Publications

A bibliography of publications involving NestWatch data and participants

  • an eastern bluebird perched on a branch with a flying insect in its beak
    Research

    Peer-reviewed articles that use data from NestWatch or one of its predecessors (The Birdhouse Network, North American Nest Record Card Program)

  • two nest monitors standing in front of a wooden nest box mounted on a pole in a field in Colorado, about to check the nest inside.
    People and Process

    Articles which discuss the history of NestWatch and its predecessors (The Birdhouse Network, North American Nest Record Card Program), including participant and project outcomes

  • four white eggs in a nest made of grasses and cushioned by feathers, all inside a nest box.
    Species Descriptions

    Species accounts that include breeding information based on data from NestWatch or its predecessors (The Birdhouse Network, North American Nest Record Card Program)

  • gloved hands holding a PVC pipe nest structure, with a chickadee nest inside.
    BirdScope Articles

    Articles on nesting birds that appeared in BirdScope, a now discontinued quarterly newsletter of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

  • The cover of the NestWatch Digest for the 2025 nesting season, showing those words as a title overlaid on top of an image of a Black-capped Vireo in a nest, and the NestWatch logo.
    Annual Reports

    View and download previous issues of the NestWatch Digest, our annual summary report.

Photo Credits: Eastern Bluebird by Kristy Brig, nest monitors by Kevin Corwin, Tree Swallow nest by Louis Raboin, Black-capped Chickadee nest by Tracey Avequin, and Wood Duck by Noella Beaudoin.