2005 Nest Box Cam
Northern Flicker
Daily Log for May 15

The barnyard flicker box was monitored on videotape throughout the nesting. Nest box attendance by the male and female during the incubation period, 2 days prior to 1st hatch, is recorded below. A great deal of other information can be gleaned from the videotapes, such as the timing of actual incubation, and later, brooding, in relation to temperature. The female would often appear restless after an hour in the box and climb up near the top to tap on the wall for a minute or two, perhaps trying to communicate to the male that it was time he relieved her. Also, the microphone recorded audio of the adults nearby outside the box, both calling and drumming.

• 6:02 Female arrives at box, male leaves, after spending the night in the box.
• 7:40 Female leaves, male immediately arrives and enters box
• 8:47 Female arrives at box, male leaves
• 11:08 Female leaves
• 11:09 Male arrives
• 14:04 Female arrives at entrance, male leaves
• 14:05 Female leaves (didn't enter box)
• 14:11 Female returns - enters box
• 15:46 Female leaves
• 15:50 Male enters box
• 18:10 Male leaves
• 18:16 Female enters box
• 18:38 Female leaves box
• 18:47 male enters box
• 19:02 male leaves box
• 19:04 male returns
• 19:13 Male leaves box
• 19:24 Male returns, female lands on top of box, both fly off
• 19:25 Female enters box
• 20:07 Female leaves, male returns for night

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