Daves Bird Nest Camera

Daves "Bird-Nest Cam"

This is a Robin nest outside my living room window. I will try to run the camera from early morning to dark. Check out some earlier photos below.

The 2 birds left the nest on June 5th! Thanks to everyone who has viewed my WebCam!!!

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Date	Event
May 8, 2008	Layed its first egg.
May 9, 2008	Layed its second egg.
May 10, 2008	Its third egg.
May 11, 2008	Its fourth egg.
May 12, 2008	A fifth egg.
May 22, 2008	2 eggs hatch.
May 23, 2008	4 eggs hatched.
May 25, 2008	3 birds now remain in the nest. I found one on the ground and cannot find the 5th egg.
May 26, 2008	Only 2 birds are now in the nest with another found on the ground.
June 5, 2008	The 2 birds have left the nest.

Earlier Pictures

Its first egg.	Laughing it up for the camera!
Three eggs now....	and then a fourth...
and now 5 eggs!	Checking out the eggs.
1 egg hatched and another cracking thru shell.	The proud parents!
Its first feeding.	4 eggs hatched now, feeding them.

A closeup of the mother robin

Heres some information I found about the American Robin

American Robin

General Information

The American Robin, the largest of the North American thrushes, is found over most of North America in the summer months. It is the state bird of Michigan, Connecticut and Wisconsin.
Its familiar song, cheer-up, cheer cheer cheer-up , begins well before daybreak and in many regions signals the start of spring. It is notorious for its ability to find, catch and eat earthworms. Contrary to popular wisdom, earthworms are found by sight rather than by sound. Diet also consists of beetles, grasshoppers, other insects, and many fruits including grapes, cherries, pokeberries, and mistletoe, and in southern states, the fruits of the Sabal Palm.
Adults are gray or blackish above and brick red below. A white patch occurs in the vent area. Females are generally duller with a more grayish head.

Nest

The female robin builds a cup nest of mud, sticks and grasses in a protected area on a firm support.

Eggs

The Robin lays from 3 to 5 smooth, glossy blue eggs are incubated by the female and hatch in about two weeks. The young are born naked and blind. They are tended by both parents, and leave the nest in about 14 to 16 days. It takes about a month for the young birds to learn to feed themselves.