U of Alberta - 2009 / Damon & Radisson

[JL]

I just caught a glimpse of the eggs and no pips yet.   

[carly]

Nothing that I could see Liz. 

[Liz]

I missed that.  Still no signs of hatching, I guess? 

[carly]

Oh Trey would be proud of Radisson right now!  She pulled herself right up off the eggs to get at something in the corner of the nestbox..

[bcbird]

Was that just the Ringer, or an actual pip?  It didn't look linear, more like a patch of light colour.  Anyone?

[Liz]

cool   

[allikat]

Four uncovered eggs.  No pips that I can see.  Just the funny white line on mineral-chick. 

A.K.A.  "Ringer" 

[Liz]

If there was a microphone we'd hear her saying, "Come on kids, get percolating!" 

[Liz]

Four uncovered eggs.  No pips that I can see.  Just the funny white line on mineral-chick. 

[Liz]

sigh  I guess she waited for bev!

[sami]

Still four eggs - no sign of a pip that I could see.

[bev.]

3:39pm Edmonton

do yu hear the Tap, tap, tap tap.
I am going to water the plants now and you watch , there will be  start  .

[bev.]

12:41pm
she is sitting and now lying on eggs.
I think she was promising the kids kinderpigeons when they emerge.

[bev.]

That is what I thought also TPC. I  figured the hatch would be around this time.
Last year it was day 32 and this is 31 after last egg.
It is warm here today so she   is protecting them from getting too hot also.
Not worried here. Just antsy.  .

[The Peregrine Chick]

Did a bit of checking ... third egg wasn't laid until May 8th - if hard incubation began immediately after egg 3 was hatched then hatch would be about now (+/- a couple of days).  So basically, she's pretty much right on target and there really is no reason to think that they won't hatch out all at once in the next day or two ... 

Radisson did well last year and this year was pretty stress-free (relative to 2008) so all should be well ...