Day 10 — Incubation begins, 547 motion clips

The Tapo recorded 547 motion clips through 20:46 PT. 544 of those had a bird in frame; 5 caught both adults in the same shot. 3 frames showed the cup with neither parent — those are the timelapse below.

Today the cycle turns: the female has settled to tight incubation on a complete five-egg clutch, so Day 10 is incubation day one. Today’s weather at the sunroom site: high 25.4°C, low 9.5°C, 14h 42m of daylight, wind to 17.7 km/h, no precipitation. Cycle progress on the cycle page.

2026-06-07 00:02 → 20:46 PT · 3 bird-free frames from 547 motion captures · the cup growing through the day

The clutch is complete: five eggs, and the long sit begins.