Here's a quick update on our bird situation. Yesterday and today were quite dreary and we got over a tenth of an inch of rain today. I hadn't seen any activity in a couple of days, so I decided to check on the nest. Definitely signs of activity as the nest is more feather-lined, but the most important evidence of activity is the number of eggs. Now, instead of the three that I noted on April 7th, there are 6 individual little eggs. With 14 to 16 day incubation periods, these little guys, if they've been taken care of by their parents correctly should begin hatching in a couple of days.
I will be monitoring, from afar, the progress over the next couple of days. Here's hoping the weather starts to warm up, but we have a 30 to 40% chance of some more rain on Monday, so these little ones are going to be in for a chilly first couple of days of life.
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