branches on my neighbor’s crape myrtle tree. It perched on the tree stump. Then it suddenly disappeared into a cavity in the tree. I looked inside the hole to discover the bird sitting on a nest. When the bird left the nest to search for food, I peeked inside the hole and saw 4 hatchlings.
Red-breasted Nuthatch nest in tree cavity at Carburn Park
Nest was in a cavity in a dead tree. Observed female bringing insects to the nest and feeding a young. Do not know how many young there were or if they fledged or not.
Great-horned owl nest at Griffith Woods Park in SW Calgary, Alberta near the Discovery Ridge subdivision
I have submitted photos of 2 young born in the Griffith Woods nest along with the mother, (I also do have photos of the male (not submitted)). Both the young were photographed in the week after leaving the nest. Only one of the photos was submitted,
Here’s Mom!
Mother tree swallow just fed one of her chicks and is just about to launch off to get more insects for her brood.
Pileated Woodpecker at the Nest
Mid June, 2021 These chicks were about a week or so away from fledging. Both parents fed the chicks.
Chickadee Home
I was so excited to see this pair of Carolina Chickadees nest in my backyard. I see them all the time and didn’t know they would nest in a pine tree by our lake. Watching them go back and forth with every type of insect in and out of that hole was a highlight of my day. Wasn’t sure how many babies were inside but I could hear them chirping away everytime their mommy or daddy would come back. I look forward to seeing them next year when nesting season starts again for these little cuties!
Great horned owl
Baby hoot
5/15/2021. Saw white spots in leaves. Feathers on a branch. Looked and found the nest. Watched two great horned owelettes all summer
Robin eggs
Taken 5/7/2021. Last year’s hatchlings were lost to predators. Let’s cross our fingers this year.
Territory protectivness
Brown-headed Nuthatch Feeding Young
The Brown-headed Nuthatch pair (was a cooperative breeding situation with former juvenile from prior brood, but that one has moved on) has been tending to their hatched young. Managed to get great videos at multiple angles showcasing feeding, fecal sac removal, and young peeking out. Lots of vocalizations by parents and young. They’ve grown so big!
Carolina Wren
Nesting female
Carolina wrens nest
This is the second time they laid eggs this year.
Mystery bird
Lake birds
When I found these nests I was AMAZED at what these birds can do. Though when I tried standing up on my kayak to look inside a tree swallow nesting box, It was empty! But when I paddled under a small bridge, I found Five pink tree swallow eggs, at first I thought they were mourning dove eggs but after more research I’m pretty sure there are tree swallow. Later when I traveled back, in the reeds there was a red winged blackbird nest. Three white eggs were in this one, I can’t wait to see how these eggs grow up.
Barred Owl Pellet Contents
We started hearing and seeing much more of two Barred Owls in March around the time the COVID-19 Pandemic hit. We’ve been clearing the woods of invasive ivy and holly trees with time at home. The owls have been watching us. They seem to enjoy having more open understory with holly trees going away and have more ground to hunt. We’ve found two owl pellets, both of which showed strong evidence of mole remains. We’ve also found some rabbit parts. In May we started hearing baby sounds. This second week of June we finally saw them and they are fledgling. We think there are at least two owlets.
Barred Owls Hang Out in Forest Habitat
We started hearing and seeing much more of two Barred Owls in March around the time the COVID-19 Pandemic hit. We’ve been clearing the woods of invasive ivy and holly trees with time at home. The owls have been watching us. They seem to enjoy having more open understory with holly trees going away and have more ground to hunt. We’ve found two owl pellets, both of which showed strong evidence of mole remains. We’ve also found some rabbit parts. In May we started hearing baby sounds. This second week of June we finally saw them and they are fledgling. We think there are at least two owlets.
Barred Owl Family
We started hearing and seeing much more of two Barred Owls in March around the time the COVID-19 Pandemic hit. We’ve been clearing the woods of invasive ivy and holly trees with time at home. The owls have been watching us. They seem to enjoy having more open understory with holly trees going away and have more ground to hunt. We’ve found two owl pellets, both of which showed strong evidence of mole remains. We’ve also found some rabbit parts. In May we started hearing baby sounds. This second week of June we finally saw them and they are fledging. We think there are at least two owlets.
Hairy woodpecker
Discovered this nesting cavity when a pair of hairy woodpeckers were feeding vocal nestlings. Waiting to see when the young ones emerge!
Red-bellied Woodpecker – a hungry chick!
Watched Red-bellied Woodpecker male & female flying in and out of a wooded area of the yard. Found the entrance hole and soon saw a chick peeking out.
Both adults came & went, and fed the chick. At this point, I cannot tell how many chicks are in the cavity. I could hear peeping as the adults approached. Will keep an eye on this nest site.
Is this an egg?!
I’ve heard Red-Bellied Woodpeckers in this area often, do you think this is an egg?
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Two Woodpecker Nests
Red-bellied Woodpecker Trys To Stop A Starling From Entering It’s Nest!
May 3, 2020-spring birds!
Titmouse feeding in tree cavity. I can hear the chicks- both parents feeding.
Tree swallows already have best, but now getting busy.
Downy woodpecker chick
Taken in 2015. I was going to get my mail, across the road, and heard agitated peeping. I watched long enough to see that the parent came. Someone was just very impatient.
Dark eyed junco hatchlings
Taken in 2013. These little ground nesters are one of my favorites
Hanging Basket Nest
Monmouth County, NJ. Found the makings of a nest starting in one of my portculaca hanging baskets, then 7 days later 3 white speckled eggs. Believe it is for a House Finch. Though not sure. Waiting patiently for arrival of babies.
House wren singing to it’s kids
While emptying my compost bucket this morning, I heard a very jubilant singing coming from a distant oak tree. I went to explore and found this little finch singing excitedly and being answered by many little fledgling voices. I think the adult was trying to coax the kids from their nest cavity.
violet green swallows nesting
nesting time
Northern Flicker -yellow-shafted form
Northern Flicker at nest site. Removing a fecal sac after feeding it’s young.
Mama in Nest, taken 5/17/2019
American Robin, Nesting in Lilacs
American robin chicks just hatched!
Shared. Nest
Nest in hanging geranium pot seems to have been shared by a cowbird laying her eggs as well.
House finch eggs
Nest around my house
A full Owl nest
baby sapsucker in texas
Loggerhead Shrike
two chicks
Dark-eyed Junco nest
This little Dark-eyed Junco nest was so well hidden. It was tucked under a little mossy rock ledge on the ground. I was walking by and a junco suddenly took flight, so I looked closely and found it. Inside was a nestling and two eggs. Sadly, over the course of a few days they all disappeared. First the nestling, than one of the eggs, and then the final egg. The parents were on the nest most of the the time, so I don’t know what could have gotten it. Perhaps mice or chipmunks.
Newborns
2 little Eastern Bluebirds less than 24 hrs old.
Eastern Phoebe Hatchlings
Great Horned Owl
Great Horned Owl and Owlet. May 2018
Robin’s Nestlings
American Robin nestlings
Robin\’s Eggs
Found in an old nest at the base of our only tree in our small yard – it’s very low to the ground! Beautiful and fun to watch the parents hop and fly around. Our little dogs don’t seem to startle mom/dad away (they don’t bark much).
House Finch Hatching
Carolina wren
The birds are building a nest in my garage behind the garden rake in the upper corner of the garage. They don’t seem to mind me coming and going at all. We do not park cars in the garage we basically use it as a shed. I have videos but I do not use Facebook so too bad I can’t send them to you.
Gila Woodpecker Family in Saguaro
Every year this saguaro gets used by (presumably) the same Gila Woodpecker family! Babies can be heard chattering away.
Momma Bird
Nest is new, found empty and shortly after found 3-eggs in it. The momma bird is very mindful of her nests, only leaves to eat. The shrub is lower to the ground so she leaves and comes to the nest from the bottom and climbs up to her nest.
Abandoned Nest, possible cowbird egg
Been monitoring Northern Cardinal nest but one egg is gone and I haven’t seen the momma bird in a long time. could be bigger egg that is missing was dropped by a cowbird, unsure.
House Finch Nest
Baby Blue Birds 2017
Precious baby blue birds
Junco Nest in a Tree
While out bird watching my friend and I saw a Junco – then it flew up to this tree nest where it fed the little ones. The nest was about 6.5 feet up a tree on a little “shelf” in a hole in the tree.
Northern Flicker feeding her young
Baby magpie robin
Baby magpie robin first steps in new world
Tailor bird babies
Prinia bird eggs
Tailor bird eggs and 1st baby
Barred Owl in a Birch tree nesting
Female Barred Owl using an old Birch tree as her nest. She raised 3 Barred Owlets.
Darla Darlings
About a week old!
Nest of Paddy-field Pipit
Eastern Bluebird
The tree’s dead branches have many woodpecker holes, so it was a challenge to figure out which hole the nest was in. In a city park, first EABL nest identified within city limits in recent history (30-40 yrs).
Mommy’s Nest
This was the very first time I got close enough to be able to hold my camera up and take a picture
Mourning Dove Nest
Carolina Wren chicks
4+1=5
Yesterday he nest had 4 eggs from two birds. Today they have one additional sibling.
#stepparents #stepbirdsiblings
2 birds – 1 neat
A Coppersmith Barbet juvenile.
Black-capped Chickadee Nest
I found this nest accidentally while filling up my bird feeders! Saw the female slip inside this teeny tiny hole, about 1 1/12 inch wide, and had to peer inside! Nest seems fully completed, but no eggs yet!
This nest is about 7 feet off the ground, inside a dead tree cavity. I am not sure if there was a previous nest here or not. Definitely looking forward to watching this pair, as I’m a Chickadee lover!
~Take care, Kat
Bringing Back Feathers
This is a European Starling bringing some feathers to the nest.
House Wren
House Wren gathering food and feeding young.
Song Sparrow Nest Watch
I recently moved onto an acre of land in the mountains of Roan Mountain, TN. The birds and wildlife here have been amazing. I’m currently watching three nests; two nestboxes with House Wren nestlings and this Song Sparrow nest in a hanging basket in front of my house. They are too adorable for words and they are being well cared for by mom and dad.
Black-backed Woodpeckers
Blue tarp nest
Spotted nest while birding near Cameron Lake in Okanagan county on Indian Reservation.
Bempton Cliffs
The sea cliffs at Bempton, East Yorkshire, UK – run by the RSPB organization – are protected breeding grounds for many birds including shags and puffins and the ones shown here. Wonderful walking, great photography with lookout platforms and, of course, a cafe and gift shop.