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Feather One's Nest

Informal; to take advantage of one's authority to make money for oneself, especially using unethical or illegal means. For example, a bureaucrat may feather his nest by taking bribes from companies that he regulates.
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For each nest, we recorded the clutch size and estimated nest age based on the number of eggs and when clutch was complete.
A mockingbird, an owl, a sparrow, and a woodpecker each nested in a different tree.
In this study we examined numerous habitat, land use, and nest-site variables that potentially contribute to nest survival of western wood-pewees in two of their common habitats: riparian areas and Gambel oak woodlands in southwestern Colorado from 1992-1998 and in 2001 and 2004.
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