ALL MASS~2018-19 BOSTON, DUBOIS,LAWRENCE,LOWELL, SPFIELD

catwoman · **Posted:** Fri May 17, 2019 5:56 pm

Sally wrote:

About the Monarch site:
I should know the answer to this already but I need to ask. Will anyone try to intervene here to save the chicks? I think I probably won't look in on this site again. It is very sad, very very sad... :girlsad3:

What do you mean? The chicks have 3 adults to feed them, and teach them how to become falcons. If there's any problems here, its bugs on the chicks, which will hopefully be rectified when its time for banding. Don't listen to the chat. Most of the people don't have the experience we do in watching nests. I bite my tongue to keep from going into chat. The chicks are good (except for the bugs), and mom and the juvie take shifts now that mom knows she can trust her.

Juvie checking on the mom and the chicks.

Sally · **Posted:** Fri May 17, 2019 6:56 pm

catwoman wrote:

Sally wrote:

About the Monarch site:
I should know the answer to this already but I need to ask. Will anyone try to intervene here to save the chicks? I think I probably won't look in on this site again. It is very sad, very very sad... :girlsad3:

What do you mean? The chicks have 3 adults to feed them, and teach them how to become falcons. If there's any problems here, its bugs on the chicks, which will hopefully be rectified when its time for banding. Don't listen to the chat. Most of the people don't have the experience we do in watching nests. I bite my tongue to keep from going into chat. The chicks are good (except for the bugs), and mom and the juvie take shifts now that mom knows she can trust her.

Juvie checking on the mom and the chicks.

Thank you Nancy!
:attention:

I'd had never seen this before so I was concerned...............and yes chat compounded my concern.

ljames · **Posted:** Sat May 18, 2019 12:05 am

So sorry to read about the little chick in Boston. That guy just reached in there and grabbed it. I had no idea.

:sorrow:

Sorry to see the parent so upset too.

ljames · **Posted:** Sat May 18, 2019 12:13 am

Haven't looked at this nest in a couple of days, but the chicks are obviously growing. While the juvie is clearly annoying, she is doing no harm that I can tell.

Hope they address the bug issue soon. Not sure when they are due for banding, just know that when they do band them they usually dust them for mites. Hope they don't forget.

catwoman · **Posted:** Sat May 18, 2019 11:33 am

ljames wrote:

Haven't looked at this nest in a couple of days, but the chicks are obviously growing. While the juvie is clearly annoying, she is doing no harm that I can tell.

Hope they address the bug issue soon. Not sure when they are due for banding, just know that when they do band them they usually dust them for mites. Hope they don't forget.

Yes, I hope they don't forget. Mom is constantly picking bugs off of them. It should be any day now they will be banded.

You want a nice nest to watch with a juvie, James River Bridge. She's into this feeding stuff! The chicks don't have time to get hungry cause mom is there stuffing them again! :teehee:

Which make me wonder, did the juvie in this nest lay at least one of the eggs. Cilla (from the nest Orange, Australia), asked that. Nobody knows.

ljames · **Posted:** Sat May 18, 2019 8:27 pm

I have lots of other photos not posted. I watched juvie feeding chicks and Mom feeding juvie. Also Mom really picking at chicks, realizing that they have bugs. Parent/parents had a good bit of access to babies today.

ljames · **Posted:** Sat May 18, 2019 9:06 pm

a few more pictures of what i mentioned before

Interesting theory that the juvie laid one of the eggs. :think

catwoman · **Posted:** Sun May 19, 2019 4:50 pm

Looks at him go! :clap:

The other one was wingercizing. :loveheart:

Terka · **Posted:** Sun May 19, 2019 5:29 pm

https://youtu.be/7yr_qGOVMtE

catwoman · **Posted:** Sun May 19, 2019 6:02 pm

Thank you, Terka. Mom stopped her from feeding them big pieces and feathers, but I guess now they can handle it. :1val:

catwoman · **Posted:** Mon May 20, 2019 3:54 pm

Had a jumping accident--both chicks are OK. From what I can gather, one of the little ones jumped (maybe to get away from mites) to a place that was right beside the nestbox. He cannot get back into the nestbox because there is a ramp. Juvie is taking care of that one, Mom is taking care other the other. Go to Facebook and see some pictures, right near the top:

. Right now chick #2 wants to go too. You can see by my capture that its a wonder he hasn't gone over.

Now Juvie is feeding the one in the nest, which leaves me to wonder if Mom is with the other one. They're going to be banded 5/23, so hopefully they will spray the nest for bugs and put the chick back in there.

catwoman · **Posted:** Mon May 20, 2019 6:11 pm

Look at the crop of that chick! :egg14:

Sally · **Posted:** Mon May 20, 2019 6:24 pm

Yes -that's something..... I think he is full.

:girlyes:

ljames · **Posted:** Mon May 20, 2019 7:21 pm

Good grief, I wish they had not let it go this long. It was clear that mom was going crazy trying to pick the mites off. Hope they both stay safe and make it until banding. I wish that we could watch the 2nd chick too. Good thing they have two moms. :biggrin:

catwoman · **Posted:** Mon May 20, 2019 7:47 pm

ljames wrote:

Good grief, I wish they had not let it go this long. It was clear that mom was going crazy trying to pick the mites off. Hope they both stay safe and make it until banding. I wish that we could watch the 2nd chick too. Good thing they have two moms. :biggrin:

Yeah, I don't know how much sleep they got when Mom was constantly was picking bugs off them. :girlsad3:

ljames · **Posted:** Mon May 20, 2019 11:41 pm

Lowell

Seems like a few single chicks this year. And several that had 5,

catwoman · **Posted:** Tue May 21, 2019 7:42 am

Got a good look at mom feeding juvie. Earlier I suspected, but I couldn't view the chicks, that the juvie would pass it on to the chicks. Mom was just teaching juvie to feed smaller pieces to the chicks. I got my look at mom, juvie and the chick so I confirmed that was happening. One thing Chat said was that mom was feeding juvie and the chicks were starving. Mom fed juvie small enough pieces for the chicks and the juvie gave each any every bite to the chicks. :flirty:

Sally · **Posted:** Tue May 21, 2019 10:56 am

catwoman wrote:

Got a good look at mom feeding juvie. Earlier I suspected, but I couldn't view the chicks, that the juvie would pass it on to the chicks. Mom was just teaching juvie to feed smaller pieces to the chicks. I got my look at mom, juvie and the chick so I confirmed that was happening. One thing Chat said was that mom was feeding juvie and the chicks were starving. Mom fed juvie small enough pieces for the chicks and the juvie gave each any every bite to the chicks. :flirty:

Nancy I actually saw that they said that on chat. I didn't see chicks being deprived as they indicated..... It's so interesting to look in on this site. Something different but then human families different at times. HAHA

:7val:

catwoman · **Posted:** Tue May 21, 2019 1:23 pm

Chick that fell is trying to get back to nest. Wonder whats wrong with mom that she doesn't reach out and drag him in! :gaaaaah:

catwoman · **Posted:** Tue May 21, 2019 4:51 pm

They both are gone from the nestbox--at last together.

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