9/3/10 I think it’s safe to say that fledging is very near. At this point there’s no chance for either chick to “fall” out of the nest. If one loses a toe hold in this now very tight nest, it will easily fly away. Am also hoping that when they fledge and before you “fledge” from watching you’ll think about supporting the cam and everything associated with it at Starr Ranch. Any help is really appreciated. Thanks. Pete
7/26/10 Cam back to 1st nest. On 7/25 I happened to check and there was one egg. Still is. And when I just moved cam back to this nest and went to look on the monitor if it was aligned, she came in. So who knows? This could be round 3. Pete
6/15/10 (Refers to 2nd nest:)The current nest is new. I think built a little over 2 weeks ago approximately 4′ south of the 1st nest. Could be same female, could be diff. I think she’s been incubating about 2 weeks. There were definitely two eggs about 10 days ago. Pete
5/8/10 There are definitely two tiny chicks hatched – nest was mirrored this afternoon. I will mirror it at 8AM PST tomorrow, Sunday. So if you want a glimpse of these little guys, tune in then. Pete
4/22/10 Second egg seen around 10AM. Though don’t know exactly when it was laid.
4/21/10 There’s one egg as of this morning. I forgot to check this afternoon, but given how tight she seems to be sitting as of this evening she could have laid second egg and incubation has begun. Will check tomorrow AM when she takes off for a stretch/feeding.
4/17/10 As some have seen, she’s back and fixing up nest. As of 4/16, no eggs. I will keep checking and let you know when she lays. Reminder: this cam times out in 15 minutes – you need to reload the page to get the video feed restarted. I’ve seen some posts about problems some have had with the video, All I can say is I check it the same way all of you get it and have found no problems. So it might be your browser or internet connection.
Thanks for tuning in and please consider supporting the cam - it cost real dollars to keep it available to all of you. Thanks, Pete DeSimone
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This looks like another abandoned nest. I hope not.
Len – As I recall they did not start using this nest until around April last year. They’ve used it now for several years I believe. Keep your fingers crossed!
i keep checking here to see if there is anything besides a nest. I will be so excited to see a hummimgbird one day. Not giving up.
These chicks should be fledging in the next few days:
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/allen-s-humminbird-nest
These eggs should hatch this weekend or early next week:
http://www.phoebeallens.com/
Do you know if the mother will be laying eggs soon in this nest?
I had to save hummingbirds twice from my patio. I had a feeder for them under an umbrella and it could not figure out how to fly out from under it. She was very tired and breathing hard. This went on for about 45 minutes and I could no longer stand watching it. So I waited for her to land on one of the bars, talked to it calmly and cupped her in my hand. I let it go right away. What an amazing experience! And yes, the hummingbirds still visit every day.
These are wonderful. thanks for sharing them with us
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First visit of many. Love hummer’s and can’t wait to spy on a nesting family.
Where does the adult hummerbirds go at night? Just wondering.
What is the make/model of webcam you use?
Great idea to place quarter next to nest. Thanks so much.
Pete – I just happened on and am watching you adjust the cam to the first nest. Super cool!
Just happened to notice the nest is gone. I contacted Pete who indicated he saw it yesterday afternoon. He will take a look again today. Perhaps another bird took it for nesting material.
Thank you Feather in NH for capturing and posting the AWESOME hummingbird picture in flight! :-) Maybe that will nudge the hummingbird “Oh it’s time to start our nest now” LOL
I agree with Ms. Jeanne in Monterey…. Thank you Pete, sir for keeping this hummingbird cam up too. I bet this adorable hummingbird pair will nest soon too? After all it’s almost spring! :-)
I love visiting this cam and keeping an eye out for a lovely Hummingbird to appear. I just know it will be soon! Thank you Pete for leaving it up. I watch for more then just a few moments. I don’t want to miss anything!
hummingbird found… visiting barn owl cam :)
Mr. Pete,
Thank you very much for the precision. Now, it makes more sense for me the fact that you leave this cam on.
Bye.
I left cam on so people know what we might be seeing come April. Costs next to nothing to leave it live. Only expense is when a lot of people are viewing. I can’t believe that right now anyone stays for but a few moments. PD
A long time since that nest has been abandoned. It’s an old nest.
I wonder why this cam is still on??? All that $$$ lost…