Day 24 — Regular feeding by both adults; female on nest overnight

From midnight through dawn the female brooded with only scattered short absences — gaps at 01:18, 01:33, 02:08, 02:48, 03:24, and around 05:32–05:43, each lasting a minute or two. During these breaks multiple chicks were visible in the cup; at 02:08 at least 3 were counted. At 05:13, several chicks were visible beneath the adult in IR.

First feeding clip at 06:01: an adult over 5 gaping chicks. The male appeared at 06:15 and fed; a brown adult was briefly visible in the same clip nearby, possibly the female returning. He visited again at 06:50–06:52. Between roughly 06:20 and 06:48 the chicks spent extended stretches alone in the cup, gaping repeatedly without an adult present.

Both adults fed at roughly 15–30 minute intervals through the morning. The male made an extended run of visits from 07:43 to 07:48. At 08:29, the male was perched on the bookshelf directly beside the nest while the female was inside with the chicks. Feeding by both adults continued through midday and afternoon without notable gaps; the male was confirmed at 10:43, 11:36, 12:17, 13:32, 14:21, 15:27, 15:54, 16:32, 17:20, 17:58, and 18:50. Peak chick count of 5 was recorded in multiple clips spread across the day.

At 19:21 the female departed (one tagged relief event), leaving 4 gaping chicks visible. The male visited briefly around 19:53. From ~20:33 the female was settled on the nest continuously through 23:33 with no further absences recorded.

Pipeline: No infrastructure changes this day.

Day’s metrics.

• Clips: 426
• Sunrise / sunset: 05:55 / 20:14 PT
• On-cup share: 56.5%
• Dad visits: 0
• Brooding clips: 242
• Feeding clips: 0
• Chick gapes: 3
• Max chicks visible: 4