San Francisco Falcons: March 12-18 2013 (PART II)

bev. · **Posted:** Sun Mar 17, 2013 9:41 pm

catwoman wrote:

mwplay wrote:

I guess we need to wait now and see if this behavior repeats.

Maybe Cher had some "egg" knowledge and just needed to know Dan was going to provide for her. Right from the start, she seemed to have what I called "good instincts". She came to scrape, or at least stayed on/near ledge when Dan was away.

If Dan was on eggs during evening, we had a warm week weather wise.

I don't want to get too excited, because don't want a huge let down, but wouldn't it just be incredible if these eggs hatched and she participated. Wonder if it would be the first documented nest takeover at mid hard incubation where hatch occurred?

Better slow down... I think I'm getting ahead of myself now...

It would be the first one that I've heard of, & I'm starting to become hopeful for those eggs!

I've said before that just when we think we've figured out how these peregrines will behave, they prove us wrong! Who would'a thought a prior-year subadult would help her parents with the current season's babies, but that's what happened at Aria & Vento's nest in Italy last year! :loveshow:

And remeber Polly at Quebec

bev. · **Posted:** Sun Mar 17, 2013 9:45 pm

2:03[m -Danoff eggs

2:06pm dan back

3:12pm- Dan off eggs

3:20pm- Dan back

5:00pm dan left
6:29pm - no Dan
6:30pm cam show Cher eatin gon ledge and Dan on Mission(well a falcon)the white building

6:33pm DAn gone , female eating still

they are no t showing eggs, but I bet he is on them

6:59pm SAw Dan get back on eggs

Will do small videos that I promised when nest is black

Carolyn · **Posted:** Sun Mar 17, 2013 10:05 pm

I am not sure who is who, but one on the ledge eating and one across the way on another building. After eating it flew off the ledge and about a minute later one of them got on the eggs. This was at 830pm DST.

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64774

WOW....I've been gone all day...Cher on the eggs? Incredible!!!..and thanks for the vid, Carolyn and the coverage everyone...I've had the recorder on the cam since 4 nest time...as soon as it gets dark, I'll give a wrap up...I'll try to pick up where Bev. left off!!!

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64774

Not much to add from the above report...I had Dan Returning to eggs at 6:44 pm...

7:45~Cam now dark..Dan was still on eggs at my last glimpse

bev. · **Posted:** Mon Mar 18, 2013 12:03 am

Carolyn wrote:

I am not sure who is who, but one on the ledge eating and one across the way on another building. After eating it flew off the ledge and about a minute later one of them got on the eggs. This was at 830pm DST.

cher eating and so DAn on building across way

bev. · **Posted:** Mon Mar 18, 2013 12:09 am

I promised video o f cher incubating and proof it was her.

nearly fell off my chair

this is Dan and he leaves and you can see as he leaves Cher at bottom o f picture

http://s187.beta.photobucket.com/user/f ... 5.mp4.html

this is cher. I watched as she got into box an d she scraped , and then lay on eggs and incubated for over 20 minutes >I did not think you wanted to watch all that so I just posted a bit of her scraping and then going into laying on eggs and this is where she stayed put for over 20 minutes

http://s187.beta.photobucket.com/user/f ... b.mp4.html

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

bev. wrote:

I promised video o f cher incubating and proof it was her.

nearly fell off my chair

this is Dan and he leaves and you can see as he leaves Cher at bottom o f picture

http://s187.beta.photobucket.com/user/f ... 5.mp4.html

this is cher. I watched as she got into box an d she scraped , and then lay on eggs and incubated for over 20 minutes >I did not think you wanted to watch all that so I just posted a bit of her scraping and then going into laying on eggs and this is where she stayed put for over 20 minutes

http://s187.beta.photobucket.com/user/f ... b.mp4.html

Fantastic Bev! I know I had to do a double take & thought for sure she was going to pop up after 30 seconds. What a long and wonderful 1200 seconds!

Now we just need a repeat!
:hapdance:

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64774

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64774

6:55~nobody on eggs..

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64774

7:16~eggs still uncovered..

I'll keep cam on eggs and report back later with a recap...unless something major happens like Cher incubating or laying an egg... :girlyes:

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64774

7:27~looks like Cher has just appeared on cam..hopped into nest box, looking at eggs...vocal

7:49...picking at gravel, back to cam, she is on the other side of the eggs..walking to the left back corner...back facing eggs, picking gravel around them, now scraping..she is on top of eggs, covering them, and up, moving to box edge...and gone at 7:51..

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64774

Cher covering for about 3 seconds..not incubating this time..

OK..here's a BIG "what-if"...

Dan and Cher are canoodling
Cher is "pregnant" or gravid----->leading to increased interest in the eggs as prep for laying her own..

Big what-ifs, I know..guess time will tell...

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

Well, I think Dan might be supplying her with prey. They did witness 1 possible prey exchange a few days ago - Cher snagged food from Dan - but that's what a lot of falcons do during courtship.

Bev got Cher eating on ledge, with Dan in distance and looked to me like he was wiping his beak.

Interesting... Big What-if, but Good What-if

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64774

8:17~Cher returns..scrapes around eggs
8:19~leaves

Cam pans to ledge, then to mission..no falcon in view..

Back to box view..

catwoman · **Posted:** Mon Mar 18, 2013 11:23 am

skygirlblue wrote:

Cher covering for about 3 seconds..not incubating this time..

OK..here's a BIG "what-if"...

Dan and Cher are canoodling
Cher is "pregnant" or gravid----->leading to increased interest in the eggs as prep for laying her own..

Big what-ifs, I know..guess time will tell...

That's kinda what I was thinking. If she's getting ready to lay eggs, she would be developing a brood patch which may increase her interest in the eggs.

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64774

Well, bummer

8:39~dan finally returns and gets on eggs..cher must have been right behind him as she enters from the 6 o'clock position. the talk, bow, then dan leaves..

Cher is currently standing outside the box...

so, Technically, eggs have been uncovered since cam got light..

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64774

Cher is currently scraping up a storm, eggs are scattering..vid to follow..

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64774

8:46~cher gone...vid coming...

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