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Nestling

Last Updated: February 01, 2008 | Related resource areas: Wildlife Damage Management

a young bird that's in the nest, under the care of adults, usually its parents. (Birds are "nestlings" after they hatch, for as long as they remain in the nest. Once they can fly and leave the nest, they're called "fledglings" for as long as their parents care for them.)


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