some birds use cordgrass, twigs, pine needles, straw, hair and sometimes feathers. Typically there will be no seed heads, cigarette butts, strings, sticks, or other junk in a Bluebird nest.
skylark
The male emu builds the nest before attracting a female. It scratches up grass, twigs, leaves and bark on the ground, in grasslands or open bushland. The nest measures between one and two metres wide, and the walls are about ten centimetres thick.
The emu's nest is just a shallow hole in the ground, or a platform made of grass, lined with leaves, grass, twigs and bark.
a scrape nest
A Cukoo Bird builds it's nest in a chimney
nest
The Weaver builds a nest out of grasses, with the entrance at the bottom.
A peacock builds a nest out of branches.
Mud,grass,weed stems,
grass sticks and muck
A song thrush usually builds her nest in trees and bushes. Some times they will also nest in man made buildings like barns as well.
an eagle builds a nest called an aerie