Hummer Chicks Updates

 

Hummingbird Nest with Chicks, Inner Parkside

I've been saying the nest was in West Portal, but a look at a map shows the location as Inner Parkside. I only happened to look at a map because I wanted to figure out a good route to reach a second hummingbird nest that I spotted yesterday while my wife and I were out for a walk in Golden Gate Park. 

The nestlings will probably be ready to fly as early as next week, or as late as the 25th. If I have any further updates on these nests, I'll post them below. [Last update, with both nests empty, was on 3/30.]

I could only see two chicks being fed for sure.

This is what we saw yesterday in Golden Gate Park, and also what I found when I dropped by today -- what looks like an empty nest.

The mama hummer seemed to be hanging around the neighborhood, alternately feeding and resting.

I went around to the other side of the nest and saw that it does in fact hold what appeared to be two chicks.

It was very sunny on the nest, and I hope the babies all survive the coming heat wave.

The Golden Gate Park nest was a lot more fuzzy than the Parkside nest. I like the addition of the little male pine cone. Probably a lot of the fuzz is horsehair.

Feeding Time, Golden Gate Park Nest

Inner Parkside Nest, 3/18/26
(The nestlings are definitely taking up more room in the nest, and mama spent some time working on the edges of it.)

GG Park Nest, 3/18/26
(The nestlings don't look much bigger. Littled changed by 3/21.)

Inner Parkside Nest, Down To One Chick, 3/21/26

Empty Nest!
I had a feeling the second Inner Parkside chick would have fledged by today (3/25).

Meanwhile, over in Golden Gate Park, the two little ones are still (3/25) growing strong.

The GG Park nestlings are getting big fast. This is 3/28.

I thought I might see the nestlings one more time, but nope! Empty GG Park nest on the morning of 3/30.

It was a short trip to the Bison Paddock where I spotted a tree swallow hauling a big clump of plant material into the nest box.

The hubbub around the nest boxes between the swallows and the bluebirds seemed to have stopped during the last couple of weeks, so I wondered if the birds were already brooding eggs, but it looks like they aren't quite there yet. 

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