Unfortunately the timestamp is attached to the file a few minutes after the video was filmed. This can be confusing because the first two videos on any day were really taken the evening before, but just not processed.
| Notation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ooo | Mom Finch is out of the nest |
| R xx min | Mom has come back to the next after xx minutes |
| A | Dad is around |
| CF or FC | Mom Feeding Chicks |
| ACF | Dad feeding chicks |
| E | Playing with the eggs |
| AF | Dad feeding Mom |
| FamF or FF | Family Feed |
| T | Tending - may be egg tending, chick grooming, feces removal |
| V | Visible VC means Visible Chick (not invisible inside nest) |
| L | Mom leaves nest |
| ! | review the full video for possible inclusion on web site |
| Atticus | we had been calling the Dad Atticus |
| W | Watching |
| x | sitting on eggs or sleeping on nest |
| B | Bad video (because of early morning darkness) |
| Def | Chick Defecating |