ME / BRI - 2009-16

[carly]

They still need to come and remove those eggs, she's so intent on incubating them she doesn't realize the chick is cold and scared in the corner there and chick needs to be fed as well.  Hopefully they can contact someone.

[carly]

Oh the plot thickens..there was an intruder..that's why mom panicked!!  Can't post the link as you have to be registered but someone got photos and here was commentary:

In the last pic is the parent is sitting on pipe, in the next picture is an intruder, a immature Falcon note no black feather patern on chest, smaller, no leg feathers, it is also on the edge of scrape box,
Kit says parent returned to find intruder and may have battled it as in pic later of parent on nest feathers indicate a battle, she thinks the mother was desprate to get chick and eggs protected and chick was unwilling, she was tryiing to protect the chick and ended up over edge of scrap

[carly]

According to the website, the chick hasn't been fed since 5:30 am...not sure what time zone the person that posted that is in but they have been watching since before the 'incident'.  Going down to 50 degrees, windy and rain tonight there.  They've not fed the chick since it fell out of the box. 

[allikat]

I think you're right Moonstar...I think Mom was trying to help out but she can't fit along the sides..  I shouldn't of written attacked.. (it just looked like it, but I'm sure it was because she was stressed that her baby was down there and that she can't fit). So, this was all accidental but still, not sure what's going to happen here now.  The chick, I don't think will be able to get back up there. 

[carly]

Ok I've calmed down now, i dont' think mom meant to attack baby..she was just trying to force her under her.  Either way that chick is going to be cold tonight and if she leaves it down there and focuses on those darn eggs...and if they don't feed chick...

I'm a member of their message board, forgot about that, never posted there but I just went over and people there are concerned too.  Someone is trying to contact a person on the project team...will keep you posted if they put up anything.

Can we ever have a week...when something doesn't happen in bird land??  

[allikat]

Chick has gone for a nap on the side...let's hope that mom and dad don't forget that they have a little one down thee and need to feed he/she.
Oh Alison, where are you?

[Moonstar]

I broke down and watched the video.  I don't think she was attacking the chick.  I think or at least hope she was trying to tuck her under her and the chick did not want that and got to the edge and fell out.  Mom then I hope went down to try and be a mother but there is not much room there for a full grown falcon and she is so obessessed with those eggs.  Poor liittle chick is now lying down.  I don't know when the last time was that she was fed.  
Wow it sure looks windy there.

[allikat]

All I can see is that the chick is obviously calling out to mom...he/she is probably quite hungry and she won't leave those darn eggs!  I feel so sorry for this one!

[carly]

Great now mom is trying to pull the chick up..the chick is too big mom..!!!  Grrr..she's obsessed with those eggs!!

[allikat]

I don't know what to think now..poor little thing 
It looks like he's calling out to mom, but she thinks it's the eggs or something?
I hope this little one gets some help...hmmm, perhaps the raised nestbox isn't such a great idea after all.  Never thought of the parent pushing (I think it was accidental) the chick off the nest.

[Moonstar]

A parent just came in with food.  They did not feed the chick. They did not really eat any either.  He or she did jump down the side with the food for a few seconds but did not feed the chick.  Then the parent flew out with the food and another came back.  Looked at the chick down on the side and then settled down on the eggs.  Now both adults are in the nest.  One flew off ant the one left is sitting on the eggs again.  They just seem to leave the chick alone down on the side.  I wish someone could do something.  Maybe I am over stressing but I am worried about that poor little chick.  I have not watched the video yet.  I don't know if I want to.  This already upsets me enough.

[maggieblue]

I watched the video and wow, poor baby and poor mom.  She seems very confused.  I just looked at the cam and mom had food in the box chick was up and looking vigorous,  mom took the food below, reconsidered, went back into the box and then took off    I don't think she knows what to do.  I hope that someone can remove the eggs.

[allikat]

This is going to stress out the adult bird and the chick...seems to me that the adult has no idea what to do now.  I really hope that someone can get down there to help.

[allikat]

Why did I watch that video 
It almost looked like she was attacking her own chick too...I could be wrong but we can't see what was happening behind/beside the nestbox.  I hope that chick is okay and not injured...that was probably I mighty tumble he/she took.   
I hope the biologists get in there and remove those eggs and get that chick back into that nestbox.

[carly]

Oh no it's the parent that pushed the chick out of the box!!  She attacked the chick and tried to get her under her ...video here from BCAW site..oh my god, they need to get those eggs out..that mother is nuts!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3Z8NgYIYI8

She thinks the chick is a baby and keeps trying to shove it under her, doesn't she realize the chick is half the size of her now and needs air!!