| Arrival at the nest: |
| March 31 |
1st stork arriving the nest (male stork)
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| April 1 |
2nd male stork arriving the nest, after a short fight one of them gets the ownership of the nest |
| April 5 |
Two female storks arrive at the nest, one escaping after a small fight. Begin of a lasting relationship of the couple |
| Eggs in the nest: |
| April 16 |
1st egg laid |
| April 18 |
2nd egg laid. The storks starting to incubate the eggs |
| April 12th-24th |
In a time distance of two days the other 3 eggs laid. Now with 5 eggs the nest is complete |
| Start of brooding: |
| April 18 |
The storks started brooding after the first egg was laid. This deviates from the norm. In most cases the storks start brooding when there are already several eggs laid. |
| May 19 |
1st young bird hatched out (Hanna) |
| May 19 |
2nd young bird hatched out (Heidi) |
| May 20 |
3th young bird hatched out (Lisa) |
| May 22 |
4th young bird hatched out (Annelies) |
| May 22 |
5th young bird hatched out (Siegfried) |
| Loss of nestlings: |
| May 27 |
Youngest bird was killed. |
| May 30 |
Smallest bird was killed. |
| Ringing of the Young Storks: |
| June 27 |
The young storks are ringed by Mrs. Katharina Illig |
| Start of Practice Flights: |
| July 5 |
The young ones begin to beat their wings and hop around the nest. |
| Termoregulation: |
| July 22 |
At temperatures above 30°C (88°F) the old and young storks cover their legs with lime. |
| The first free Flights: |
| July 25 |
The second youngest stork flies a circle, misses the nest and lands on a garage roof. After two hours he returns. |
| July 28 |
All three young storks fly into the surrounding area in search for food. |
| Leaving the Nest: |
| August 8 |
All three young storks are together at the nest for the last time. |
