WILMINGTON ~ MAY 2010, PART 1

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64352

Ok...we can't give up yet....

my umpteenth ( I don't think that's an official word) egg check...

catwoman · **Posted:** Sun May 02, 2010 6:05 pm

She's back!

CorvaCXVI · **Posted:** Sun May 02, 2010 6:08 pm

Kim Steininger wrote:

After last year I thought for sure this would be a good year and first we lost the female and now the male. You're right Jane, it is like a bad dream. :(

From what I've seen of the location of this nest in pictures and what has been said in posts, this nest is fairly high up. So it doesn't seem that it would be possible for anyone to be trapping and bird-napping these birds. I know that there have been problems with that sort of thing and worse in the UK, but I am hoping that isn't the case here. It is mysterious though.

REENIE · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 6:57 pm **Posts:** 19893

Jane wrote:

Red looks pretty settled right now. Does anyone know IF she would attract a male if he would accept the eggs as those he's responsible for or would they renest? Looking at those Flicker feathers in the scrape just tears me up thinking about Caesar. I could sit and cry, but unfortunately that won't do any good. I will never see another Flicker that I don't think of all of Greg's reports regarding the feather assortment. All of this has to be a bad dream that we need awakened from.

JANE, I WAS THINKING THE SAME THING TODAY ABOUT THE FLICKER FEATHERS, BUT DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING AND THE ONE WAS STANDING STRAIGHT UP LIKE A FLAG SALUTING POOR CAESAR. I'M SO READY TO WAKE UP FROM THIS BAD DREAM. AND TO THINK THE EXCITEMENT WE HAD WHEN WE FIRST LEARNED OF RED GIRL THERE IN WILMINGTON. I HOPE SHE MAKES US ALL REAL HAPPY REAL SOON SHOWING US SHE CAN HANDLE ALL THIS TURMOIL!

Faith · **Posted:** Sun May 02, 2010 6:29 pm

I am SO totally there with you Jane, Reenie, & Kim. These past few days I have shed so many tears. You know, my family wouldn't even understand if I told them. Sometimes I think I'm too sensitive, especially with wild life. I ask a prayer out loud in church today for the Gulf Coast & am saying prayers for Red Girl. It's too much to understand, how this could happen.

bev. · **Posted:** Sun May 02, 2010 6:36 pm

We all understand Faith. sorry I am just checking in again. today is a busy day for and now I am going to post at my site and then off to supper and a musical. I think it will do Peter and I good. Beauty and the Beast.
but I will be thinking about Red Girl. :girlluv:

bev. · **Posted:** Sun May 02, 2010 6:37 pm

18:36pm
and our Red girl is hanging tough

I will check here when I get home ,even thought i know it will be dark there

catwoman · **Posted:** Sun May 02, 2010 7:15 pm

She's gone...

Faith · **Posted:** Sun May 02, 2010 7:31 pm

She's back!

Jane · **Posted:** Sun May 02, 2010 7:36 pm

Another dumb question, but have decoy falcons ever been used? What I'm thinking is putting up a decoy with food by it, in hopes Red would come to it for food if and when the eggs hatch. It would have to be at a place where HELPFUL humans could supply the food. Maybe she'd soon figure out it's not real, though. Decoys have been used on some islands off the coast of Maine to reestablish Puffin colonies, with great success. Believe me, I'm racking my brain about all of this.

REENIE · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 6:57 pm **Posts:** 19893

SHE'S DOING ALOT OF PANTING, MUST HAVE REALLY BEEN CHASING SOMETHING THE LAST TRIP OUT.

BTW, WHERE'S GREG BEEN?

catwoman · **Posted:** Sun May 02, 2010 7:42 pm

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64352

That's a very intersting idea, Jane!!! Would she see the "dummy" falcon as a threat, though? Would she use prey if it were left in the box? I know we often see the parent remove the food once they are finished with a feed, but occasionally, they will just stash it in the corner of the box.

Faith · **Posted:** Sun May 02, 2010 7:42 pm

Hey! I wondered the same thing! Jane, there are NO dumb questions.

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64352

REENIE wrote:

SHE'S DOING ALOT OF PANTING, MUST HAVE REALLY BEEN CHASING SOMETHING THE LAST TRIP OUT.

BTW, WHERE'S GREG BEEN?

I think Kim said he was out of town...

catwoman · **Posted:** Sun May 02, 2010 7:44 pm

When the male kestrel in Italy was killed last year, food was put in the box to help Rebecca feed her babies, & as far as I know, it worked...

Faith · **Posted:** Sun May 02, 2010 7:47 pm

Gee Nancy, that makes me feel better before saying goodnight. Hope it could work here.

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64352

That's right, Catwoman..I totally forgot about that...it worked great...they made sure she had tons of food..

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64352

We're gonna lose good light soon...I won't be of any help tomorrow...can't get most of the cams at work...BTW...I was somewhat suspicious of one of the eggs during her last absence...just not sure...

REENIE · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 6:57 pm **Posts:** 19893

RED GIRL IS UP TURNING THE EGGS OR SOMETHING, LOOKED OUTSIDE AND NOW PREENING.

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