You can learn to observe nesting birds safely. Identify the birds in the nest you have found, and learn as much as you can about them.  All About Birds is a free resource web site created here at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, and if you want in-depth scientific knowledge of birds, consider signing up to have access to the on-line reference guide, Birds of North America, for as little as $5/month. 

Please visit the web site of our sister Citizen Science project here at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, the NestWatch web site if you want to learn more about how to do detailed observations of nesting birds to help scientists' research.

When you are preparing your Funky Nests in Funky Places entry, please be careful about the birds and their nest!  Don't touch, move, or disturb the nest. 

For lots more information about breeding birds  please visit the NestWatch web site.