![A small brown and gray bird perches at the entrance of its dome-like, moss-and-lichen nest, holding plant material in its beak.](https://media.audubon.org/_mg_4939.jpg?width=233&height=200&auto=webp&quality=10&fit=crop&disable=upscale&enable=upscale&blur=100)
Bird Nests Tell Extraordinary Stories, If You Learn How to Read Them
March 29, 2023 —
Casey McFarland, author of “Peterson Field Guide to North American Bird Nests,” describes how paying attention to nests can improve your birding.