MISC USA, 2014

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 2:18 pm **Posts:** 64406

Shepherd wrote:

Those poor poor babies.
I expect Mom is infected and likely dad.
Amy really didnt say much. Would she have put anything on them?

No...too hard and too dangerous to trap the adults. Adults can usually handle these things. They preen and bathe, etc Babies can't..so, what ever parasite they have just does whatever it wants to with the chick..in this case, suck blood. As chicks age and start their attempts at preening, sometimes this can allow them to handle these things better...but, as a baby, the only thing you can do is lay there and be chewed on..

Here's Amy's report on last year's Blackdog nest...its a gruesome read..It was the shear will of that 3rd chick that enabled it to survive. The only discrepancy I have with this report is that we had been alerting people for days that something was wrong..while all 3 chicks were still alive..I'm thinking the experience at Blackdog paved the way for swifter intervention at this nest..I just pray we have some chicks to survive...at least with the parasites gone, they aren't feeling miserable right now.

Shepherd · **Joined:** Mon Apr 28, 2014 2:10 pm **Posts:** 6578

sky, thank you so much for all your answers and reports.
Thanks for bugging RRP. I am glad they pay attention to Nora.
I'd think after blackdog last year they'da listened to YOU immediately.
That RW cam is just too small for me to pay attention to usually.
I snipt the pic, loaded it to photobucket, blew it up in size, then transferred to tinypic.
That is far too time consuming with DSL (glorified dialup) and an old computer!
But this is a permanent record of this nest.
With pics I can - SEE!

Those posting on RRP were glad for the info.
I love Nora - what a sweetheart.

I have the cam pre-dawn - maybe - no light / pic so - maybe I dont
*eyeroll*

PS - Hi kitten o/

Shepherd · **Joined:** Mon Apr 28, 2014 2:10 pm **Posts:** 6578

May 28 Wednesday Temp 63F at dawn
5.30 am feeding - I saw both parents
2 chicks strong feeders
1 chick fed but kept falling over
1 chick is moving but never got up and I dont think it got any
* Where there is life ... there is hope ..... :calm

LARGER view of image - this site wont allow it
http://i58.tinypic.com/2qrzukl.jpg

sky - I watched your video again to see if I saw an improvement

Shepherd · **Joined:** Mon Apr 28, 2014 2:10 pm **Posts:** 6578

6 am feeding - WOW! Way more active - all 4 -
- Tiny Trooper still couldnt get up but he did raise his head and beg

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 2:18 pm **Posts:** 64406

Shepherd · **Joined:** Mon Apr 28, 2014 2:10 pm **Posts:** 6578

She is a sweet mama, bless her heart. She knows humans helped her babies.
She is pebbling - building a playpen to protect kids.
8.45 am One kid is way out right by the edge - in danger of going over.
- I did not see how he got there

Mom had her eye on him all the while - as he crept too close she got up n grabbed him.
LOL! I am glad I caught that!

I no fwaid Ma, I a falcon!

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 2:18 pm **Posts:** 64406

Thanks for the earlier pics...I did get to see mom pull the baby back..

Here's the pre-feed and the feed. Vids are longer than I like them to be..3 heads up for a lot of the time. Chick #4 is still struggling...mom blocked so, I don't know if she fed it...if she did, then it just may provide enough nutrition to give it a chance to recover.

Mom on the kids, dad arrives..mom leaves and you have a good look at all 4

Probably 3/4ths through the feed...#3 has fallen (one of the really infested kids)..it may be down, but not out. You can just barely see #4 behind the others..mom blocks and I stop the recording..fingers crossed that #4 got a few bites.

After the feed and a huge scare...lots of cam issues, so I didn't get to see all of how it got out there. (I actually left the room, with recorder on, because I really was afraid it was gonna go over) I also wonder if its the same baby that was out there earlier...and now I have to question why. Drawn to the sun because of the parasite issue? Something neurological? No common sense? None of the above? LOL..IT does have a good crop, though!!

I will have limited viewing time the rest of the day...and practically no time on Thursday.

Shepherd · **Joined:** Mon Apr 28, 2014 2:10 pm **Posts:** 6578

I watched that LIVE - and kept watching - even tho I turned blue (kidding)
Mom was watching - I saw her keeping her eye out
Good Mom
If I'd known u had video I wouldnt have taken all those snips!

I dont know if RRP sprayed that nest before putting kids back

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 2:18 pm **Posts:** 64406

Shepherd wrote:

I watched that LIVE - and kept watching - even tho I turned blue (kidding)
Mom was watching - I saw her keeping her eye out
Good Mom
If I'd known u had video I wouldnt have taken all those snips!

I dont know if RRP sprayed that nest before putting kids back

Pics are always good...some people don't have time or desire to watch vids..I usually don't do vids for this nest, but felt it important to see the movement (though cam jerky) of the 4 chicks.

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 2:18 pm **Posts:** 64406

Jackson County~finally saw a chick

Charlotte~#3 was to the right, off cam..could just see the beak..

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 2:18 pm **Posts:** 64406

Consolidated Grain...I sure hope they are off being banded...otherwise, I don't know where they are..

I just check again (12:13 nest time) still no one in the box..

Shepherd · **Joined:** Mon Apr 28, 2014 2:10 pm **Posts:** 6578

RED WING
Ima gonna call the one who strolls about - Stroller - gotta be a male
and the smallest - Tiny Trooper ... hope he makes it

The cam went down a few hours ago - just tried - still down

3.30 pm

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 2:18 pm **Posts:** 64406

Thanks Shepherd...I just read that on RRP...LOL

cam is still off line...maybe a good thing so I don't stress...

ljames · **Posted:** Wed May 28, 2014 8:32 pm

Thanks to all who tried to help the chicks at Red Wing. Why is that, that somebody has to tell them something is wrong? Watching Black Dog last year made me very hesitant to watch any Excel cams this year. Looks like my thinking was right.
:gaaaaah:

Anyway came her to post Poughkeepsie

Shepherd · **Joined:** Mon Apr 28, 2014 2:10 pm **Posts:** 6578

ljames - Sweet snippy :egg19:

Its comforting to me to see some here are as disgusted as I am with RRP.
Dont put a nestbox in a place you will hesitate to rescue! (endrant)

Dutch Eagle Fan · **Posted:** Thu May 29, 2014 5:04 am

Syracuse, this baby is growing fast

Shepherd · **Joined:** Mon Apr 28, 2014 2:10 pm **Posts:** 6578

Dutch - good pics!

RED WING
Cam was off line til 7.30 am today

May 29 Thursday Temp 52F at dawn
7.30 am I finally got the cam
1 chick is alive, moving, but not with those being fed - poor thing. :tissue:

I do NOT suggest the faint of heart watch this!
Well .. on the better note .. apparantly 3 are doing great. :egg17:

Del - I am recording temps at dawn now because of what YOU discovered :)

ljames · **Posted:** Thu May 29, 2014 10:24 am

Sioux Energy, one out of the box.

kittenface · **Posted:** Thu May 29, 2014 11:24 am

skygirlblue wrote:

Consolidated Grain...I sure hope they are off being banded...otherwise, I don't know where they are..

I just check again (12:13 nest time) still no one in the box..

Went to FB page & found this from 13 hours ago:

Stewards of the Upper Mississippi River Refuge Mary Anne, I noticed the camera was down and thought perhaps it was due to changing out computers as Stewards recently purchased a new computer to better carry the load of the cams. Pam has been on vacation (thus not in the office to give updates). Will get updated as soon as possible. Bonnie
I wonder why the time stamp is still going and its right on time (WEIRD)

Shepherd · **Joined:** Mon Apr 28, 2014 2:10 pm **Posts:** 6578

Red Wing
9 am They are sprawled out, 1 separate from other 3
10 am 3 in a pile and Scout alone, head in the shade and body in the sun. lol
LOL! Mom keeping dragging Scout back away from the edge

Ma! Yer standing on my foot!!
Yes son, you keep wandering off!

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