If the female persists to intrude into the male's territory, he will recognize her to as being female and sing to her. The female will then start to bring nesting materials into one of the male's nest site. This is a sign that she will breed there. The female will lay between 5 to 6 eggs. One egg is laid per day until the clutch is complete.
Incubation starts after the last egg is laid.
The incubation period last 13 days. During this time the female will spend twelve minutes on the egg and eight minutes off. Incubation is done only by the female. The eggs usually hatch all on the same day. The female will brood the young for the first few days.