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 Post subject: Re: SALT LAKE CITY ~ 2013
PostPosted: Sat May 25, 2013 10:37 am 
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Such a cutie....I'm not giving up yet, but we may have yet another 1 chick nest...geeeez..

this season certainly is not helping the falcon population..


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 Post subject: Re: SALT LAKE CITY ~ 2013
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This is from the 9:25 feed, which is still going on..

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It is very interesting to watch mom...she deposits the same piece of food 4 or 5...sometimes more, before she actually leaves it in the baby's mouth. Sometimes, the pieces look too large. Maybe that's what mom is gauging. At one point, the baby looked like it was choking, but it was able to spit the piece back out. I know the baby is getting enough, because I'm watching its crop grow...

LOL...the baby just turned its back to mom...and let loose a very baby poop shot. Its Done, but mom is still standing there..hee hee..


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 Post subject: Re: SALT LAKE CITY ~ 2013
PostPosted: Sat May 25, 2013 5:50 pm 
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mom up for a stretch

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She left, baby fell asleep, dad arrived and baby woke up..

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Believe it or not, this is dad's tongue!!

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Dad proceeded to do some housekeeping..but, didn't get far..


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Mom returned and started the 3:30 feed..


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 Post subject: Re: SALT LAKE CITY ~ 2013
PostPosted: Sun May 26, 2013 10:09 am 
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Well, this was unexpected. At first I thought one of the eggs was hatching...but, nope...

It appears an egg has collapsed. The liquid contents got the baby damp. What makes this strange (for me) is its too soon for eggs to collapse. Maybe it was damaged early during incubation..who knows...




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 Post subject: Re: SALT LAKE CITY ~ 2013
PostPosted: Sun May 26, 2013 10:25 am 
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Some pics...

Prior to seeing the egg, Mom had been standing, with her back to the cam. I could tell she was doing something, but I just thought she had found some leftovers or was just picking at gravel. I knew it wasn't a feed. Then I saw that baby was damp..Mom repositoned and that's when I saw the egg. The vid above is the first reveal. These pics came later..


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I enlarged as much as my desktop could handle..


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You can see that one side of the chick is damp..

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It is possible that mom had already eaten whatever contents were in the egg before I saw it..Just don't know..


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 Post subject: Re: SALT LAKE CITY ~ 2013
PostPosted: Sun May 26, 2013 10:59 am 
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This is so odd. I got a tweet from someone that they see two eyeas but I don't see that.


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 Post subject: Re: SALT LAKE CITY ~ 2013
PostPosted: Sun May 26, 2013 11:15 am 
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Lizzy wrote:
This is so odd. I got a tweet from someone that they see two eyeas but I don't see that.


I haven't seen that either. I don't know what happened prior to my vid. its always possible that mom pulled a deceased/undeveloped chick from the egg and maybe this is what the person saw...if so, it may have been consumed..

I haven't had the cam up in a while..will go open it back up...to check


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 Post subject: Re: SALT LAKE CITY ~ 2013
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Lizzy wrote:
This is so odd. I got a tweet from someone that they see two eyeas but I don't see that.


Mom left. Only one chick.


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 Post subject: Re: SALT LAKE CITY ~ 2013
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If the other two eggs collapse, Bob may want to go and collect and test for toxins...


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 Post subject: Re: SALT LAKE CITY ~ 2013
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That little one under there is so sweet. I saw her munching on that egg too. I knew that it didn't look right but if there was a chick in there, it was gone by the time I started watching.


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Thanks for the videos and pics.
I am really worried about the one-two hatches at so many nests.
Wish some of the unhatch eggs could have been collected/tested at banding time.

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 Post subject: Re: SALT LAKE CITY ~ 2013
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skygirlblue wrote:
If the other two eggs collapse, Bob may want to go and collect and test for toxins...



True. I will remember that. He called today, a little depressed. He is worried too, that it might be a one chick nest. He said he doesn't think we have ever had that. Seems like we should see a hatch tomorrow if another is going to.


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It is 10:35 local time and I can see that mom is standing over eggs, looking at them. She's been doing that for a bit.


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Lizzy wrote:
skygirlblue wrote:
If the other two eggs collapse, Bob may want to go and collect and test for toxins...



True. I will remember that. He called today, a little depressed. He is worried too, that it might be a one chick nest. He said he doesn't think we have ever had that. Seems like we should see a hatch tomorrow if another is going to.


I'll have it open at first light...we've seen an increase of 1 chick nests this year...Not sure what's going on...I know it was a colder/wetter spring in some areas...not sure we should just rely on that...


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 Post subject: Re: SALT LAKE CITY ~ 2013
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Let's hope this is gonna turn into a late hatch and not another collapsed egg..

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 Post subject: Re: SALT LAKE CITY ~ 2013
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Well, I've had the cam open since 6:15 am nest time and haven't caught a feed...Must have been an early breakfast. Baby isn't crying or begging, so I guess the feed was before I arrived...Mom is up and stretching now!!!

well, I changed my mind...I think baby might be hungry..

I'm seeing no change with either egg..


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 Post subject: Re: SALT LAKE CITY ~ 2013
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I thought this might prompt another feed, but baby has gone back to sleep...

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 Post subject: Re: SALT LAKE CITY ~ 2013
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skygirlblue wrote:
I thought this might prompt another feed, but baby has gone back to sleep...

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Is it just me, or does this baby seem lethargic? Not as active as I remember last year at this point but maybe I'm mis-remembering. Or maybe when there is more than one they appear more alert. Or I am opening cam just after feeds and baby is in food comatose.


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 Post subject: Re: SALT LAKE CITY ~ 2013
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I've watched Mom putting her beak in the chick's mouth over and over, chick looks hungry but there is definately not a feed going on. Wonder what is up. Almost appears that she is teasing the chick.


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 Post subject: Re: SALT LAKE CITY ~ 2013
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Well, I haven't seen dad all morning...Mom was gone for about 30 minutes...Dad usually babysits but I never saw him.

Mom returned with no food...Baby does seem hungry, but isn't crying...

When mom returned, she did a few minutes of sunbathing before going in to the baby...


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One thing I have learned this year from watching a few 1 chick nests, is that feeds are much further apart..probably because there is only one chick to get all the food. I can only hope that there was a large feed very early this morning...


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