QC / Montréal - l'Université de Montréal - 2009-19

[Elaine L]

The banding of the chicks will take place tomorrow (May 26) between 11:00 a.m. and 2 p.m. eastern time.  The banding can be watched on the University of Montreal website cam :  ornithologie.ca/faucons.  They will name the chicks at the same time, from the top choices from the survey of chick names.

[Elaine L]

Banding of the four chicks is to take place on May 26; more details yet to come.  Then, they will then announce the names for the chicks, based on the survey preferences, and boy, are there alot of choices, in case you are interesting in voting for names:  they had to have four names in case the chicks are all boys, and four names in case they are all girls. 

[Kinderchick]

Here is a link to video of Spirit picking up her chick and dropping into the chick pile. 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=030_808E0EU&feature=player_embedded

I loved watching this video!

[Eye-spy]

Now that was a less than dignified fling !

[Ellie]

Well now ..........why didn't I figure that birds would do that.  THe mother cat sure does!

[Helen b]

   that was soooo cute.  thanks

[RCF]

Here is a link to video of Spirit picking up her chick and dropping into the chick pile. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=030_808E0EU&feature=player_embedded

[allikat]

Yep!  Super funny!   

[Kinderchick]

That's hilarious!

[Elaine L]

Just watched a funny video of Spirit feeding her chicks on the "Blog".  One chick somehow got behind her and off alone, and, at first, she didn't notice; but then she did a head count and realized that someone was missing, so she looked around, saw him sitting off by itself, and picked him up and dropped him on the chick pile.  She is one very efficient mother.

[Elaine L]

The fourth chick hatched yesterday afternoon, and they have a video of the birth on the blog site.  Also, Eve says that now they are looking for names for the chicks: four male names and four female names; once they know at banding which is which, they will have enough names to choose from.

[Elaine L]

Three chicks now - Eve says that they already ate four times today (by 5 p.m.), so they are certainly not going hungry.  I think it is safe to say that Roger and Spirit are very good providers.

[horus]

Thank you Elaine, it is so fascinated to watch them.

[Elaine L]

Yes, Horus, it is normal; she gets nutrients from this.

[horus]

Mom is eating the eggshell right now. Is this normal?