Today the mama cardinal sat on the nest almost all day. At 6pm I took a peek and there was a third egg. They began building the nest on May 10th. The first egg was noticed May 14th. The second egg May 16. Supposedly incubation begins when the third or fourth egg is laid and lasts from 11 to 13 days, so hatchlings should appear by the 31st.
Third egg in the cardinal nest!
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