WILMINGTON ~ MAY 2011 PART II

Kim Steininger · **Posted:** Fri May 27, 2011 7:50 pm

Some early morning feeding and flapping. :)

Catbird · **Posted:** Fri May 27, 2011 8:04 pm

Kim - Thanks so much for the videos and for posting the good news about banding late last night. I'm just so glad that 4 out of the 5 chicks were able to get their ID bands and their colored tape. (I'll bet the one chick that stayed out on the ledge and didn't get banded was the same independent-minded chick that often stayed apart from the other chicks in the nest box.)

Between hearing of the banding of the Wilmington chicks and the successful first flights of the Harrisburg chick, it was a "good news" day!

Kim Steininger · **Posted:** Fri May 27, 2011 8:10 pm

That it was and I hope LO stays safe! I'm not looking forward to the days to come when these guys fledge!

Kim Steininger · **Posted:** Fri May 27, 2011 8:35 pm

Hmmmmmm....no chicks in the box yet. I wonder if they're staying away because of the banding last night.

I'll be heading into town early tomorrow to hopefully get some pictures of them!

Faith · **Posted:** Fri May 27, 2011 8:39 pm

I am not either Kim. Thanks SO much for those video's. They were rather well behaved weren't they? So nice not to have a lot of drama. When looking at the Cam now, they still aren't in the box.

Catbird · **Posted:** Fri May 27, 2011 8:41 pm

Kim Steininger wrote:

Hmmmmmm....no chicks in the box yet. I wonder if they're staying away because of the banding last night.

LOL. I was beginning to have the same thought . . . usually at least a couple of them are back in the box by now.

I'm glad to hear that you'll be visiting the falcons tomorrow morning. I'm already looking forward to your pictures.

Faith · **Posted:** Fri May 27, 2011 8:42 pm

We are going to the Beach area tomorrow. Hate to be away right now, but we do enjoy time with family. Am looking forward to your pictures Kim.

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

I'M TOO TIRED TO REMEMBER IF I POSTED EARLIER TODAY OR NOT, BUT WANTED TO THANK EVERYONE FOR THE POSTS, PICS AND VIDEOS. THAT PICTURE OF THE 4 IS PRICELESS! WHAT A SHAME THE ONE COULDN'T BE BANDED :-(

bev. · **Posted:** Fri May 27, 2011 8:51 pm

Greg:

We usually start our watch on day 37 after first hatch. (males go earlier. )Sometimes we have to wait , like last year and the year before we were right on the money. But when you have a lone chick, like we had at Weber last year, they tend to go earlier because they are so well fed and ready. Our biologist told me to prepare for an earlier one at Weber than at the other sites.

The females usually fledge at about day 42 , on the average. I am just relaying our experience at our site .
Everything also depends on when they hatched out. Some say first hatch is a female .

Harrisburg hatch was on april 20 so day 37 was today.

I think night banding is the way to go. Great job here.

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

LOOKS LIKE THEY WILL BE SPENDING THE NIGHT OUT ON THE LEDGE. SOMETIMES THEY GET TOO BIG FOR THEIR BRITCHES TOO SOON, LOL! I'M SURE IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE BANDING. MAYBE LIKE IN HARRISBURG WHEN LIL ONE LAID BY THE BAD WINDOW, NG WOULD COME OVER AND YELL AT HIM AFTER BANDING DAY. SO MAYBE RG AND CJ TOLD THEM NOT TO GO IN THERE.

Jane · **Posted:** Fri May 27, 2011 9:36 pm

GREAT pictures on here today. Thanks to all. Greg, found a Cuckoo wing on the street below the HBG nest ledge today. MUST get off here, as it is storming.

Kim Steininger · **Posted:** Sat May 28, 2011 4:06 am

Greg, I think I'm going to start our fledge watch on Thursday, June 2nd! I know I won't be able to take off work on Thursday but I'm going to see if I can take off on Friday.

Faith · **Posted:** Sat May 28, 2011 7:45 am

Kim, and I am going to HBG on June 2nd. Maybe I'll get down on the 3rd in the afternoon for a bit, just to see how it is going. Or even Sat. Just want to watch and see how it goes. Won't disturb the workers.

Check in later. See no one this morning. Did they ever go back in the box?

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

OMG, YOU AND KIM COMING TO HBG? AWESOME! I'LL BE THERE :-)

NOBODY IN THE BOX, BUT CAN SEE ONE OF THEM ON THE LEDGE THERE.

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

SOMEONE'S IN THE BOX AT TOP OF PICTURE.

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

IT WAS RED WHO CAME IN FIRST AND THEN YELLOW. RED LEFT FIRST TOO AND THEN YELLOW. PROCESSING A VIDEO, BUT HERE IS WHEN RED FIRST CAME IN.

Kim Steininger · **Posted:** Sat May 28, 2011 10:50 am

When I got to Wilmington around 5:45 this morning, the kids were all lined up on the ledge. :)

Will post some pictures later!

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

Kim Steininger wrote:

When I got to Wilmington around 5:45 this morning, the kids were all lined up on the ledge. :)

Will post some pictures later!

OH I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THEM KIM! THESE CHICKS DO SEEM TO LINE UP OR IN A CIRCLE, LOL!

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

DON'T KNOW IF THIS WAS POSTED BEFORE, JUST FOUND IT, OLD NEWS, BUT THOUGHT I'D POST ANYWAYS.

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

FINALLY THE VIDEO IS DONE.

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