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had nested

  • past perfect
    of nest.
    nest
    noun
    a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.

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Then, a year to the day later, a hummingbird had nested outside Terry’s house, and it washed out in a storm, and Terry called Jean again, and Jean said to Terry, “Will you help me?”

From Salon ● Jan. 9, 2025

“However, three pairs that had nested unsuccessfully in previous years hatched and fledged chicks this year.”

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 8, 2022

Robyn said it was probably from the same pair that had nested earlier.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 7, 2021

Their parents had nested on a duck-hunting platform that barely topped the waters of the Chesapeake Bay, and a coming storm surge threatened to drown them.

From The New Yorker ● Jun. 8, 2018

A breeze was coming in the back, door, and some mourning doves that had nested on the back porch were cooing, making that slippery, burbling sound that Calder always associated with summer in his neighborhood.

From "Chasing Vermeer" by Blue Balliett