HARRISBURG ~ MAY 2010, PART 2

Catbird · **Posted:** Thu May 06, 2010 11:32 pm

Please continue your 2010 posts here.

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Catbird · **Posted:** Fri May 07, 2010 5:54 am

Early breakfast!

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

WHERE DID THAT SHELL COME FROM AND WHY IS IS YELLOWED INSIDE? ANOTHER CHICK HATCH?

ParaWings · **Posted:** Fri May 07, 2010 7:04 am

I'm wondering the same thing Reenie

sewsueme54 · **Posted:** Fri May 07, 2010 7:13 am

I have been watching since sun-up and I noticed that shell in the last little while. I am not sure where it came from, but one of the eggs looked like it was crushed earlier. I don't think there was another hatch because I only see 3 at this time, but she sure acted like she had to keep the eyases warm (more than she has in the past few days) a little while ago. I do only see one egg there, but I'm also not sure that the other egg isn't in between the eyases.

By the way, is there an infrared camera up there now? I could see the falcons very clearly before sun-up....

ParaWings · **Posted:** Fri May 07, 2010 7:15 am

I'm thinking it broke and the yellowing means it was not viable :think

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

ParaWings wrote:

I'm thinking it broke and the yellowing means it was not viable :think

I'M THINKING THE SAME THING BECAUSE I ONLY SAW 3 CHICKS TOO AND THE EGG SHOULDN'T BE YELLOWED INSIDE LIKE THAT :-(

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

MOM LEFT THE SCRAPE CALLING OUT. I THINK SHE'S WAITING FOR LIL DAD TO BRING SOME FOOD AND HE'S TAKING TOO LONG. WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO COUNT HEADS WHEN THEY ARE FED IF MOM DOESN'T BLOCK THE VIEW :-)

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

YEP, STILL ONLY 3 THERE AND THAT WAS THE VERY LIGHT COLORED EGG THAT BROKE, SO PROBABLY WASN'T ANY GOOD TO BEGIN WITH.

Faith · **Posted:** Fri May 07, 2010 7:34 am

I was thinking the same thing about the yellow. Well Reenie we don't have to worry about that egg anymore. Enough to be concerned with, right.I don't ever remember that happening before???

ParaWings · **Posted:** Fri May 07, 2010 7:36 am

They do have 3 very healthy ones though :loveshow:

. Not to sound all whatever, but it's been odd this year with the number of unhatched eggs at different sites...I wonder if the up and down spring weather temps had anything to do with it.

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

ParaWings wrote:

They do have 3 very healthy ones though :loveshow:

. Not to sound all whatever, but it's been odd this year with the number of unhatched eggs at different sites...I wonder if the up and down spring weather temps had anything to do with it.

IT DOES SEEM LIKE THE TEMP HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT. THEY WERE WAY UP AND DOWN!

ParaWings · **Posted:** Fri May 07, 2010 7:41 am

REENIE wrote:

ParaWings wrote:

They do have 3 very healthy ones though :loveshow:

. Not to sound all whatever, but it's been odd this year with the number of unhatched eggs at different sites...I wonder if the up and down spring weather temps had anything to do with it.

IT DOES SEEM LIKE THE TEMP HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT. THEY WERE WAY UP AND DOWN!

It's still that way here in NY...we were around 80 on Wednesday and Sunday is only supposed to be 50, with the possibility of wet snow!

sewsueme54 · **Posted:** Fri May 07, 2010 7:44 am

I don't really think the weather has too much to do with it. It may be the age of this pair. I also believe that the availability of food is a factor. However, usually, the food factor causes them not to lay as many eggs.

Faith · **Posted:** Fri May 07, 2010 7:46 am

I would think the weather too, along with the timing of the laying and sitting. It is 54 degrees in Wilmington, right now.

CorvaCXVI · **Posted:** Fri May 07, 2010 7:47 am

I thought the one egg looked a bit oddly shaped or sort of crushed in someone's picture last night when I caught up on the posts from later in the day. I guess I'm not surprised now to see this morning that it was not a viable egg. We have had a strange weather pattern this year, so it could be why. Maybe that was the first egg and wasn't quite "ready"? Just a guess on my part. On the bright side, we have three really sweet baby falcons here!

Lorgayle · **Joined:** Tue Sep 01, 2009 1:17 pm **Posts:** 116

That's not like this pair to only have only 3 hatch.

normangelo · **Joined:** Wed Aug 05, 2009 2:46 pm **Posts:** 410

I suppose a non-viable egg could be caused by a number of things, and hope the last one will go ahead and hatch - SOON. Mom and Dad will have a much easier job fledging 3 than 5, so maybe this is Nature's way of limiting the number in some way. It sure isn't a factor of the number of times they canoodled! The frequency of that really impresses me. Gotta go check on Red Girl, then breakfast and some errands. At least I don't have to worry about missing a fledge this morning!

Lorgayle · **Joined:** Tue Sep 01, 2009 1:17 pm **Posts:** 116

But I do agree with CorvaCXVI, we have 3 lovely babes to watch grow up :grin:

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

OH HOW CUTE! THE 3 ARE SITTING UP BEAKING EACH OTHER AND THE LIL ONE IS JUST SITTING THEIR WITH MOUTH OPEN, MUST BE HUNGRY, HOPEFULLY FOOD IS ON THE WAY :-)

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