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and we wait and see. Lots o f new happenings at nests.

Glad you caught that Terka - I'm trying to figure out what she's doing this is 8 minutes later..

getting ready to lay another egg and i f she lays 4 she will not incubate yet. I am guessing
These other eggs are just confusing

7:12pm
I think Dan

at dark Can was here.

I will start putting cam up

have older grandson till Monday but will do what I can . I expect another egg tomorrow

So, I think Dan has been on duty since at least 4pm, if not earlier.

7:46pm - Dan is up and just left ..as I type this. I think Cher just came in. Looks like she's standing on the side of the box, so we are seeing her back. Light is fading very fast right now. Looks like she might be chupping. She's settling on the eggs now...7:48pm.

I was watching him this afternoon, and kept noticing him shimmying on the eggs. Today is day 36 since the last egg was laid. Well, I was watching San Jose at the same time. Dan & Clara were both doing the shimmy. Of course, Clara was doing it with much more determination, because I think she's trying to help hatch. But I don't remember seeing Dan shimmy on the eggs like that while he was incubating. And it wasn't just rotating. And I know he can handle 4 eggs easily, so it wasn't like they were slipping.

Few other things I noticed... when Cher was standing in the scrape this afternoon, she would occasionally bow over the eggs and start chupping. I don't know if she saw or heard Dan, or if maybe she was hearing/feeling something going on.

Also, remember she brought prey in after she laid her egg. That reminds me of a parent when hatch is coming...

So, just had a weird feeling...

And.. Poor Clara - storm is moving in and I think they are getting lightning in San Jose. The nest box keeps lighting up and she's looking out.

Something just occurred to me & its an encouraging thought. Now that Cher has laid an egg, if one of Lil's hatches, she might think its her own chick so we shouldn't be concerned about its safety. (Sounds good to me anyway. I mean, since she's a new mom, she might not realize that her egg hasn't been incubated long enough to hatch!)

OK, finally enough light that I can see that somebody is on the eggs.

hoping for the best this Easter Sunday

Happy EaSter to all

my post did not go throuhg

7:30am -Dan
10:37am - Dan was on all time till now , he leaves Cher comes to box
10:37am - Cher on eggs incubates

11:04am- Cher off and cam finds her on ledge

11:04am Cher in box on eggs

11:13am- Cher off and cam finds no one

11:17am - Dan in and on eggs

can always tell Cher, white on tail and longer pointed beak. I have video that I iwll upload in a bit to chow exchanges
She is learning how to incubate