They must first select a nesting site, find all the materials they need, carry them back to the nesting site, and then construct it. All of this is extra activity that must be done in-between their normal activities of find food and water. Give the birds in your area a helping hand by providing a stash of nesting materials from which they can choose. Place the nesting materials in piles on the ground if they won't blow away. As well as using the above materials, the birds may also use butterfly wings, flower petals, spider webs, snake skins, horse hair, other found materials, even some of their own feathers to make the nest or to line it.
Some birds use mud to construct their nests.
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