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Definition of nester in English: nesternoun ˈnɛstəˈnestər 1A bird that nests in a specified manner or place. 筑窠鸟；巢中鸟 a scarce nester in Britain 英国一种稀少的筑窠鸟。 See also empty nester 穴居鸟。参见EMPTY NESTER。 Example sentencesExamples - Since most alpine and arctic birds are ground nesters, they require some snow-free ground to initiate laying, and thus must be flexible in reproductive timing.
- Colonial nesters, young common terns have been ringed in considerable numbers in Norfolk for many years.
- Brandt's Cormorants, like other cormorants, are colonial nesters.
- House wrens are secondary cavity nesters and readily use nest boxes in forests and at forest edges.
- They are cavity nesters that historically nested in tree cavities, old woodpecker holes, rotted pilings, and other natural cavities.
- Two species are subterranean nesters, namely the Atlantic Puffin (family Alcidae) and Leach's Storm-Petrel (family Procellariidae).
- Western Screech-Owls are secondary cavity nesters, making use of natural cavities, old Pileated Woodpecker or Northern Flicker holes, and nest boxes.
- Bluebirds are early nesters, so right now is the time to get your box in place.
- It is also unlikely that the same set of conditions applies to all of the joint nesters, given that they differ greatly in mating systems and critical aspects of their breeding biology.
- Not surprisingly the grey wagtail is a scarce nester in Norfolk.
- The hooded warbler is one of the less common nesters in southern New England, but every year I meet a few.
- These birds are common nesters at airfields and airports throughout their range.
- Colony nesters, Flesh-footed Shearwaters nest on islands off the coast of Australia and New Zealand.
- Ground nesters, California Quail usually find a spot under a shrub or brush-pile or next to a log or other cover where they build a shallow depression lined with grasses and leaves.
- European Starlings are cavity nesters, and nests are generally located in natural hollows, old woodpecker holes, birdhouses, or building eaves and crevices.
- Most larks are ground nesters and build open-cup nests in small, excavated hollows in the ground.
- Colony nesters, Pink-footed Shearwaters nest only on islands far off the coast of Chile.
- Great Horned Owls are early nesters and begin calling in courtship in early winter.
- A late nester, the female Gadwall picks the nest site, which is usually near water and surrounded by dense weeds or grass.
- Like many riparian obligate breeders, they are open-cup nesters that nest in forest understory, and are therefore subject to similar microclimatic factors, as well as predation from a similar suite of predators.
2US derogatory, historical A farmer or homesteader who settles permanently in a cattle-grazing region.
Definition of nester in US English: nesternounˈnestər 1A bird that nests in a specified manner or place. 筑窠鸟；巢中鸟 redstarts are nesters here See also empty nester Example sentencesExamples - These birds are common nesters at airfields and airports throughout their range.
- Not surprisingly the grey wagtail is a scarce nester in Norfolk.
- Brandt's Cormorants, like other cormorants, are colonial nesters.
- Ground nesters, California Quail usually find a spot under a shrub or brush-pile or next to a log or other cover where they build a shallow depression lined with grasses and leaves.
- Most larks are ground nesters and build open-cup nests in small, excavated hollows in the ground.
- They are cavity nesters that historically nested in tree cavities, old woodpecker holes, rotted pilings, and other natural cavities.
- Colony nesters, Pink-footed Shearwaters nest only on islands far off the coast of Chile.
- House wrens are secondary cavity nesters and readily use nest boxes in forests and at forest edges.
- It is also unlikely that the same set of conditions applies to all of the joint nesters, given that they differ greatly in mating systems and critical aspects of their breeding biology.
- Great Horned Owls are early nesters and begin calling in courtship in early winter.
- The hooded warbler is one of the less common nesters in southern New England, but every year I meet a few.
- Colonial nesters, young common terns have been ringed in considerable numbers in Norfolk for many years.
- Western Screech-Owls are secondary cavity nesters, making use of natural cavities, old Pileated Woodpecker or Northern Flicker holes, and nest boxes.
- Colony nesters, Flesh-footed Shearwaters nest on islands off the coast of Australia and New Zealand.
- Two species are subterranean nesters, namely the Atlantic Puffin (family Alcidae) and Leach's Storm-Petrel (family Procellariidae).
- Like many riparian obligate breeders, they are open-cup nesters that nest in forest understory, and are therefore subject to similar microclimatic factors, as well as predation from a similar suite of predators.
- Bluebirds are early nesters, so right now is the time to get your box in place.
- Since most alpine and arctic birds are ground nesters, they require some snow-free ground to initiate laying, and thus must be flexible in reproductive timing.
- A late nester, the female Gadwall picks the nest site, which is usually near water and surrounded by dense weeds or grass.
- European Starlings are cavity nesters, and nests are generally located in natural hollows, old woodpecker holes, birdhouses, or building eaves and crevices.
2US historical, derogatory A farmer or homesteader who settles permanently in a cattle-grazing region.
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