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3. August 2016 11:18
Well, yesterday morning I noticed the chicks still in the nest. At 10:30 am, I checked again and they were all gone. I guess they decided to go together.
I will keep an eye out to see if they hang around the area. Good for them :-)
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1. August 2016 10:03
They keep flapping their wings. I keep thinking they are going to take off. They are almost as big as their parents.
See my first post for access to the video.
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28. July 2016 10:56
These guys are really almost ready to take off. We are 12 days since the first egg hatched. They could be ready to leave in as early as two days. Over the past two days, their feathers are really showing and they are looking a bit more like their parents.
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23. July 2016 18:30
Just since the 19th, these little guys are now peeking over the top of the nest.
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19. July 2016 17:19
Well, as of Saturday, July 16th, the chicks began hatching. The dad showed up and both mom and dad have been busy ever since.
We now have three chicks in the nest!
Take a look at the video (in the previous post), the beaks can be seen when the parents show up with food. Pretty soon we will be able to see much more.
Mom or dad keeping a lookout
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4. July 2016 08:51
The following information was obtained from: the Audubon Website
Feeding Behavior
Forages by watching from a perch and then flying out to catch insects in the air. Also takes some food from foliage or twigs while hovering. Often forages quite high among the branches of tall conifers, but will also feed low, especially among streamside trees.
Eggs
3-4, rarely 5. Whitish, with brown blotches concentrated near larger end. Incubation is by female only, about 14-15 days. Young: Both parents bring food for nestlings. Age of young at first flight probably about 14-18 days.
Young
Both parents bring food for nestlings. Age of young at first flight probably about 14-18 days.
Diet
Mostly insects. Differences in diet between this bird and Pacific-slope Flycatcher poorly known. For the two species combined, diet is mostly insects, including small wasps, bees, flies, caterpillars, moths, beetles, and others. Also eats spiders, and a few berries and seeds.
Nesting
Differences in nesting (if any) between this species and Pacific-slope Flycatcher are poorly known. Nest site is sometimes in the fork of a small tree, but usually in other situations: in a cleft of a vertical streambank, on a stump, among the upturned roots of a fallen tree, under a small bridge, or on rafters in a shed. Natural sites are usually near (or on) the ground, but on artificial structures the nest may be more than 10' up. Nest (built by female) is cup of moss, grass, rootlets, strips of bark, lichens, and leaves, lined with finer material such as plant fibers, hair, feathers.