Video opens with F23 incubating. She reacts to M15 arriving. M15 takes over for the incubation switch. F23 returns later and takes over incubation, and she will remain on the nest for the rest of this video. At 2054 hours, egg #2 appears to have a cracked/collapsing shell. A possible pip is seen on egg #1. The time stamps mark each time the eggs were in view through the overnight, up until 0336 AM. (Next video will pick up from there.) Egg #1 turned 35 days old on 122923, and egg #2 turned 32 days old. Time stamps below, if interested. Click on any time stamp to advance to that part. ***Note, this is my opinion from my observations. I am including the official banner reports from the SWFEC website.

Official SWFEC Team Updates:

From the SWFEC website banner, 122923 PM
HATCH IN PROGRESS! After hiding the eggs for most of the day, F23 readjusted at 20:54:20 and looks to be a large pip/crack in one of the eggs! More updates to come.

From SWFEC Chatroll 123023
Dec 30, 8:22 AM
dadsjazz (Admin): Good Morning, While we observe nature and seem to have answers, we are learning that there are no absolutes. It seems that one of the eggs began breaking apart last night at 20:54:20. It also looked like there was a pip in the other egg seen at 21:28:26. The IR light distorts images, so there was no way to know which egg was which. This morning it appeared that egg 2 is breaking and the chick was pushing the shell. Today is day 34 for Egg 2. More updates will be posted.

From the SWFEC website banner, 123023
HATCH IN PROGRESS! Large crack in Egg 2 first seen on 12/29/2023 at 20:54:20. There may be a pip in Egg 1 first seen at 21:28:26 on 12/29/2023. More updates to follow.

Thumbnail Precious eggs

Time stamps: Provided in DVR time; actual time is on the cam clock.
122923
00:00. Opening.
00:07. F23 incubating, reacts to M15 arriving.
0:20. M15/attic.
01:05. F23 rises to leave the nest, view of eggs.
01:40. M15 takes over incubation.
02:11. F23 returns, takes over incubation. *F23 will be the adult incubating on the nest for the remainder of the video;*
04:17. M15 leaves the nest.
04:44. View at 1921 hours.
06:00. View at 2050 hours.
06:31. View at 2048 hours (sorry, edited this segment out of order).
07:08. View at 2054 hours. Egg on left (egg #2) appears to have a cracked/collapsing shell. Possible pip in egg #1 at 0747.
09:08. View at 2127 hours. Egg on right (egg #1) pip seen 09:42 (appears to be a pip).
10:20. View at 2149 hours.
10:42. View at 2243 hours. Egg #2 in front at 11:12.
13:15. Egg #2 on right.
13:26. View at 2340 hours. Egg #2 in front.
15:04. View at 2342 hours.
123023.
15:41. View at 0007 hours.
17:13. View at 0059 hours. Egg #2 in front (right).
18:24. View at 0117 hours. Egg #2 in front (left).
19:30. View at 0127 hours. Egg #2 in front.
21:05. View at 0307 hours. Egg #2/right.
22:10. F23 rests and protects her two precious eggs.

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