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  2. Saguaro - Wikipedia

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    Gila woodpeckers and gilded flickers create holes in the cactus to make nests, which are later used by other birds, such as elf owls, purple martins, and house finches. [47] [48] [a] [49] [b] [50] Gilded flickers excavate larger holes higher on the stem compared to Gila woodpeckers. The resulting nest cavity is deep, and the parents and young ...

  3. Gila woodpecker - Wikipedia

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    They build nests in holes made in saguaro cacti [3] or mesquite trees. Cavities excavated by these woodpeckers in saguaro cacti (known as a "boot" [4]) are later used by a variety of other species, including the elf owl. [5] There, they typically lay 3–4 white eggs, although as many as 6 [6] or 7 [7] have been noted. 2–3 broods are laid a ...

  4. Saguaro boot - Wikipedia

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    A saguaro boot is the hard shell of callus tissue, heavily impregnated with lignin, that a saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) creates to protect the wound created by a bird's nesting house . [1] The bird pecks through the cactus skin, then excavates downward to hollow out a space for its nest. [2]

  5. Nest - Wikipedia

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    Raccoons, and some rodents, use leaves to build nests underground and in trees. Tree squirrels build their nests in trees, while voles nest in tall grass. [7] In some species, the nest serve as homes for adults while in others they are used to raise young. The duck-billed platypus and the echidna lay eggs in nests. [3] Gorillas build fresh ...

  6. Elf owl - Wikipedia

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    Elf owls usually choose abandoned, north-facing woodpecker cavities in saguaro cacti, sycamores, cottonwoods, and other hardwood trees, to raise their young. While some cavity nesters utilize vegetation as nesting substrate, elf owls have been observed removing this vegetation and prefer a bare cavity.

  7. Bird nest - Wikipedia

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    Deep cup nest of the great reed-warbler. A bird nest is the spot in which a bird lays and incubates its eggs and raises its young. Although the term popularly refers to a specific structure made by the bird itself—such as the grassy cup nest of the American robin or Eurasian blackbird, or the elaborately woven hanging nest of the Montezuma oropendola or the village weaver—that is too ...

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  9. Tanager - Wikipedia

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    Most tanagers build cup nests on branches in trees. Some nests are almost globular. Entrances are usually built on the side of the nest. The nests can be shallow or deep. The species of the tree in which they choose to build their nests and the nests' positions vary among genera. Most species nest in an area hidden by very dense vegetation.