OH / Columbus - Rhodes Tower - 2008-16

[Kinderchick]

Well, she's trying to incubate eggs on the left side of the nestbox right now, but she keeps turning around. Doesn't seem to be able to get settled. She's only incubating one egg on the left side at the moment. It will be interesting to see what happens.

The website reports the following...
If she does get around to incubating "properly" and then moves the eggs together at a later date their viability will be compromised. A successful hatch requires 32-34 days of consistent warmth.

Would her mate, Flyboy, be able to incubate the 2 eggs on the other side of the nestbox, while she is incubating the other 2 eggs? Has this ever happened before? Just wondering?

[Pam]

Kind of fascinating, isn't it!  She's way out on the ledge now.....

[Elaine L]

As I watch, Durand has moved between the two egg groups twice; she settles down on one group, but keeps looking at the other group, then she went to the other group, and even tried pushing one of the eggs, but it still did not click for her.  Now, she has just stepped outside on to the ledge, as she ponders the situation.

[jadoo]

...i know i shouldn't laugh, but she just doesn't look comfortable like that, with her chest partly on the ledge, and her face plastered against the wall  ...

[carly]

Well after much in and out by both parents..she's now incubating 1 egg! 

[jadoo]

...whoops! I hope that that is just some darker speckling on egg #4, and not a crack...

[carly]

She is laying down on the 2 eggs and she's chit chatting..! She's getting it...now get the other 2 eggs and bring them over ....!!

[carly]

I think I saw a bit of a brood patch too this morning!  She spent more time than normal in there and seemed to be trying hard to figure it out!  And flyboy on the ledge too was a good sign!  HOpefully if this continues today..they might figure it out!

[jadoo]

.....aaaaand now she's out of the box, two birdies on opposite ends of the ledge...

[jadoo]

...bird on the ledge, and bird in the box this morning - looks like Durand is trying to brood!     However, the eggs are still in two locations; as I've been watching, she's been covering the two eggs closest to the camera for a bit, then went over to the other two eggs, and inspected them, scraped a bit, then back to the first two eggs, and covered one for awhile, and is now covering both of them - not "properly" yet, but she has got them both under her and her wing...somebody on the site was questioning whether or not they could spot a brood patch on her chest, but i can't tell...

[susha]

Maybe she'll take two eggs and he'll take two eggs

'course, then who goes for take-out?

[Pam]

when last I looked today, she had two eggs together on one side of a 'hill' and two on the other, and was still contemplating the whole situation - interesting...

[The Peregrine Chick]

The temperature is going down to 4 degrees C there tonight and then 3 tomorrow night.  I know that's not freezing or anything but would still like to see her on them. 

You never know, the colder temps might switch on the lightbulb (so to speak) for her, who knows.

[carly]

She went in early this morning and scraped some more, checked both batches and has been outside since.  The male did also go in and he appeared to lick one of the eggs or peck it...hard to tell and then he left.  Sure is going to be interesting. 

The temperature is going down to 4 degrees C there tonight and then 3 tomorrow night.  I know that's not freezing or anything but would still like to see her on them. 

[The Peregrine Chick]

1400 hrs (local) - bird still tucked up on or just beside the nestbox cam ... not sure if s/he thinks the eggs are going to do something if they keep watching ... love watching first time nesters, everything is a mystery to them.  I can't wait to watch them figure out what to put where and on which when the eggs hatch!