Day-3
Three Days Watching a House Finch Through Early Incubation
The nest sits inside the house, tucked in a cup of dried grass on a bookshelf in the sunroom — a domestic situation, yet governed entirely by wild rhythms. Three days of …
Day 3 — Frequent short reliefs; male visits the nest area at 10:17
Pre-dawn coverage starts with the female on the nest at 06:16 and 06:23, shifting briefly to expose the eggs. She’s off by 06:28, and the empty cup with all five eggs is …