nesting grounds
Where eggs hatch
Nesting grounds are areas where animals, especially birds, gather to build nests and raise their young.
The term applies to locations that support breeding colonies season after season: Sea turtles return to the same nesting grounds where they hatched.
Conservation efforts often focus on protecting nesting grounds from development or disturbance.
- incubatingWarming to develop
- estuariesRiver-sea meeting points
- coastal dunesSand formations near shores
- wetlandsWater-saturated terrain
- grasslandsOpen grassy terrain
tundra · hatchlings · rookery · migratory birds · spring migration · mangroves · forests · fledging · protected areas · safe haven · endangered species · breeding · mating · courtship · wildlife corridors · bird sanctuary · nature reserve · roosting
- bird habitatsbirdhouse, aviary, roost, nesting box, bird sanctuaries
- wildlife sanctuarieswildlife sanctuary, nature sanctuary, wildlife reserve, wildlife preserve, wildlife refuge
- bird sanctuarieswetlands, feeding stations, aviaries, ponds, marshes
- birding spotsbird sanctuary, bird blind, bird hide, blind, hide
- island ecologyoceanic islands, endemic species, archipelago, archipelagos, atoll
- prairieprairie dog, tallgrass prairie, prairie dogs, prairie grass, prairie chicken
life cycle location
nesting groundswintering grounds
Seasonal refuge from cold
migration route · flyway · migration path · winter quarters · staging area