The May clutch of chicks being raised by a pair of Finches in their nest on our front porch are getting more active by the day. Here's a glimpse of them being fed, first by Dad, then Mom and Dad. Afterwards, Mom settles in on the nest while chicks nap after having their fill.
Nest Update: Hatchlings!
Stay tuned to watch the May brood feed, grow and fledge.
Seen around our bird feeder
Activity around our bird feeder over course of a few days, with glimpses of the pair of finches who have a nest on our front porch.
Nest Update: 4 Eggs
After doing a little more research on finches, I discovered that it may take several days for Mom to lay all her eggs. Since the March clutch had 4 eggs but there were only 2 eggs in the nest when I checked a few days ago, I took another look today. Sure enough, now there are 4!
Stay tuned to watch the May clutch hatch, feed, grow and fledge.
Hide and Seek!
As Luna and I were leaving for our morning walk, we noticed a squirrel sitting on one of the trees in our front yard. He was incredibly bold! I was a little cautious as it's unusual for a squirrel to be so fearless, wanted to make sure we weren't dealing with a rabid animal, but he wasn't aggressive and wasn't wobbly or disoriented. Ultimately, he took off up the tree. Not sure Luna knew what to think... she was "on point" but was patient, didn't try to lunge after him.
We have 6 large cedar elms in the yard so have lots of squirrels and Luna often sits at the living room window watching them running and playing chase with each other from tree to tree across the yard. This is her first real experience interacting with one directly (unless you count chasing them as they run along the fence in the back yard).
More Eggs!
After the first brood of finch chicks fledged, the mother started adding new material to the nest and cleaning it up but was only around a few times a day. Last night, the mother spent the night on the nest for the first time in weeks. I took advantage of a time this evening when she was away from the nest to take a look, and found there is a new clutch of eggs. Just two this time, but that's not unusual. According to a Wild Bird Watching article on Finches, they typically lay between 2 and 6 eggs at a time. So, for the next few weeks, most of the activity will be the parents coming and going and the mother spending a lot of time sitting the nest but it won't be long before there will be new chicks to watch. Enjoy!
New YouTube Channel: Our Wildlife
When I started sharing video of the finch nest online, I originally used my personal YouTube account. However, to make sharing all the finch videos simpler through a single link, I've created a separate YouTube channel called Our Wildlife. It isn't cluttered with the odds and ends of video I have posted over the years on other subjects.
I'm moving all the prior videos to the new channel and will be posting all new finch nest videos there plus perhaps other things in the future such as owls, bats, etc.
Enjoy!
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