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birdcamfan:
I watched for a long time last night. She left several times and returned with Larvae of some type that are plentiful and easy to catch (according to the website). It should not be too long before she can leave the little one alone for longer and hunt for larger prey that the chick will need. I hope the little one can hang in there for a while and get to that point. The website monitor feels that the other eggs will not hatch, it has been too long. The last thing she needs is more hungry mouths to feed. I still hope and pray for this pair.

Helen b:
yes just saw her witht he little.  Still hope that all will continue to be good

Kinderchick:
Now I can see the little chick, moving around. Looks like maybe Mama is preening it. :-\ Interesting, it looks as if Mama has tucked the other eggs back under her now.

Kinderchick:
So nice to hear that the chick is still alive and hopefully thriving. :D Mama is on the nest right now, trying to catch a few Zzzzzz's, I think. I haven't yet had the luck of seeing the lone chick. I guess Mama has abandoned the other eggs. She is no longer incubating them.

susha:
Just looked in on this nest in time to see the mom leave for a few minutes and the chick was not only alive, but cheeping and moving around like it was yesterday!  Then I watched the clip showing that the mom brought in food four times in an hour, so it looks like she's been able to feed the baby on her own.  I can't understand the comments, but it seems that there is quite a bit of controversy about whether or not people should be intervening to help feed the chick.  This is excruciating to watch if that baby isn't going to be able to survive with only one parent... :'(

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