Cool study!

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Thanks to all co-authors: Martijn Hammers, Jan Komdeur, @hannahdugdale.bsky.social & David Richardson.

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Read the paper in @amornith.bsky.social or the blog: americanornithology.org/balancing-ne... if you want to know if they have favourite tree species, avoid lesser noddy colonies, and have a specific height preferences (and more!).

We also found that females placed their nests near the territory border if their male neighbor is older than their partner. Could nest placement facilitate extra-pair matings?

A key finding was that pairs with helpers can take more risks. Pairs with helpers nested in food-rich areas, even with higher predator density. In contrast, pairs with helpers choose sites away from nest predators.