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Whose Nest is it? #1Examine the nest and eggs in the photograph to complete the field notes below. Use a field guide, the clues

at left, and the field notes to determine the identity of the nest.

CluesLocation: Southern Oregon

Habitat: Suburban backyard

Height of nest above ground: 20 feet

Nest material & lining: thick grasses and mud, lined with finer grasses

Nest substrate: Horizontal branch in a dogwood tree

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Visit NestWatch at www.nestwatch.org

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Whose Nest is it? #2Examine the nest and eggs in the photograph to complete the field notes below. Use a field guide, the clues

at left, and the field notes to determine the identity of the nest.

CluesLocation: Central Colorado

Habitat: Shrubby, open forest

Height of nest above ground: 4 feet

Nest material & lining: Small twigs lined with hair or feathers

Nest substrate: Nest box (birdhouse)

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Visit NestWatch at www.nestwatch.org

www.nestwatch.org

Whose Nest is it? #3Examine the nest and eggs in the photograph to complete the field notes below. Use a field guide, the clues

at left, and the field notes to determine the identity of the nest.

CluesLocation: Northern Georgia

Habitat: Agricultural field

Height of nest above ground: 5 feet

Nest material & lining: Fine grasses and some twigs

Nest substrate: Natural cavity inside a dead tree

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Visit NestWatch at www.nestwatch.org

www.nestwatch.org

Whose Nest is it? #4Examine the nest and eggs in the photograph to complete the field notes below. Use a field guide, the clues

at left, and the field notes to determine the identity of the nest.

CluesLocation: Eastern Texas

Habitat: Sprawling agricultural ranch

Height of nest above ground: 12 feet

Nest material & lining: Shallow cup of mud and grass, lined with feathers

Nest substrate: Attached to a rafter, inside a barn

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Visit NestWatch at www.nestwatch.org

www.nestwatch.org

Whose Nest is it? #5Examine the nest and eggs in the photograph to complete the field notes below. Use a field guide, the clues

at left, and the field notes to determine the identity of the nest.

CluesLocation: Eastern Pennsylvania

Habitat: Overgrown meadow

Height of nest above ground: 6 feet

Nest material & lining: Fine grasses and moss, lined with thistle

Nest substrate: Upright branches of a thistle bush

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Visit NestWatch at www.nestwatch.org

www.nestwatch.org

Whose Nest is it? #6Examine the nest and eggs in the photograph to complete the field notes below. Use a field guide, the clues

at left, and the field notes to determine the identity of the nest.

CluesLocation: Central Michigan

Habitat: Along a roadside hedgerow

Height of nest above ground: 8 feet

Nest material & lining: Twigs, grasses, leaves, lined with rootlets and grapevine bark

Nest substrate: Dense viney, thicket

Nest shape:

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