EDMONTON, ALBERTA (UofA, WEBER) ~ June - July 11, 2012

bev. · **Posted:** Wed Jun 06, 2012 8:27 am

cool and windy an d wet. Will have to keep everyone covered

:egg 19:

Anca

edit

7:02am

and the wind and rain has blown in. Stay warm and dry little ones and R and Chase. that netting will be blowing around and I am sure the cam in front is moving also. Hope it does not spook them too much

I am out for a while. If you see any feeds please post

Anca · **Posted:** Wed Jun 06, 2012 10:13 am

bev. · **Posted:** Wed Jun 06, 2012 1:04 pm

thanks Anca :egg17:

When I am out it is good to know someone is watching.

looks like they had a big feed

Anca · **Posted:** Wed Jun 06, 2012 1:29 pm

No need to thank me, Bev. When I'm online I will check this nest :egg9:

bev. · **Posted:** Wed Jun 06, 2012 2:02 pm

12"01pm

there was just another good feed. # chicks , one egg. so what I thought was a filed hatch was probably just R eating part of shell

Pictures coming

edit for pictures

bev. · **Posted:** Wed Jun 06, 2012 4:35 pm

2:24pm

Another nice feed going on. Watching and all appear to be getting fed.

R has left with prey. feet looked like grebe , or some type of duck. If so, that will be third time I know of that there has been duck

M was in and settle by kids and then In comes R and after a chat , out goes Chase

this is going well so far.

Pictures later

Alison · **Joined:** Wed Jan 20, 2010 9:31 pm **Posts:** 2776

Thank you for the updates and pics, Bev. It's good to know the chicks are being well fed. I like the name Chase for the male.

bev. · **Posted:** Wed Jun 06, 2012 5:46 pm

3;43pm

r left box chicks alone

3;45pm
r back . chase maybe brought in food to stash. she was looking in that dtrection

bev. · **Posted:** Wed Jun 06, 2012 6:46 pm

4:45pm
Out for a bit but another storm cell moving in.

Keep warm R and chicks and I hope Chase has found a good spot

bev. · **Posted:** Wed Jun 06, 2012 8:11 pm

R flew out and then M and R back and M in and R out . M looks all around and then M out

I hate not seeing what is happening

chicks alone

M is back and in front of kids

will edit with times and pictures later

m incubated and then left at 18:32 and R came in at 18:33 with huge prey

worry wart here but I have to make sure all is well.

this little guy, Chase, is doing well

mwplay · **Joined:** Sun Feb 28, 2010 1:15 am **Posts:** 10250

bev. wrote:

I do not see 4th egg and so now I am going to comment. I have been keeping this in. Unless there is a really small chick we cannot see, I was pretty sure I watched one hatch but did not make it. I was watching and watching, but it was hard to see . I do not report what I do not know for sure, but I think this happened. I did mention to Gord when I phoned him, that the view of cam is not so good and if it was right in box I could have seen for sure

Edit to add:

WE knew that hatches may not be perfect as R had to go into full incubation after first egg. this causes eggs to hatch out at different times , meaning different days. So we had one hatch a day. Not unexpected, and that is one reason we were watching so closely.( just one of many reasons)

AT most sites, 2 to 3 eggs will hatch on same day and last one next day. then chicks are not too far apart.Better chance of surviving.

Just looking at the cam and catching up on all the posts. I think the 4th egg is still there, just being covered by the eyasses. In your post reporting the 12:01PM feed you can see it.

I snapped a pic when R got off the chicks just a few minutes ago, and you can barely make it out. It's almost like it blends in with the gravel, plus I think the lighthing doesn't help. My picture is not as clear as yours, so I won't post it.

Anyway, 3 is great for them and very happy to hear that Chase is stepping up!

R just left the box, maybe to go get dinner (6:36PM).

ETA: Yep. Dinner just brought in. A nice big bird. Maybe a pigeon? Feed going on right now.

bev. · **Posted:** Wed Jun 06, 2012 9:02 pm

yes, Michelle, I am glad there are only 3 this year. 4 may have been just too many with new male but he is doing nicely

I thought for a bit there that another had hatched and not made it but I saw egg today also.

I am glad that I followed my instinct and did not phone Gord to take eggs. I knew R was doing a good job but....

sun is out now and I am off to bathe my grandson.

Anca · **Posted:** Thu Jun 07, 2012 4:33 am

Feeding.

SusanE · **Posted:** Thu Jun 07, 2012 8:13 am

It seems like there are more than usual number of nests this year where one egg is left unhatched. Maybe it's just me. :egg16:

Anca · **Posted:** Thu Jun 07, 2012 10:11 am

bev. · **Posted:** Thu Jun 07, 2012 10:18 am

SusanE wrote:

It seems like there are more than usual number of nests this year where one egg is left unhatched. Maybe it's just me. :egg16:

I think in some cases it is weather and I think in our case it was turn over of males at inappropriate time. R had to incubate herself and thus leave eggs , sometimes for up to 50 minutes(did not do that much though) and it has been cold.

bev. · **Posted:** Thu Jun 07, 2012 1:09 pm

11:08am

M at nest box , he was over chicks. r has been gone a bit.

Out for day babysitting but trying to wait till I see R

@ feeds that I saw

If you see anything please post

Elaine · **Posted:** Thu Jun 07, 2012 2:33 pm

Neither adult in the nestbox right now. I guess they are taking a break from duties.

Elaine · **Posted:** Thu Jun 07, 2012 2:51 pm

Still not back. Unless the cam is frozen, but I do not think so.

Elaine · **Posted:** Thu Jun 07, 2012 2:56 pm

A parent is back. I think this is the male. No feed yet.

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