Allen's Hummingbird Nest - Spring 2024 3rd Clutch

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An Allen's Hummingbird nest from Oceanside California Spring 2024

This HD camera streams live 24/7 with sound, so make sure you turn up your volume. You can also watch the nest at night thanks to the wonders of infrared technology, approved by The Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

This season brings you Olive, our beautiful year-round resident female Allen’s hummingbird, and her third clutch of 2024. Her nest was originally built in 2012. Olive feeds from her own feeder near the nest and also frequents the two other feeders on camera. An extremely experienced mother, Olive caringly raises her chicks and teaches them all the survival skills they need to become successful adults.

Key Highlights & Events

  • 🪹 March 15, 2024 - Olive starts "nestorations"
  • 🥚 April 1, 2024 - First egg laid
  • 🥚 April 3, 2024 - Second egg laid
  • 🐣 April 17, 2024 - First egg hatches at 8:27 AM
  • 🐣 April 18, 2024 - Second egg hatches at 6:07 AM
  • 🥳 April 21, 2024 - Chicks are named Willow and Jasper
  • 🌜 April 27, 2024 - Chicks 9 and 10, first night alone on the nest.
  • 🪹 May 12, 2024 - Jasper and Willow fledge the nest.

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Links to past years:
2014 - 2018 - 2019 - 2020 - 2021 - 2023 1st Clutch - 2023 2nd Clutch - 2023 3rd Clutch - 2024 1st Clutch
2024 2nd Clutch - 2024 3rd Clutch - 2024 4th Clutch

CLICK HERE FOR A PLAYLIST OF VIDEOS OF OLIVE AND HER CHICKS - FROM EGGS TO FLEDGE

CLICK ON PICTURES TO ENLARGE

Olive on her nest of two chicks - April 19th
Olive's nest in a small ficus tree on our back padio
Allen's humingbird nest not much bigger the a quarter
Olives Wing Feather on a US Quarter
Olive Incubating eggs on her new nest - April 13th
Two eggs in Olive's new nest - April 13th
Both eggs are standing on end - April 14th
First chick hatches 8:27 AM - April 17th
First feeding of the first hatched chick - April 17th
Olive cleaning up nest and tosses eggshell - April 17th
Afternoon feeding of new chick - April 17th
Second chick hatches 6:07 AM - April 18th
First feeding of the second hatched chick - April 18th
Olive with lots of pollen on her beak - April 18th
Right, One day old and left, half day old - April 18th
Feeding one day old and half day old chicks - April 18th
Chicks are one and two days old - April 19th
Feeding one day and two day old chicks - April 19th
Look at Olives gorget shine, wow - April 20th
Willow Left 3 days old, Jasper Right 2 days old - April 20th
Feeding two and three day old chicks - April 20th
Jasper Left 2 days old, Willow Right 3 days old - April 20th
Feeding three and four day old chicks - April 21st
Jasper Left 3 days old, Willow Right 4 days old - April 21st
Willow Left 5 days old, Willow Right 4 days old - April 22nd
Olive feeding 4 and 5 day old chicks - April 22nd
Willow Left 5 days old, Jasper Right 4 days old - April 22nd
Olive feeding 5 and 6 day old chicks - April 23rd
Willow Left 6 days old, Jasper Right 5 days old - April 23rd
Olive feeding Willow 6 and Jasper 5 days old - April 24th
Jasper left 6 and Willow right 7 days old - April 24th
Feeding 7 and 8 day old chicks, neck stretch - April 25th
Jasper left 7 and Willow right 8 days old - April 26th
Olive feeding Willow 9 and Jasper 8 days old - April 26th
Willow left 9 and Jasper right 8 days old - April 26th
Chicks 9 and 10 days old, first night alone on the nest - April 27th
Jasper 9 days old doing flappies - April 27th
Jasper on the left 9 and Willow on the right 10 days old - April 27th
Jasper front and Willow back 10 and 11 days old - April 28th
Olive feeding Willow 11 and Jasper 10 days old - April 28th
Willow 12 days old show her wings - April 29th
Olive feeding Willow 12 and Jasper 11 days old - April 29th
Jasper left and Willow right 12 and 13 days old - April 30th
Olive feeding Willow 11 and Jasper 10 days old - April 28th
Willow 13 days old show her wings - April 30th
Olive sits on chicks while doing nestorations - May 1st
Jasper front and Willow back 13 and 14 days old - May 1st
Jasper front and Willow back 14 and 15 days old - May 2nd
Olive feeding Willow and Jasper 15 and 14 days old - May 2nd
Jasper 15 days doing wing exercises - May 3rd
Jasper front and Willow back 15 and 16 days old - May 3rd
Olive feeding Jasper and Willow 15 and 16 days old - May 3rd
Willow front and Jasper back 17 and 16 days old - May 4th
Olive sits on chicks while doing nestorations - May 4th
Olive feeding Jasper and Willow 16 and 17 days old - May 4th
Willow 17 days doing wing exercises - May 4th
Cute chicks at night - Two headed bird - May 4th
Willow front and Jasper back 18 and 17 days old - May 5th
Olive sits on the chicks doing nestorations - May 5th
Hungry Jasper and Willow 17 and 18 days old - May 5th
Olive feeding Jasper and Willow 17 and 18 days old - May 5th
Jasper and Willow 18 and 19 days old being cute - May 6th
Olive feeding Jasper and Willow 18 and 19 days old - May 6th
Jasper and Willow stretching and preening - May 6th
Jasper left Willow right 19 and 20 days old - May 7th
Olive feeding Jasper and Willow 19 and 20 days old - May 7th
Two headed bird 19 and 20 days old - May 7th
Jasper left Willow right 20 and 21 days old - May 8th
Jasper and Willow kissing, 20and 21 days old - May 8th
Olive feeding Jasper and Willow 20 and 21 days old - May 8th
Family moment, chicks 20 and 21 days old - May 8th
Willow left and Jasper right 22 and 21 days old - May 9th
Willow on a branch 22 days old - May 9th
Both chicks on the rim of the nest 21 and 20 days old - May 9th
Olive feeding Jasper and Willow 21 and 22 days old - May 9th
Willow top and Jasper bottom 22 and 21 days old - May 9th
Willow 23 and Jasper right 22 days old - May 10th
Jasper left 22 and Willow right 23 days old - May 10th
Olive feeding Jasper and Willow 22 and 23 days old - May 10th
Willow 23 days old take trip out of the nest - May 10th
Willow back and Jasper front 24 and 23 days old - May 11th
Willow back and Jasper front 24 and 23 days old - May 11th
Olive feeding Jasper and Willow 23 and 24 days old - May 11th
Jasper and Willow's last night on the nest - May 11th
First thing in the morning the chicks are ready to go - May 12th
Willow and Jasper 25 and 24 days old leave at 8:30 - May 12th
Olive looking for her chicks - May 12th
Jasper and Willow are in the pine tree. empty nest - May 12th

 

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This truly is a labor of love for all of us, and we put in thousands of hours each year to make it happen. We are deeply grateful for your continued support!

 

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And here is a link to things around Olive's Yard: https://kit.co/alyssanaturesanctuary/olive-s-yard