A photo journal of a house finch nest with chicks

Here is a series of photographs by Alice Anderson of a house finch nest at the office. All photos are by Alice Anderson, unless otherwise noted. Click on an image to enlarge it. We will document the story of this house finch family.

2nd_egg_April_12_2015 — 2nd house finch egg laid 13 April 2015

3rd_egg_April_14_2015_Eric — 3rd house finch egg laid 14 April 2015 (photo by Eric Werner)

4th_egg_April_15_2015 — 4th egg laid, 15 April 2015

parent_house_finches_April_15_2015 — The Watchful Parents. 15 April 2015

Momma_finch_16_April_2015 — Momma Finch. 16 April 2015

1st_hatchling_April_28_2015 — 1st hatchling. 28 April 2015

House finch nest after first chick hatched. 28 April 2015. Photo by Alice Anderson. — another image of first hatchling. 28 April 2015.

2nd_hatchling_April_29_2015 — 2nd hatchling. 29 April 2015

Still_2_eggs_to_go_April_29_2015 — 2 eggs still not hatched. 29 April 2015

SAD ENDING

Saturday, 9 May 2015

At 10:30 a.m. on May 9th, 2015, I found the house finch nest on the ground, with no sign of the birds, or even the unhatched eggs. I presume a cat attacked the nest. So our photo journal ends on a sad note, the house finch family being yet another victim of house cats. Scientists estimate that cats kill a couple billion birds each year in the U.S., and our house finch babies just joined the tally.