Radisson - 2014 / Smiley & Princess

[Baffled]

Princess has been very restless on the eggs in the last half hour--lots of changing direction, shuggling of the eggs, and nest cleaning.

[The Peregrine Chick]

2108h - photo of Princess gathering up her eggs to tuck them in under her for the night ....



Finally, Smiley didn't leave the eggs uncovered before Princess arrived to relieve him.  Usually he just takes off and she turns up a couple of minutes later.  Might just be the cooler temps tonight or he's learning or perhaps the chicks are making their presence known ... only time will tell.

[Baffled]

How great to come back after ten days without internet to see that the webcam is up and Princess is on the eggs! (well, mostly on the eggs--there was some nest cleaning going on and the eggs were visible every time she leaned forward) Thanks again to the Manitoba Peregrine Falcon Recovery Project and CBC for this excellent and informative opportunity to see nesting birds.

[The Peregrine Chick]

1157h - Smiley stayed on the eggs until Princess came to relieve him - that's a first.  He was talking to her but she was dead silent coming back into the box and settling down.  Couldn't see any sign of pips on the eggs but often hard to tell in this kind of light (it's overcast outside today).

[The Peregrine Chick]

She does talk to them and them back to her (or Dad) and the adults spin round with the eggs a lot.  To us it looks like they can't get the eggs in the right place or that they can't get comfortable on/over the eggs.

Some call it shuggling the eggs. 

I always think of shuggling as being the more gentle rearranging during incubation than the spinning just before hatching.  Or maybe it is just that the frequency goes up and they seem a bit rougher when I know the babes are about to arrive.  I'll have to watch a little closer ...

[RCF]

She does talk to them and them back to her (or Dad) and the adults spin round with the eggs a lot.  To us it looks like they can't get the eggs in the right place or that they can't get comfortable on/over the eggs.

Some call it shuggling the eggs. 

[The Peregrine Chick]

This is day 32 of incubation for Princess & Smiley.  Last year, Princess' first chick hatched out on day 35 and then because of the bad weather she didn't do any encouraging of her remaining 2 chicks until the rain stopped and they hatched pretty much immediately after that on day 37.  Usually Princess' eggs hatch out between 32 and 35 days so we may have chicks here shortly or it may take a bit longer.

How does Princess go about encouraging her chicks to hatch, TPC? By chirping at the eggs?

She does talk to them and them back to her (or Dad) and the adults spin round with the eggs a lot.  To us it looks like they can't get the eggs in the right place or that they can't get comfortable on/over the eggs.

At the moment Smiley is on the eggs (took over about 1020h) and he's been pretty settled, but he's new so who knows what is going on under him right now ...

[Moonstar]

Just saw a shift change.  4 eggs no chicks yet.

[Kinderchick]

This is day 32 of incubation for Princess & Smiley.  Last year, Princess' first chick hatched out on day 35 and then because of the bad weather she didn't do any encouraging of her remaining 2 chicks until the rain stopped and they hatched pretty much immediately after that on day 37.  Usually Princess' eggs hatch out between 32 and 35 days so we may have chicks here shortly or it may take a bit longer.

How does Princess go about encouraging her chicks to hatch, TPC? By chirping at the eggs?

[Kinderchick]

Thanks, TPC. I guess if I keep in mind that Smiley's head is all black & Princess has some light coloured feathers on her head, that should help me. Just have to be able to see their heads, though. If they are not facing the webcam & I can only see their tail feathers, it is difficult for me to tell them apart.

[The Peregrine Chick]

This is day 32 of incubation for Princess & Smiley.  Last year, Princess' first chick hatched out on day 35 and then because of the bad weather she didn't do any encouraging of her remaining 2 chicks until the rain stopped and they hatched pretty much immediately after that on day 37.  Usually Princess' eggs hatch out between 32 and 35 days so we may have chicks here shortly or it may take a bit longer.

[The Peregrine Chick]

Is that Princess on the eggs right now? A few light coloured feathers on head of incubating PF. I still have trouble telling these 2 apart. Smiley appears to be almost as big as Princess.

Yes, that is Princess right now and yes, Smiley is bigger than Ivy but still smaller than Princess.  I know, that doesn't make it very much easier for you

[Kinderchick]

Is that Princess on the eggs right now? A few light coloured feathers on head of incubating PF. I still have trouble telling these 2 apart. Smiley appears to be almost as big as Princess.

[moka]

I think I see Smiley on the nest, at present. His head is quite dark and his chest very white; quite a handsome bird.

[Liz]

Princess sure kicked dad out of the nest!