WILMINGTON ~ MAY 2011 PART II

Kim Steininger · **Posted:** Wed May 25, 2011 5:21 pm

Here's the chick that was just in the box...

Kim Steininger · **Posted:** Wed May 25, 2011 5:47 pm

You're missing a great show if you aren't seeing the chick in the box now! He's cracking me up! Will post video later!

Kim Steininger · **Posted:** Wed May 25, 2011 6:01 pm

Make sure you watch toward the end of the video!!!

And here's another one of one of them jumping into the box. You can see a lot of flapping on the ledge before he jumps in. You might want to fast forward to 1 min!

Faith · **Posted:** Wed May 25, 2011 6:36 pm

Great video's Kim. I could see wing stretches from the roof, and flapping. That is a pretty nice ledge they have there. More room than I thought at first. Good luck tomorrow. Meant to say the carpet is nice and gives them something to grasp onto.

catwoman · **Posted:** Wed May 25, 2011 7:13 pm

Great news that the banding was delayed, Kim! I was looking at the cam periodically & also reading the forum periodically, but didn't want to take time to post since I was at work. I was really nervous that somebody might jump if Craig tried to take them from the ledge, but Craig is concerned for their welfare, too, so I'm sure he'll only band them when he feels they will be safe. :thumbegg:

Loved your videos and also the picture--thanks for sharing them! Was that a juvie who went running to the front of the ledge at the end of the video? :sunblink:

At first I thought it was an adult, then I realized that he/she had been there all along. Also loved the beaking!

Nice to hear that you will try to zoom the camera tomorrow! :sunsmile:

Kim Steininger · **Posted:** Wed May 25, 2011 7:18 pm

That was actually Red Girl that went running to the edge at the end and being the idiot that I am, I stopped recording right before she flew off! We got to watch her feeding the kids up close which was really cool!!!

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

GREAT COVERAGE EVERYONE, SORRY I WAS MISSING IN ACTION THIS AFTERNOON, BUT THE PARENTS IN HBG WERE TRYING TO GET LIL ONE TO FLEDGE! LOVED THE VIDEOS AND PICTURES. I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT LITTLE LIP ON THAT LEDGE IN BILL'S PICTURE! DIDN'T KNOW THAT WAS THERE AND I LIKE THE GREEN CARPET TOO! THEY SEEM REALLY SAFE THERE :-)

HERE ARE FAITH'S PICS. HOPE SHE DOESN'T MIND THAT I CUT THEM DOWN SOME SO I COULD MAKE THE PICTURE BIGGER EXCEPT FOR THE FIRST ONE, IF THAT MAKES SENSE :-)

Catbird · **Posted:** Wed May 25, 2011 7:32 pm

Thanks for the great videos, Kim! (I loved seeing all the fluff fly around as the chick was flapping in the nest box!) And thanks for posting Bill's picture of the chicks on the ledge.

Little "yellow foot" was in the box a few minutes ago when I took these screen captures. After that, I believe he left and now it's one of the white-footed chicks in the nest box.

I just hope that all the chicks return before bedtime and, more important, stay put in the box for an early banding tomorrow morning.

Catbird · **Posted:** Wed May 25, 2011 7:36 pm

Faith - I'm glad you got to see the chicks flapping on the ledge this afternoon! Thanks for taking the pictures (and thanks to Reenie for posting them). That first picture really puts the nest box in perspective.

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

WELL, IF ALL ELSE FAILS, THEY CAN DO WHAT THEY DO AT THREE-MILE ISLAND. THEY CAN'T GET TO THOSE CHICKS UNLESS THEY HIT THE GROUND, SO AT LEAST THEY COULD BAND ANY THAT FLEDGE AND NEED HELP, THAT WOULD BE BETTER THAN NOTHING :-)

Kim Steininger · **Posted:** Wed May 25, 2011 8:05 pm

Thanks for posting Faith's pictures! I know where I'm going to be spending some time this weekend! :)

Craig still isn't sure about tomorrow so it may be Friday morning and then again it may not happen unless any of them end up grounded like Reenie said.

Looks like maybe they're all starting to come back to the box for the night? :)

Catbird · **Posted:** Wed May 25, 2011 8:14 pm

Well two are back in the nest box now. But they haven't quite settled down yet - there's still a lot of flapping going on.

Kim Steininger · **Posted:** Wed May 25, 2011 8:17 pm

It's definitely not bedtime yet! They're so funny!!!

Catbird · **Posted:** Wed May 25, 2011 8:19 pm

Kim Steininger wrote:

It's definitely not bedtime yet! They're so funny!!!

You can say that again! Not only are they funny, but it looks like they're having lots of fun. I bet they enjoyed every minute they were up on the ledge today.

Kim Steininger · **Posted:** Wed May 25, 2011 8:25 pm

And then there were three! Hopefully they'll keep this up (coming to nestbox for the night) for a couple weeks! :)

Kim Steininger · **Posted:** Wed May 25, 2011 8:27 pm

Make that four! :)

Catbird · **Posted:** Wed May 25, 2011 8:29 pm

And now there are four, and they're all starting to look tired. (I do hope that Craig can make it up to the nest for banding early tomorrow morning. I'm going to try to be online by 5:20 a.m. just in case.)

Catbird · **Posted:** Wed May 25, 2011 8:31 pm

Yeah! I do believe the fifth chick just arrived for the night.

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

I JUST SAW 5, MAYBE HE'LL HAVE TO DO IT AT MIDNIGHT! LOL!

Catbird · **Posted:** Wed May 25, 2011 8:36 pm

All five back in the nest box. They're not asleep yet, but I expect they will be shortly - I'm sure it was an exciting day for all of them.

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