(1) A late nester , the female Gadwall picks the nest site, which is usually near water and surrounded by dense weeds or grass.(2) a scarce nester in Britain(3) Not surprisingly the grey wagtail is a scarce nester in Norfolk.(4) Since most alpine and arctic birds are ground nesters , they require some snow-free ground to initiate laying, and thus must be flexible in reproductive timing.(5) Ground nesters , California Quail usually find a spot under a shrub or brush-pile or next to a log or other cover where they build a shallow depression lined with grasses and leaves.(6) Most larks are ground nesters and build open-cup nests in small, excavated hollows in the ground.(7) Brandt's Cormorants, like other cormorants, are colonial nesters .(8) Colony nesters , Pink-footed Shearwaters nest only on islands far off the coast of Chile.(9) The hooded warbler is one of the less common nesters in southern New England, but every year I meet a few.(10) They are cavity nesters that historically nested in tree cavities, old woodpecker holes, rotted pilings, and other natural cavities.(11) Two species are subterranean nesters , namely the Atlantic Puffin (family Alcidae) and Leach's Storm-Petrel (family Procellariidae).(12) These birds are common nesters at airfields and airports throughout their range.(13) Like many riparian obligate breeders, they are open-cup nesters that nest in forest understory, and are therefore subject to similar microclimatic factors, as well as predation from a similar suite of predators.(14) Colonial nesters , young common terns have been ringed in considerable numbers in Norfolk for many years.(15) Colony nesters , Flesh-footed Shearwaters nest on islands off the coast of Australia and New Zealand.(16) Western Screech-Owls are secondary cavity nesters , making use of natural cavities, old Pileated Woodpecker or Northern Flicker holes, and nest boxes.
