April 20 - Day 3 since hatching. One of the parents returning to feed the nestlings. The female will spend a little time each hour off of the nest, but will always return to continue brooding the young. During this time the male will feed insects to the mother and the chicks. Note that all of the remnant eggshells have been either eaten or removed by the parents leaving a pretty clean nest.
Life is about to get very busy for the parents.
This is the first evidence that the male is still present. It is likely he has been visiting all along, the camera just happened to miss him during his visits. We discovered the single nestling when the female left the nest box. She will have many more mouths to feed shortly. April 11 - Still no sign of the male.