Eastern Phoebe (MN)
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Cam began sending images on May 5th.
| Species: Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) Location: Lee & Rose Warner Nature Center Status: Four nestlings fledged! View comments View donor list |
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Jun. 7 - A final image we have of the
first early morning feeding the day before they fledged. After this-
there were technical problems and we don't have images of the fledging. |
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Jun. 6 - On the wall (upper right side
of image) is a centipede. It was there for a few frames and then
disappeared. Perhaps a nestling ate it. |
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Jun. 5 - One of the nestlings standing on the edge of the nest and stretching their wings. |
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Jun. 4 - The first feeding of the day has typically been starting between 5:30 and 6 am. |
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Jun. 2 - A rare moment of composure as they are now spending a lot of time exercising & stretching their wings. |
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Jun.
1 - A sweet image of the female brooding the four young underneath her.
These birds will be ready to leave the nest in about five or six days. |
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May 31 - One of the parents birds delivers what appears to be a moth or butterfly to the hungry nestlings. |
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May
30 - At about nine days old, the young birds are able to move about the
tight quarters of the nest and regulate their own body temperatures. |
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May 29 - For reasons unknown,
the server stopped archiving images for about a week. Viewers were
however, able to witness the hatching of four of the five eggs on May
21st. |
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May 16 - The female sleeps through the night after a long day of incubation. |
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May 15 - After having technical
difficulties with the image archives, we received this nice shot of the
male and female together at the nest! |
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May 7 - The fifth egg was laid earlier today! |
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May 6 - It is almost 1:00 am and the female is in sleeping posture with her head tucked behind her wing. |
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May 5 - The female appears and we hope that there are more eggs to come! |
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May 5 - Our first image of the season with four Eastern Phoebe eggs in the nest! |