Prothonotary Warbler (TX)
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Species: Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea) Location: Heard Nature Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary, McKinney, TX Status: All six nestlings fledged! View comments View donor list |
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Daily Highlights:
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May 20 - Our first image showing all of the nestlings fledged! The Prothonotary Warblers have been a delight to watch! |
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May 20 - Only one chick to go! |
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May 20 - Fledging started just a few minutes ago! |
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May 20 - It is almost 9:00 am and the chicks are very active. |
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May 19 - The young will fledge the nest soon! |
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May 18 - A nice shot of the female with her beautiful yellow, green, and blue feathers. |
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May 17 - One of the parents puts an insect directly into mouth of a chick. |
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May 16 - Food is coming for the hungry babies! |
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May 14 - The six nestlings are growing fast! |
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May 14 - Feeding hungry chicks is a big job and this image shows one of the parents with a morning snack! |
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May 13 - A clean nest is very important and this image shows the female removing a fecal sac shortly after feeding. |
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May 13 - One of the parents taking a moment to peek in on the nestlings! |
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May 13 - After experiencing technical difficulties for several days, we received our first image of the newly hatched chicks! |
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May 8 - Hatching is right around the corner! |
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May 7 - It is day 11 of the incubation period with only one to three days left before hatching! |
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May 6 - The male makes sure to feed the female as she sits in the nest. |
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May 5 - A nice image of the female turning the eggs during incubation. |
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May 3 - The incubation period is brief, lasting from 12 to 14 days. Hatching should begin in about one week! |
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May 2 - Like many songbirds, the
Prothonotary Warbler female begins incubation with the penultimate
(second to last) egg. She is now at day 6 of incubation. |
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Apr. 30 - A cute shot of the female watching over her clutch! |
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Apr. 29 - Eggs are usually laid between 4:30 am
and 7:00 am. Each egg that has been laid so far has arrived in
this time interval. |
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Apr. 28 - The sixth egg was laid
today! A common clutch size is four to five eggs, but the range
can be from three to eight eggs. |
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Apr. 27 - Earlier this morning, the
fifth Prothonotary Warbler egg was laid. The cam host received
permission from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to remove the
cowbird egg from the nest. |
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Apr. 25 - Our first clear image of the
third Prothonotary Warbler egg and a cowbird egg, both of which were
laid before the camera turned on. |
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Apr. 24 - Earlier today, the second egg was laid! |
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Apr. 23 - The first egg arrived this morning! |
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Apr. 22 - The female has been spending a lot of time in the nest box. Hopefully we will see eggs soon! |
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Apr. 21 - The yellow, blue, and green hues of the feathers are simply beautiful! |
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Apr. 20 - Nest building continues! |
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Apr. 19 - Prothonotary Warblers are
named for their yellow plumage which resembles the color of the robes
of papal associates (prothonotaries) of the Roman Catholic Church. |
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Apr. 18 - The Prothonotary
Warbler will use a variety of cavities for nest building including old
woodpecker holes, nest boxes, and unusual sites such as milk cartons
and plastic jars. |
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Apr. 16 - The "cupping" seen in this image is an indication that eggs may be on the way! |
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Apr. 15 - The warblers are bringing more nesting material to the nest box and hopefully they have decided to stick around. |
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Apr. 13 - The Prothonotary Warbler returns! |
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Apr. 12 - Apparently a wren is also interested in the nest box! |
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Apr. 11 - Another visit to the nest box today is encouraging and we hope that the warblers decide to breed here again this year! |
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Apr. 7 - Our first glimpse of the Prothonotary Warbler at the nest site this season! |