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The Peregrine Chick:
--- Quote from: gemcitygemini on June 04, 2015, 08:52 --- ??? This inquiry was posted on CC's FB site, is this possible? TPC? Dennis? Anyone?
Ches Conservancy---Are they going to put a chick from another nest or one in need of parents into Audrey and Tom's nest? Dr Spitzer had a suggestion for that on a program on Explore.org, I did not hear the program myself.
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This is called fostering. Works for peregrines but I don't know if it works with osprey. Also, the timing is crucial - ideally you want to have a chick available and old enough when a nest is lost otherwise the parents start to hormonally cycle out of a parental frame of mind. Helps too if you have experienced parents - wouldn't want to do it with parents that are first-timers. We have successfully fostered a number of times - most, if not always, as a top up of wild nests - we add banding age chicks at banding time so the whole family is about the same age and while we are already disturbing them.
Bev in Alberta would have much more information on this - Gord (their biologist) does this quite frequently between their nests when one pair has trouble or a chick needs a bit of extra time or attention.
GCG:
??? This inquiry was posted on CC's FB site, is this possible? TPC? Dennis? Anyone?
Ches Conservancy---Are they going to put a chick from another nest or one in need of parents into Audrey and Tom's nest? Dr Spitzer had a suggestion for that on a program on Explore.org, I did not hear the program myself.
GCG:
As of today, it doesn't look as if any of the three eggs will be viable. Too bad, Audrey has been so diligent in her efforts. "New" Tom too!
GCG:
This is now being posted to the Chesapeake Conservancy Facebook site..
For those of you watching Tom and Audrey closely on the osprey camera, you may have noticed that we have passed the expected hatch period for their first two eggs.
Because this season began with a bit of drama and a new male, we were unsure what to expect for the new osprey pair -- whether they would lay eggs in the first place, whether the eggs would be viable, and whether Tom would learn the duties of parenting.
We understand that the success rates are even lower with new pairs and that this is the way of mother nature. While nature certainly does not follow any strict timing rules (so we are not giving up quite yet!), it is possible that the two earlier eggs may not hatch. We will be watching with our fingers crossed for the 3rd egg, whose expected hatch period is from May 27 to June 2!
GCG:
??? ??? No chicks have hatched as yet. First predicted hatch is a week overdue. Is this the norm? Anyone! ???
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