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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
nest structure for the reception and incubation of the eggs of birds, reptiles, insects, and some fish or for the parturition of mammals, and also for the care of the young during their period of helplessness. Chimpanzees, orangutan, and gorillas build nests to sleep in each night. Birds are the chief nest builders, exhibiting great variety and ingenuity among the different species. The type of nest depends on the environment and the condition of the young when hatched. Altricial birds, whose young are generally blind, naked, and helpless on hatching, usually build higher and more elaborate nests... Read more
nest egg
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English nest egg • n. 1. a sum of money saved for the future: I worked hard to build up a nice little nest egg. 2. a real or artificial egg left in a nest to induce hens to lay eggs there. Read more
mare's nest
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English mare's nest • n. 1. a complex and difficult situation; a muddle: your desk is usually a mare's nest. 2. an illusory discovery: the mare's nest of perfect safety. Read more

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Male morphology and nest-site quality in House Sparrows.
Wilson Bulletin; 12/1/1997; Kimball, Rebecca T.; 787 words ; Multiple nest sites on a territory may be beneficial ... Experimental manipulation of the number of nest boxes on a territory indicates that Eastern ... or respond from territories with multiple nest boxes (Meek and Robertson 1994, Plissner ... Read more
Nest reuse by Western Kingbirds.
Wilson Bulletin; 12/1/1997; Bergin, Timothy M.; 787 words ; Nest reuse is apparently uncommon among passerine species that ... 1988). I am unaware, however, of any systematic studies of nest reuse for any canopy-nesting passerine species. Western Kingbirds ... Kingbirds defend a nesting territory and build an open-canopy nest from grass, twigs, and other string-like ... Read more
The effect of age on nest concealment and its complimentary effect on production of wood thrush.
Wilson Bulletin; 3/1/1997; Johnson, Mark S.; 787 words ; Nest predation may be a major factor influencing avian reproductive success (Ricklefs 1969). Choosing the optimal nest site may be critical in habitats where predation rates are ... criteria have been positively associated with the age of nest owners, including earlier nest initiation, greater yearly ... Read more
Evidence of nest parasitism in Mottled Ducks.(Short Communications)
Wilson Bulletin; 3/1/1996; Johnson, William P. Rohwer, Frank C. Carloss, Michael; 787 words ; Intraspecific nest parasitism, which is the fostering of one or more eggs into the nest of a conspecific, is widespread in waterfowl (Yom-Tov 1980, Eadie 1991). Intraspecific nest parasitism is most common among cavity nesting waterfowl ... Read more
Comparative analysis of habitat selection, nest site and nest success by cedar waxwings (Bombycilla cedrorum) and eastern kingbirds (Tyrannus tyrannus)
The American Midland Naturalist; 10/1/1997; Murphy, Michael T; Cummings, Charity L; Palmer, Michael S; 787 words ; ABSTRACT.-We compared nest success, habitat use and nest site selection of cedar waxwings (Bombycilla cedrorum) and ... breeding in the same locations over a 3-yr period to determine if nest success differed between species, or with habitat or nest ... Read more
Nest-site selection and nest survival of Northern Bobwhite in Southern Texas.
The Wilson Journal of Ornithology; 9/1/2007; Rader, Micheal J. Brennan, Leonard A. Hernandez, Fidel Silvy, Nova J. Wu, Ben; 787 words ; Nest success is key to avian production and recruitment. Ground-nesti ... Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) (hereafter, bobwhite), have high nest-loss rates (Reynolds et al. 1988, Newton 1993, Rollins and ... 2001). An understanding of the principal factors influencing nest success is necessary to effectively ... Read more
Breeding Dispersal and Nesting Behavior of Burrowing Owls Following Experimental Nest Predation
The American Midland Naturalist; 1/1/2008; Catlin, D H; Rosenberg, D K; 787 words ; ABSTRACT.- Nest predation is considered a primary factor ... avian species. We tested the hypothesis that nest predation would increase dispersal probability ... owl (Athene cunicularia) nests to simulate nest predation in southeastern California. Owls ... Read more
Nest success and habitat selection of the Semipalmated Plover on Akimiski Island, Nunavut.
Wilson Bulletin; 9/1/2003; Nguyen, Linh P. Nol, Erica Abraham, Kenneth F.; 787 words ; Nest site selection in shorebirds has important consequences for their survival and reproduction ... nonrandom distribution of nests among available sites (Cody 1985, Lauro and Nol 1995). Nest predation may be the most important selective pressure affecting nest success (Lauro and Nol 1995, Lloyd et al ... . Read more
Atypical nest site of a semipalmated plover.(Short Communications)
Wilson Bulletin; 6/1/2004; Nguyen, Linh P. Rockwell, Robert F. Larsen, Drake; 787 words ; Charadriidae shorebirds nest in unlined to thinly lined, shallow depressions ... however, reduces visibility around a nest, which may result in a higher risk of ... and Ronka 1998, Amat and Masero 2004). Nest-site selection among shorebirds, therefore ... Read more
A quantitative technique for determining nest-site fidelity in eastern wild turkeys using radiotelemetry data.
The Texas Journal of Science; 2/1/2005; Lopez, Roel R. Ransom, Dean, Jr. Pierce, Brian L. Silvy, Nova J.; 787 words ; Abstract. -- Nest-site fidelity has long been recognized in many bird species. Criteria for determining nest site fidelity, however, have varied among ... determining a distance or area which defines nest-site fidelity. Moreover, by using these ... Read more

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