ModsJava
Bird Nests
Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.20–1.21. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.
I don't know my version or loader
Open the Minecraft launcher and look at the profile you play on — it names both, like fabric-loader-1.21.4. The version also shows in the bottom-right corner of the game's main menu.
No loader in the profile name? Then it's plain Minecraft, and these mods won't run — you need Fabric or NeoForge installed first.
Bird nests fall out of trees!
Right clicking on them gives you loot!
Vanilla-like loot boxes/lucky blocks in item form from what birds left behind! In order of likelyhood to get:
Config
Do you find too many bird nests? too few?
You can change how many leaves, on average, need to be broken to get a bird nest!
Go to (minecraft_folder)/config/birdnest.json
Change "leaves": 250 (the default) to any number, meaning how many leaves to break to get 1 birds nest (on average)
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.21.3, 1.21.2, 1.21.4
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on CurseForge — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
File checked by MCModsHub
- Ships as birdnest-forge-1.2.0+mc1.20.1.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 16 KB
- Download link checked 28 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.