Day 23 — Brooding shifts to provisioning

Brooding continues to be central on June 20, as the female attends to the five nestlings. Despite the wind, which reached 20.9 km/h, the nest was largely quiet through the night, with the first activity recorded at 00:21.

Daylight hours saw slightly more activity than yesterday, with 288 frames showing birds, an increase of 17. The male was captured visiting 13 times, two more than yesterday. One notable feeding visit occurred at 07:28, followed by others at 08:54 and 09:58. The busiest hour for movement was 06:00, with 24 frames recorded. The female remained tucked into the nest through the night, with the last activity of the day at 23:58.

Highlight of the day

At 08:54 PT, two House Finches are visible near a nest containing nestlings within a white, curved structure.

From the overhead camera

Top-down view from the Tapo C110 looking straight down into the cup.

00:55 PT — overhead: chicks in the cup

01:26 PT — overhead: chicks in the cup

01:33 PT — overhead: chicks in the cup

The brood

00:55 PT — chick visible

01:26 PT — chick visible

01:33 PT — chick visible

01:42 PT — chick visible

Day 23 by the numbers

• Motion clips: 361
• With birds in frame: 288
• Both adults in frame: 13
• Brood: 5 of 5 nestlings surviving
• Bird-free frames: 73
• Peak hour: 06:00
• First to last activity: 00:08 → 23:58 PT
• Weather: high 23°C, low 15°C, 14h 47m daylight, wind to 20.9 km/h, no precipitation

Watching for tomorrow: the crossover toward heavier provisioning around days 7-9 post-hatch.