Day 24 — Brooding and Feeding Continue

Brooding remains central today, with five nestlings present. The female was on the nest at 00:14, marking the first activity of the day, and stayed until 23:57.

Both adults were seen at the nest nine times, with confirmed feeding visits occurring, including at 07:06 and 08:28. The busiest hour for activity was 21:00, with 42 frames captured.

Highlight of the day

At 09:28 PT, two House Finches are visible in a nest cup, with one adult appearing to tend to a nestling.

From the overhead camera

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

02:02 PT — overhead: chicks in the cup

05:42 PT — overhead: chicks in the cup

05:48 PT — overhead: chicks in the cup

The brood

02:02 PT — chick visible

05:42 PT — chick visible

05:48 PT — chick visible

06:04 PT — chick visible

Day 24 by the numbers

• Motion clips: 448
• With birds in frame: 363
• Both adults in frame: 9
• Brood: 5 of 5 nestlings surviving
• Bird-free frames: 85
• Peak hour: 21:00
• First to last activity: 00:14 → 23:57 PT
• Weather: high 26.3°C, low 12.8°C, 14h 47m daylight, wind to 16.7 km/h, no precipitation

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