renest

verb

re·​nest (ˌ)rē-ˈnest 

renested; renesting

intransitive verb

: to nest again

specifically : to build or settle in a new nest during a single breeding season

The adults live to nest again, as is often true when kites lose their young to natural predators, but the chance they'll renest in the same spot is minimized.

—Jim Parker

Word History

First Known Use

1925, in the meaning defined above