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MN / Elk River - 2008-22
Enraptured:
Hi Everyone,
Just got on this morning and gritted my teeth before checking on Elk River. By the time I actually did pull myself away last night is was into the early morning hours, too.
I am soooo relieved to see those chicks moving underneath this adult and I can definatley hear them -- kind of a squeaky cry if I had to describe it. I can't tell if this is the same adult or not. I don't recall seeing those Princess-like white tufts on the crown of it head, but maybe that,s just down sticking out...it looks like rain came and it's quite bedraggled!
Unfortunately I have to be away today, but will stay watching for half hour or so. I haven't received any replies to the pms to Tracy, so no update on that so far. I pray this isthe same adult and she's all fixed up and back on track!
So glad those chicks are moving! I do hope that egg hatches successfully. After fearing they were all going to die or come to harm last night, it's so lovely to hear and see these chicks. A feeding would be ideal so we could see the other adult and hopefully relieve all our worries!
Pchemist:
I really really think the fourth egg shows pipping. I don't think I'm just being wishful. I hope I get to see it hatch! 8)
deedream:
I just peeked, this does not look like the same bird. I hope it is. The white around the throat and stuff looks different. Are you going to monitor the web cam for awhile? Maybe some others will too this morning and see if both parents are okay? They feed about every 2 hours, the other bird will come and sit on that first bar to the left and stuff, they squawk and make an awful racket when the other one comes around. The one last nite never spoke and couldn't open her mouth even, for hours and hours and hours, frozen like a statue like Enraptured said, and ruffled up on the back, and squatting awkward like with wings kinda kinked out and kids crying and she never budged. Horrid to watch.Fingers crossed for them all.
deedream:
oh gosh, I am glad someone went and looked. I have been so upset all night. Only slept about 3 hours. Its 9am here and I was up until 3:30. I have been having coffee and surfing around, but could not bring myself to look this morning. Feelling helpless. Maybe I can stand to take a peek. I have to away for most of the day, so I didn't want to see her still like that and/or worse then go away feelling so bad. It is what happens when we watch nature, I know, but its sooooo hard. Need to take good long healthty breaks from this maybe so I have something else to think about, especially when we have something going wrong. I thought all nite, oh my,,, we may lose 4 possibly 5 falcons over this. We so wanted Tracy's input on this and we know she was talking to the person that is coordinating this nest box cam a few days ago,, so hoped she could get in touch with them and maybe give us some sort of news on it. Tough nite for Enraptured Liz and I, all caught up in it.
Thanks Falconista.
Falconista:
Hey guys. I'm not really sure what it is you were seeing but I can't really see anything on the beak of the falcon thats in the nextbox right now. Maybe there has been a shift change and its the other parent, but the one that is in there now has been opening their beak a bit and has been shifting around a little bit. S/he is preening a bit at the moment actually. I don't know if this makes you feel any better but I'm not seeing any signs of distress at the moment. I also still see a bit of egg peeking out from underneath the adult so I don't know if that egg still hasn't hatched or if its just a leftover bit, but I'll keep watching for you!
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