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Offline RCF

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Re: Minnesota / Elk River - 2013-2014 / Sawatzke & Mary-Ellen
« Reply #3523 on: May 17, 2014, 19:25 »
Just before the first hatch Sawatzke was on the eggs.  Something caught his attention and he left the eggs for maybe 15 seconds.  In that time the eggs/chicks were quite loud, as soon as he was back on them, they quieted down.

Video - http://youtu.be/FWASozHv9_g

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Re: Minnesota / Elk River - 2013-2014 / Sawatzke & Mary-Ellen
« Reply #3522 on: May 17, 2014, 18:54 »
It sounds like there is more chirping than just from the little one. I wonder if another egg will hatch - early?
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Re: Minnesota / Elk River - 2013-2014 / Sawatzke & Mary-Ellen
« Reply #3521 on: May 17, 2014, 18:35 »
Hooray! ;D

I had a feeling that today was the day!

I missed the hatch, as I was running errands. Thanks for catching it, RCF!
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Re: Minnesota / Elk River - 2013-2014 / Sawatzke & Mary-Ellen
« Reply #3520 on: May 17, 2014, 18:14 »
 :-*  :-*

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Re: Minnesota / Elk River - 2013-2014 / Sawatzke & Mary-Ellen
« Reply #3519 on: May 17, 2014, 18:04 »
Out!  and Mary-Ellen is eating the shell.
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Re: Minnesota / Elk River - 2013-2014 / Sawatzke & Mary-Ellen
« Reply #3518 on: May 17, 2014, 18:03 »
Hatching in progress.  The chick is peeping back as it struggles out of the egg!
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Re: Minnesota / Elk River - 2013-2014 / Sawatzke & Mary-Ellen
« Reply #3517 on: May 17, 2014, 17:54 »
Lots of gentle chirping to the egg, and frequent checks underneath going on . 
Then it was shift change so able to see the pipped egg was still intact.
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Re: Minnesota / Elk River - 2013-2014 / Sawatzke & Mary-Ellen
« Reply #3516 on: May 17, 2014, 15:13 »
Sawatzke took over for several hours this afternoon; and now Mary Ellen is back on the eggs. Definitely one egg with a pip. She tapped it with her beak gently before covering the eggs to start her shift.
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Re: Minnesota / Elk River - 2013-2014 / Sawatzke & Mary-Ellen
« Reply #3515 on: May 17, 2014, 09:45 »
I'm thinking any minute now, Baffled!  This is a fun nest to watch ;D
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Re: Minnesota / Elk River - 2013-2014 / Sawatzke & Mary-Ellen
« Reply #3514 on: May 17, 2014, 09:40 »
Lots of squeaky chuckling and shuggling over the eggs this morning. Might a hatch be imminent?

Also, Sawatzke just arrived for a shift change, but Mary Ellen stayed glued on the eggs. After some discussion, he left and she stayed in position.
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Re: Minnesota / Elk River - 2013-2014 / Sawatzke & Mary-Ellen
« Reply #3513 on: March 14, 2014, 22:26 »
2014 NESTING SEASON

Apparently Mary-Ellen was spotted in the nestbox in mid-March ... last year she was observed at the box on March 19th.
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Re: Minnesota / Elk River - 2013-2014 / Sawatzke & Mary-Ellen
« Reply #3512 on: October 16, 2013, 18:23 »
Not sure how long she was there, but she's gone now.

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Re: Minnesota / Elk River - 2013-2014 / Sawatzke & Mary-Ellen
« Reply #3511 on: October 16, 2013, 17:45 »
5:45 pm
Mary Ellen keeping watch over her territory.

 
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Re: Minnesota / Elk River - 2013-2014 / Sawatzke & Mary-Ellen
« Reply #3510 on: July 02, 2013, 20:49 »
The two healthy eyasses at this site were banded on June 28th.  A male and and a female - Lucky and Patricia :)
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Re: Minnesota / Elk River - 2013-2014 / Sawatzke & Mary-Ellen
« Reply #3509 on: June 14, 2013, 17:05 »
Kids are hungry but Dad has not delivered.
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