Definition of nestling
: a young bird that has not left the nest
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If a baby bird is a nestling (three to 10 days old) on the ground, it should be put back into its nest.
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Milan hit back in the 22nd minute, as Çalhanoğlu caught Pioli out with a 20 yard free kick that flew across the face of goal, bouncing in front of the keeper and nestling into the bottom corner.
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But this occurs only when birds are nestlings and still maturing.
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The researchers measured levels of the stress hormone corticosterone in adult females and nestlings of the three species at all the nest boxes over three years.
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Scientists transported this male eagle from Wisconsin to New York in 1977 while still a nestling.
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But only 55 percent of the birds successfully raise nestlings to be at least one month old, compared to a national average of 68 percent.
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Thanks to those efforts, some of the stork pairs are now having between three and four nestlings, and the overall number of breeding pairs has increased from about 580 at the beginning of the Nest Neighbors program to the current 652.
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Furthermore, the birds have been recorded preying on earthworms, small lizards, nestlings and eggs.
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First Known Use of nestling
14th century
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Definition of nestling for English Language Learners
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: a young bird that is not yet able to fly away from the nest
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Definition of nestling for Students
: a young bird not yet able to leave the nest
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