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Video opens with M15 flying to the nest tree from his roost spot at 0338 AM. M15 lands on the attic, then drops to the nest to take over incubation. CamOps provides close views of both eggs,. as the chicks work toward hatch. Egg #2 moves as the chick works toward hatch, noted in the time stamps below. Time stamps below, if interested. Click on any time stamp to advance to that part. 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.
123023 AM
1. 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.
2. Both Eggs are in the Hatching process. Egg 2 movement seen at 9:11am. Pip progression seen on the Egg 1 at 9:31am. More updates to follow.

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.

Thumbnail Egg #1 and Egg #2/right.

Time stamps: Provided in DVR time; actual time is on the cam clock.
122923
00:00. Opening.
00:07. M15 flies in from his roost spot.
00:25. F23 reacts to M15 flying in.
00:50. M15 to the nest.
02:40. F23 to the spike.
03:36. F23 to the nest. M15 holds his position. F23 returns to the spike 04:27.
04:42. View of eggs at 0605 AM.
05:47. View of eggs at 0714 AM. Egg #2/right.
06:26. View of eggs at 0735 AM. The chick is working to hatch, Egg #2/right.
08:30. View of eggs at 0750 AM. The chick is working to hatch, Egg #2/right.
08:40. Egg#1/left, pip is progressing/getting bigger.
10:55. View of eggs at 0824 AM.
11:52. View of eggs at 0909 AM.

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