Examples of nestling in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Researchers in Berkeley first met Grinnell in 2013 as a nestling, and Annie appeared a few years later. — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2021 Young #1111’s parents, both bred in captivity and released into Vermillion Cliffs National Monument in the late aughts, have been together for four years, and this is their fourth nestling. — From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2021 The entire operation is brief and the nestling is returned home. — Amy Joi O'donoghue, USA TODAY, 2 Aug. 2021 In 2003, the first nestling fledged outside of an aviary since 1981. — Jak Wonderly, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 May 2021 There, in a hollow cavity halfway up a 200-foot redwood, a webcam monitored her life from hatchling to nestling, a drama streamed to viewers all over the world. — Jak Wonderly, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 May 2021 But a few days later, a biologist was able to confirm that the nestling was healthy and active. — Jesse Klein, Wired, 11 Dec. 2020 That gave the bird an extra week to fledge; a wildlife biologist estimated the nestling would need two to three weeks to fledge. — Erin Stone, azcentral, 3 Apr. 2020 The first of the eggs hatched on Tuesday, and as of this morning, all four nestlings could be seen with their mouths agape, looking to be fed. — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 21 May 2020 See More

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