Three Eggs Hatched
All three eggs have hatched. The first hatched at approximately 6:50 pm on Wed, May 17 while the male was on incubation duty. This marks the 37th hatchling sired by this male and the first by this female, who is most likely a first time breeder.
![Adult male with first hatched chick](https://dwr.virginia.gov/wp-content/uploads/media/chick-first-look-600x337.png)
Adult male with first hatched chick
The second egg most likely hatched during the early morning hours of May 18. This chick was first visible at 5:37 this morning, when the female stood up from her brooding upon the arrival of the male, revealing that she had also been sitting on a dead yellow-billed cuckoo delivered by the male sometime during the night. The cuckoo was removed by the male.
![Adult male with two chicks](https://dwr.virginia.gov/wp-content/uploads/media/male-and-new-chicks-600x338.png)
Adult male with two chicks
The two chicks were seen being fed by the female at approximately 6:17 a.m.
![Female feeding two chicks](https://dwr.virginia.gov/wp-content/uploads/media/fourXdayXoldXfeed-600x338.png)
Female feeding two chicks
They were joined two hours later by their third sibling, which first began breaking free of its eggshell at 8:12 a.m. with the female at the nest.
![Pip visible on third egg with siblings next to it](https://dwr.virginia.gov/wp-content/uploads/media/pipping-600x337.png)
Pip visible on third egg
![Third chick hatching siblings hidden under mother](https://dwr.virginia.gov/wp-content/uploads/media/fourthXchickXhatch-600x337.png)
Third chick hatching
![An image of the adult bird sitting next to their three chicks](https://dwr.virginia.gov/wp-content/uploads/media/femaleXandXfourXdayXoldXchicks2-600x338.png)
Adult with three chicks