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is nesting

  • present progressive
    of nest (3rd person singular).
    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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Because the spring is nesting season, some experts are worried that avian flu may pose a serious threat to the birds’ potential offspring.

From New York Times ● Apr. 21, 2022

Meanwhile, a pair of catbirds is nesting in a dense bush next to our porch, where they’ve made what ornithologists call an open-cup nest: one that isn’t in a box or a cavity.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 7, 2021

“By no means is nesting a common occurrence,” he said.

From Fox News ● May 5, 2020

Seabird known as the brown booby is nesting for the first time in Channel Islands National Park, marking northward move of species.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 8, 2017

“Sam Gribley. I live down by Delhi. I came here to get these two chicks and bring them back to their mother. She is nesting near my house.”

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George