Other Peregrine Projects > USA Peregrines
ME / BRI - 2009-16
Alison:
--- Quote from: The Peregrine Chick on May 05, 2009, 22:17 ---I suspect that Mom will stop incubating the other two eggs shortly, there is now 5 days (am I remembering that correctly) since the chick hatched - five days is a huge age difference at this stage of development.
As I understand it, this is the first chick this pair has managed to hatch (am I right?) in which case, be happy they have finally hatched one as that will help to cement their pair bond - pairs will break apart if their biological imperative to reproduce is unsuccessful.
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The lone chick hatched on May 1. The parents are still incubating the other three eggs full time. According to the information I have, this pair first nested here two years ago, when they laid their eggs on the bare concrete. It was said that the nest failed due to a storm.
Last year the unsuitable nest tray was installed, and the nest failed again, so this would be the first successful hatch for this pair. I am very happy that one chick did hatch. The chick is starting to move around a little more, despite Mom's attempts to keep the little one under her.
bev.:
I am happy with one. We only had one for 2 years at Edmonton due to circumstances beyond control but look how Cassie turned out last year. and then came Hope. Just like the year be fore they fostered in 2 fledglings.
this is a start fo good things to come. They will have the fall and winter to look into their nest box situation if they feel it is still not good enough.
carly:
Wow...finally mom gets up off the little one and the eggs to give it some air! The chick is so big now and very cute and wobbly. He/she is still clustered together with the eggs but perhaps now mom will consider pushing the eggs aside as the chick is 1 week old now.
Oh... and here is his/her breakfast :-* Full crop now and mama is back to tuck him/her in and the eggs under her.
allikat:
I'm excited that this pair finally have a hatchling. As you wrote TPC, these next couple of weeks will be very interesting! Come on little one!
The Peregrine Chick:
I suspect that Mom will stop incubating the other two eggs shortly, there is now 5 days (am I remembering that correctly) since the chick hatched - five days is a huge age difference at this stage of development. If I've got the hatch age right, this chick is halfway to being able to thermoregulate and at this stage has doubled is size since hatching.
As I understand it, this is the first chick this pair has managed to hatch (am I right?) in which case, be happy they have finally hatched one as that will help to cement their pair bond - pairs will break apart if their biological imperative to reproduce is unsuccessful.
Its going to interesting to see what happens over the next week.
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