CHESAPEAKE CONSERVANCY~2015

bonbon · **Joined:** Thu May 21, 2015 8:04 pm **Posts:** 2210

Good Morning -
Stomach trouble this am...
I'm still going to try to get down there later this morning...
Thanks for the Tower info Shep - that's where I was - the SW corner (or side) of the building (hopefully!)!!!
Those pics sure looked like a fledge... I watched those hops/flaps last eve too - and all of the rain was practically gone - there was a quick shower much later - but the weather cleared up nicely... It's supposed to be sunny and BREEZY today!
I'll let you know when I go!

bonbon · **Joined:** Thu May 21, 2015 8:04 pm **Posts:** 2210

8:40am Wonder what this is? Piece of roof paper? 1 (or 2) chicks?

Shepherd · **Joined:** Mon Apr 28, 2014 3:10 pm **Posts:** 6536

June 28, 2015 SONday Shepnotes
At 9 am no Koppie seen. I believe sky got video of his fledge last nite
5.53 am Burnsie is workin on big prey - dont see anyone.
If Koppie was there he'da got that prey first!
6.17 am Burnsie perched on curb looking over the bridge - she hears Koppie and the call of the open skies
6.20 She's up on bridge - Cady is sitting at the far end right on the edge of roof - probly hears Koppie
6.26 am Burnsie is bobbing her head and trembling excitedly
7.15 am Cady? I think this is Cady - Burnsie had no white fluff. If so Cady's lost a LOT of white!
I DONT think either of the girls is ready to fledge - judging by watching - but its in Burnsie's mind.

:congrats

KOPPIE on a beautiful fledge!!! :eggjump:

catwoman · **Posted:** Sun Jun 28, 2015 9:05 am

There is one a ways down. Could be that there are more further down that can't be seen.

Shepherd · **Joined:** Mon Apr 28, 2014 3:10 pm **Posts:** 6536

10.38 am YES cat one is laying almost outta sight and one under bridge

Anyone who does facebook (I dont) might want to post
we believe Koppie fledged evening of June 27th
https://www.facebook.com/ChesapeakeConservancy?ref=ts

I just posted my pics on RRP :smilehat:

http://www.raptorresource.org/forum/ind ... 1.210.html

bonbon · **Joined:** Thu May 21, 2015 8:04 pm **Posts:** 2210

11:47am

If you blink or look away for a second - the entire scene changes! I wish they had sound on this nest!!!

(I think I'm staying close to home today! I'm hoping SOMEONE will check around the building tomorrow, after all, hundreds of people work there...) :girlyes:

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64399

I had two seconds to check here before I have to head out the door again..

so, it appears that WAS a fledge in the vid..since we seem to be missing one so far today...If I had to make a guess, I would have to say the fledge was an oops!!! BUT...Koppie has all the tools needed to be successful.

OK...unfortunately, I gotta go...back this evening..

bev. · **Posted:** Sun Jun 28, 2015 1:45 pm

if the video I saw was the fledge, it was good. should have ended well , if male

bonbon · **Joined:** Thu May 21, 2015 8:04 pm **Posts:** 2210

1:45pm

Shepherd · **Joined:** Mon Apr 28, 2014 3:10 pm **Posts:** 6536

bev. wrote:

if the video I saw was the fledge, it was good. should have ended well , if male

It was Koppie because I have been seeing both girls.
It was really a nice fledge. It appeared intentional - but what do I know.

bon - thats Barb - I am surprised she wasnt greeted - but - no prey

bonbon · **Joined:** Thu May 21, 2015 8:04 pm **Posts:** 2210

Shepherd wrote:

bev. wrote:

if the video I saw was the fledge, it was good. should have ended well , if male

It was Koppie because I have been seeing both girls.
It was really a nice fledge. It appeared intentional - but what do I know.

bon - thats Barb - I am surprised she wasnt greeted - but - no prey

(Mind-reader, Shep! How did you know that I didn't know!!!)

Shepherd · **Joined:** Mon Apr 28, 2014 3:10 pm **Posts:** 6536

June 28, 2015 SONday afternoon Shepnotes
10 am I see both girls laying way down on roof on the edge looking out. One is under bridge, the other farther down
10.16 am Both girls perched on curb - Cady on the other side of Burnsi
- - -
noon I see both girls, 1 up on bridge
1.20 pm Some prey laying on roof and one kid is having a fit running around
the other just lays up on bridge
Shortly before 2 pm Barb showed up - and NONE of the kids greeted her. no prey
2 pm Barb is standing over the uneaten prey - just staring at it. She really is an odd one! She finally ate it
2.15 pm Barb finally left
I see no one - thats not unusual

NOTE - Anyone who does facebook
Let them know Koppie fledged
https://www.facebook.com/ChesapeakeConservancy?ref=ts

bon - did the other ladies scare you out of fledge watch?
If you knew it was Barb you'd have said so - hahahahahaa

bonbon · **Joined:** Thu May 21, 2015 8:04 pm **Posts:** 2210

Shep - you are so right - when I post a picture without comments - that means "??????????" :girlcrazy:

Edited (note: Shep's are much better!):

The pics below are what I was able to cap from Sky"s video

bonbon · **Joined:** Thu May 21, 2015 8:04 pm **Posts:** 2210

5:31pm - I haven't been glued to the cam - but when I have watched - No One Home since Barb stopped by approx. 2:45pm.
(Weather was "funny" today - quite breezy, lots of Dark Clouds passing by, high in low 80's, Showers north of Baltimore!!!)

(Added - Off topic - I was just reading the Columbus posts.... WOW!!! Sure hope I can see that here in Ballamer!!! Beautiful! :loveheart2:

)

Shepherd · **Joined:** Mon Apr 28, 2014 3:10 pm **Posts:** 6536

3.20 pm Barb is back and eating as if she hadnt eaten in a month - gobbling under the bridge
4.11 Barb left - she had just stood in the doorway a long long time
- Was she reviewing the last 60 days, Boh, fight with Barb1, her eggs, 3 chicks, now 2 left upstairs
5.40 pm Burnsie showed up - poof - there she was parading about, then up on ledge. Only half a moth-eaten white hat now

Shepherd · **Joined:** Mon Apr 28, 2014 3:10 pm **Posts:** 6536

6.39 pm Cady wandered thru
7 pm Cady got up on bridge - first time I have seen her up there

bonbon · **Joined:** Thu May 21, 2015 8:04 pm **Posts:** 2210

Shepherd wrote:

6.39 pm Cady wandered thru
7 pm Cady got up on bridge - first time I have seen her up there

Thanks, Shep - still no sign of "our Boy?"
(That's not unusual, is it??? It could be days until (if) he returns to the nest?)

bonbon · **Joined:** Thu May 21, 2015 8:04 pm **Posts:** 2210

6:58am Good Morning!

I hope the employees in the building report (anything???!!!) to Chesapeake Conservancy today... I haven't received an answer to my email yet... will post here when I do.

bonbon · **Joined:** Thu May 21, 2015 8:04 pm **Posts:** 2210

7:03am Close up:

Shepherd · **Joined:** Mon Apr 28, 2014 3:10 pm **Posts:** 6536

Koppie fledged the evening of June 27
Only the 2 sisters remain
Chesapeak has not confirmed this yet

Here is an email I got from Chesapeak June 29

Good morning,
Thank you for your email. We will look into the possibility of shifting the camera again, but we tried to take into account many requests to shift the camera to cover more of the ledge, which in turn, causes some of the "height" to be cut off.

Yes, I believe the camera will be run all summer dependent on available funding for the two wildlife cameras we run.

We do not have anyone on site, but we know of several people who went down to the nest this weekend to see any potential fledge. We rely on the expertise of the biologists who have been monitoring this nest for years to advise us on any action, since we are certainly not wildlife biologists and are learning throughout the process.

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