Day 19 — Frequent male feeding visits; 5 chicks visible; possible unhatched eggs noted

Female on the nest from midnight. Chicks visible in multiple overnight IR clips—small pale shapes beside her in the cup. No recorded absences during the night.

At 05:56, a brief gap shows the chicks in the cup without an adult, at least one gaping. At 06:19, the first male feeding visit of the day: he enters the cup with multiple chicks gaping. Female returns by 06:29; she departs around 06:34, leaving 4 chicks visible (tagged relief). Male is back at 06:58 and again at 07:35 when both adults are briefly at the cup simultaneously.

Through mid-morning, male visits run approximately every 30–90 minutes: 08:33, 09:07, 09:49, 10:25–10:27. At 10:27, 3 chicks are clearly gaping with both adults at the nest. Female broods between visits with chicks frequently visible at her sides. At 11:13, male departs leaving 4 chicks; at 11:58, he is in the cup alongside 5 gaping chicks—the first single clip reaching the full clutch count.

Afternoon continues at similar frequency. Male visits confirmed at approximately 12:50, 13:25, 14:20, 15:01, 16:06–16:10 (5 chicks again visible at 16:06), 17:09, 17:22, 18:00–18:03, and 18:40–18:41. Unattended gaps are routine; chicks huddle in the cup between adult visits with occasional gaping. No disturbances or predator hints noted.

Female settles from around 20:00, brooding continuously through the end of the night with chicks visible in IR alongside her.

At 21:27 and 23:01, two IR clips are tagged eggs_visible—1 oval shape in the first, 2 in the second, visible next to the chicks. If accurate, 1–2 unhatched eggs may still be present in the cup.

Pipeline: No infrastructure changes this day.

Day’s metrics.

• Clips: 528
• Sunrise / sunset: 06:00 / 20:09 PT
• On-cup share: 82.8%
• Dad visits: 4
• Brooding clips: 420
• Feeding clips: 16
• Chick gapes: 13
• Max chicks visible: 1