The goal of the YMCA is to strengthen communities through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility.. Each location supports a neighbourhood, so in the YMCA's terms the YMCA serves, or is anchored in, about 10,000 communities.
The female northern cardinal builds the nest, incubates the eggs for 11 to 13 days, and broods the altricial chicks for the first 2 days or so. During incubation, the male brings food to the incubating female. Both parents feed the nestlings a diet of insects and remove fecal sacs from the nest.
1 Eggs with male embryos are slightly larger. 2  Incubation: Usually begins with the penultimate (next-to-last) egg of a clutch, and is by both the male and female, lasting 10-13 days. 3  The male sits on eggs from 16% of time early in incubation to 46% of time by days 9â12; the female from 60% at start to 46% at end. Hatching: Eggs hatch 11 days after the last egg was laid, over about a 1 to 3 day period. ( 2 See photo of newborn HOSP 3  .). Development: Hatchlings are red, fading to pink or light gray after 6 - 10 hours. 4  The mouth is red, and the rictal flange is yellow.