The chicks are larger and more coordinated now. Their eyes have been open since day 12. They still huddle for warmth, but the huddle moves all around the nest box. As a result, the cup-shaped nest has now been trampled down to a flat surface. They spend a lot of time flexing their wings, whose feathers are coming in nicely. Each chick also has tufts of down above each eye, like little antennae.
Here we see them lunging towards, and almost out of, the entrance hole when the adults deliver food.
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Max / min temperature for May 21: 66 F (18 C)
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37 F (2 C)
Precipitation: .1 in
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