Update for Tuesday, April 23, 2024
We don’t enter the hatch window until this Friday, however, we believe we heard faint, rhythmic sounds coming from one of the eggs early in the morning. This happened soon after Ares took over incubation from Astrid. It’s likely that we mistook other noises, such as distant machinery or perhaps even some dawn calls from a distant Robin, for the sounds of hatchling. The microphone on our latest camera isn’t optimal, causing significant distortion, especially with distant sounds. Moreover, Astrid likely wouldn’t have left the eggs so readily if one were close to hatching. When she returned to resume incubation from her mate, he was reluctant to leave. In fact it took her a full 31 minutes to persuade him to finally depart. She remained patient for the most part, only becoming assertive towards the end of the changeover process.
