Nesting Diaries
29 July 2018 female and three fledglings on nest site
5 and 12 August 2018 female and three fledglings on nest. On 12 August site mostly destroyed by wind sheer, but male, female and three fledglings sitting on remains of site
22 July 2018 male and female on nest with three 7-week old nestlings
8 July 2018 female brooding three nestlings 5-weeks old; 15 July 2018 female brooding three nestlings 6-weeks old, male present
06/24/2018 female brooding on good big nest, male not present
04/15/2018 male and female on good nest
05/10/2018 female incubating, male present
08/16/2015 pair of birds on blind roof with new partial nest on gable
08/02/2015 a bird perched on blind
08/09/2015 no birds on blind
07/26/2015 three birds perched on blind, all flew later, no nest, sticks protruding from inside blind
05/09/2015 un-brushed blind on poles again with bird on top sharply sloped roof. nest sticks appear to slip off roof peak over back or into blind. no visible nest
07/12/2015 pair of birds on roof, some sticks visible sticking out from inside blind
07/18/2015 same as on 7/12