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n. A man-made box provided for wild birds or small animals to nest in
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A nest box, also spelled nestbox, is a man-made enclosure provided for animals to nest in. Nest boxes are most frequently utilized for birds, in which case they are also called birdhouses or a birdbox/bird box, but some mammalian species may also use them. Placing nestboxes or roosting boxes may also be used to help maintain populations of particular species in an area. The nest box was invented by the British conservationist Charles Waterton in the early 19th century to encourage more birdlife and wildfowl on the nature reserve he set up on his estate.
Usage examples of "nest box".
We made Ruth May stand in one spot, and chased the chickens back into the nest box to roost.
As Dane and Jellico pushed forward, they had a glimpse of the brach leaning over the nest box.
Oba Schalk snatched the chicken by the neck and lifted it from the nest box.
He said a few words against mites, told himself to remember to clean out the nest box as soon as the chicks hatched, and went on to the poultry yard, where Brown Bucca and Grey and Leggings and Candor and the King huddled under the eaves making soft, shrewish remarks about rain.