Other Peregrine Projects > USA Peregrines
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??
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