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Birdcam 2004

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BIRDCAM 2004 LOG:

04/18/2004: Robins started building nests under our deck this week. I blocked off all of the potential nesting areas except one, and set up the birdcam in this spot. This year, we’re using the wired black & white X10 camera since it takes better pictures in low light conditions, and there’s no interference from cordless phones & microwaves. We'll see what happens.

04/23/2004: The strategy worked. Two robins built a nest right under the camera. We should see robin eggs soon.

04/27/2004: I wasn’t around much this week to check the nest, and it’s tough to tell by the pictures, but the way the mother robin is guarding the nest, I have to assume that she started laying her eggs within the last day or two. Robins usually lay one egg a day. They usually don't warm up the eggs too much until there are three or four in the nest so that all the eggs hatch at the same time. Since robin eggs typically hatch in 12-14 days, we should see the eggs hatch around May 11.

05/01/2004: I was able to get a peek into the nest today. There are 3 eggs there.

05/14/2004: All three eggs hatched today.

05/31/2004: It looks like the hatchlings left the nest the morning of 5/25/2004. This is several days sooner than expected, but with the steady rain that we've had and the abundance of worms, they may have developed faster than normal. We had another nest in the yard where the same thing happened. Since they're gone, I'll be switching off the camera, but there's a good chance that another pair of robins will build a new nest within the next couple of weeks. If this happens, I'll reposition the camera & resume uploading new pictures.

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