Day 5 — Day N — Female incubation steady; male nest visits at midday

By 06:11 the female is on the cup. She lifts off twice in the next half hour — at 06:16 and 06:36 the nest sits empty with two eggs visible from the camera angle — and returns at 06:38 to settle back in. From 06:59 through 09:35 she is on the eggs steadily across three motion clips.

The morning’s pattern shifts at 10:33. The cup is empty for two minutes, then at 10:35 a male House Finch appears at the nest — almost certainly a courtship-feeding visit (House Finch males do not incubate; they bring food to the female). He stays a short while and leaves. At 10:36 he’s back; the female arrives, and she takes over while he steps off onto the shelf.

Around 11:28–11:32 the nest is empty. At 11:33 the male is briefly at the cup on his own — most likely a nest check during the female’s recess, or another courtship-feeding pass with the female out of frame. By 12:10 the female is back and incubating, and stays through 12:24. At 12:43 the male is at the nest again. One minute later, at 12:44, the female is incubating and the male is perched at the rim — courtship feeding. At 12:45 he drops to the shelf below and stays there for the rest of the clip.

The afternoon settles. Brief absences at 14:16 and 15:10, otherwise the female is on the eggs from 14:48 through 15:54, and again at 17:13. Last clip of the day at 20:02, female on the cup.

Notable: at least four clips with the male visiting the nest today, all consistent with courtship feeding or nest checks during the female’s brief recesses. House Finch males do not incubate. Only two eggs are visible from the current camera angle, though the clutch is five.

Pipeline: No infrastructure changes this day.

Day’s metrics.

• Clips: 29
• Sunrise / sunset: 06:15 / 19:57 PT
• On-cup share: 77.3%
• Dad visits: 4
• Feeding clips: 8
• Max eggs visible: 4