33 days after the first egg was seen an owlet emerged from its shell last night.We were able. to first see a hole in one egg, and motion actually inside the shell. The chick emerged and appears vigorous.The mother owl attended to the chick, appearing to preen it. The egg shell was consumed ( didn't think about that last year!) Mother owl was briefly out of the box, then returned.
We are not sure if the first egg to arrive is the source of the first owlet because it hasn't been possible to keep track of which egg is which. Apparently the first hatched has a survival advantage over the later hatched.Food supply does not seem to be an issue so far.There has been substantial heat (90s) for the past two afternoons, prediction is for cooler weather through the rest of the week.