I first spotted the chicks in the nest on 05-12-07. The album starts with the earlier photos on the top and the most recent on the bottom. 05-22-07 was the first day I saw one juv fly from the nest up to a branch and then back down to the nest. On 05-23 two of the birds flew to the branch and back. Eucalyptus Park is a small neighborhood County Park along Bancroft Dr. in La Mesa, CA.

I believe the birds fledged by 06-01-07. Sources tell me that the birds are in the nest for 48 days. From these figures I calculate that the chicks were 29 days or approx. 4 weeks old on 05-12-07 when I first photographed them. All photos Copyright © Mary Claypool 2007. All Rights Reserved. You can contact me by writing in my Guest Book. Music had been added to this album.