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After a number of attempts with the assistance of crew members, Mr. Zambrano nabbed the owl from a 10th-floor balcony facing the ship’s Central Park open-air area, where the bird had been nesting.

From Washington Times • Mar. 9, 2023

The Illiger’s macaws that had been nesting here were gone.

From Science Magazine • Jun. 8, 2022

Grinnell and Annie had been nesting atop the university’s 307-foot-tall Campanile since late 2016 and produced 13 chicks.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 2, 2022

The pair had been nesting there again this year.

From Washington Times • Mar. 26, 2017

In fact some mice had been nesting in the plane and had fallen onto Zhenya’s head while she was flying.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein