how long after a house finches nestlings hatch, will the male/female sleep in the nest at night with the baby?
Posted in Finch Bird House by: Finch Loveri have a new nest under my patio awening, and the house finches already laid their eggs. i know for a fact that they've already hatched approximately 2 weeks ago. Since the nest was completed , either the male/female house finch would sleep in the nest every night since it was completed. Now 2 wks later, the nestlings are approximately 2 wks old. I went outside to check the nest in my patio, and neither male/female house finch is in the nest tonight !!!
So what i'm asking now and need to know, is this normal now since the nestlings are approx 2 wks old, will the male/female parent now leave the young nestlings alone at night?
Will the baby house finches be ok at night alone?
Please help me out here b/cuz i'm so worried about the young nestlings. i'm learing about these beautiful birds & their way of life.
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Sorry I didn't see this till now. Maybe by now you have a resolution, but generally speaking at two weeks the babies are ready to fledge and fly the coop. It is somewhat alarming that neither parent sat them at night. I don't know what your night time temp. is, but if they are all feathered or just about then they're no different than the parents as far as being able to tolerate night time temps.
More concerning is that they need the parents to continue feeding them and the parents do so long after they fly off.
For months the parent will continue to be nearby to teach them what to eat, and give them snacks when they beg hard enough.
Good of you to care. I hope mom and pop came back.
on April 11th, 2009 at 11:20 pm