I have been asked when the chicks will be fledging.  I thought it would be interesting to see when they fledged in the last 8 years.

year            first fledged             last fledged      

2006                June 25                     July 30

2007                June 20                     July 22

2008               June 28                      July 31

2009                July 2                         August 21

2010                June 20                      July 11

2011                 June 28                      August 5

2012                 June 21                      August 13

2013                 June 18                      July 27

As you can see, the earliest fledging date so far was June 18th, the latest was August 21st.

One interesting note:  they do not fledge according to age, so it is impossible to predict who will leave first.