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The researchers, led by Christine Custer from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) at the Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, tested eggs, nestlings, and the insects the birds ate at 10 locations from the Mid-Atlantic to the Upper Midwest.
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Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
This is a dangerous time for the nestlings.
—Monica Deeks, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
In the year after a big emergence, nestling and fledging weights of birds typically increase.
—Sarah Henry, The Courier-Journal, 8 July 2025
Early July — one of the busiest times on Florida’s beaches — is also the time of year when the hatchlings of many shorebird species are starting to crack out of their eggs or nestlings are beginning to move around, according to bird experts.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 July 2025
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Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
This is a dangerous time for the nestlings.
—Monica Deeks, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
In the year after a big emergence, nestling and fledging weights of birds typically increase.
—Sarah Henry, The Courier-Journal, 8 July 2025
Early July — one of the busiest times on Florida’s beaches — is also the time of year when the hatchlings of many shorebird species are starting to crack out of their eggs or nestlings are beginning to move around, according to bird experts.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 July 2025
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“Nestling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nestling. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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nestling
noun
nest·ling
ˈnest-liŋ 
: a young bird not yet able to leave the nest
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