Live Pacific-slope Flycatcher Camera
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July 31, 2008 Sometime between 10AM and 2PM PST the chicks fledged. I went near nest and adult male was nearby and obviously acting like the chicks were somewhere in the vicinity. This cam will go off line soon and, as with the other cams, if time permits I will try to post some archived video clips. Thanks for watching and do check back in. I am hoping to put a cam in a bat box and maybe some other sites that aren't season-dependent. Also, please feel free to contact me at my address below. PD
July 30, 2008 The chicks are about 16 days old. Good chance they'll fledge tomorrow, almost definitely Friday, Aug 1. Sure looks like they're about ready.
July 15, 2008 Three eggs on July 14. This afternoon, two just-hatched chicks and one egg.
July 1, 2008 Three eggs today (!) and I get the sense that she is done laying - I went to check and was surprised that she seemed like she was incubating. So stay tuned - could be another brood hatching in two weeks.
June 30, 2008 Both adults are still around. So I decided to check the nest on Sunday (6/29) and discovered a new single egg! Today there is a secong one! If this keep up I expect you will find the female incubating a new 3rd clutch by this Thursday.
June 22, 2008 As noted below, it was extremely hot here yesterday. It appears the chicks could not tolerate this heat and decided to move out of nest. I don't know where they are. However, the adults are still around and could still be feeding them. Even if I found the chicks, there is little chance that they would stay in the nest if placed there. I am also reluctant to intervene any further. These web cams allow us a glimpse of nature not often seen. The scenario that unfolded is part of this. Thanks for watching and check back often. I hope to have other cams up or archived clips available from previous cams.
June 21, 2008 You may have seen one chick missing and the other two out of the nest in the space between the nest and the wood behind it. I found the missing chick and got all three back in, but the one that was originally missing doesn't seem interested in staying. It is possible that all three were out of the nest because it is currently 105 degrees here and may have been getting too warm for them as they huddled together in the nest.
I can't find the missing chick. But I believe the adults can and if so will likely feed it. The nest is only two feet off the ground and the area below is shaded. And both adults are present. So, let's hope for the best. By the way, there were four eggs - one just didn't hatch.
June 16, 2008 These Pacific-slope Flycatcher chicks hatched on or around June 10. The first clutch fledged in 17 days, so you should see some rapid growth. Also, you will see both adults feeding the chicks - the male is banded.
June 6, 2008 This site has been used by Pacific-slope Flycatchers over the last several years. At this time the female is incubating a second clutch of four eggs. She started laying on May 21. She and the male (who returns to help feed the chicks) already raised a first brood of four. They fledged on May 13. Incubation is about 14-16 days so the second clutch should be hatching any day.
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