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TerriFla's picture

Now everyone go make a donation!!!  :)

TerriFla's picture

Very cool! Reward for watching all this time!!!  :)

Shauna's picture

Ok I missed all the others, but saw the last chick fledge.  How cool is that.

TerriFla's picture

Yay!!!! All four have left now!!!!!

TerriFla's picture

#4!!!!!! All the chicks have left the nest!!!!!

Jill from MN's picture

And so I wake up to see one forlorn looking little male looking out of the cavity!   That was quick!   Congratulations, Terri, on seeing the young females fledge.

TerriFla's picture

Delora! Wake up!!! Exciting morning in the nesting box!!!!

TerriFla's picture

#3!!!!!!

TerriFla's picture

#2!!!!!!

TerriFla's picture

Fledge #1!!!!!!

Nu-Sun Cinema's picture

Well thanks Shauna for your intrest. Some very good questions.

We would think the 3 eggs will not hatch. All eggs were laid starting April 18-24. Mom idead read the kestrel book 1 egg approximatly every 48 hours. Incubation started on about April30. Most eggs should hatch in 27-31 days. In this case only 1 hatched. There was some cooler weather but no different than previous years. There was a situation a few years ago we had 5 eggs and 4 hatched very close togather and the 5 six days later. The 5th chick was bullied buy its siblings and perished and was consumed. This is called sibliside. We appreciate you watching our live stream                                                       http://www.nu-sun.com/html/2017_report.html  

Later this season we will be extracting feathers from our nestling for Parnerships Genoscape Project DNA testing.

Have a great day, Nu-Sun Cinema

Shauna's picture

Yes, I've been watching now and then, and the female seems almost like she's still half-way incubating as well as rearing the 1 chick.  

I'm curious about what happens to "invalid" eggs.  I mean if they rot, then break (is it in that order?) are kestrels bothered by the smell?  Do they have a strong sense of smell?  Maybe they aren't particular.  

On the other hand, if the eggs are actually fertile and hatchable, what happens if they do hatch, many days after the first chick hatched?  Will the older chick be aggressive toward them?  Will the parents be as attentive to them as to the older one?  

Also wondering, if they are "duds", why so?  Was there a cold snap in your area at some point?  Or other problem?

Nice cam to watch.

Nu-Sun Cinema's picture

High all. We have a situation we have never encountered in our 7+ years of study. We have 4 eggs this year and 15 days ago the first egg hatched. Today on June 3/2017 we have 1 hatchling and 3 eggs. It is safe to say the 3 eggs are inviable. Our question is, what will happen to the 3 eggs??

Link to our live stream   http://www.nu-sun.com/html/2017_report.html

Thank you, Nu-Sun Cinema

cb0324's picture

crowded at the opening. A lot of flapping.

Delorahilleary's picture

I'm hearing it too. A bit staticy, isn't it? We're suspecting wiring corrosion, but we'll take it all apart after the nestlings fledge and figure it out!

cb0324's picture

I noticed once the same thing

cb0324's picture

the two females are so ready to go.

TerriFla's picture

Also I am hearing some noise from the mic every now and then. Maybe it's drying out?

TerriFla's picture

I just knew someone was going to go while they were down!

Maybe tomorrow!

Delorahilleary's picture

Yeah, it's the first time both were down. We must have had an internet outage while I was asleep. I fixed them at 8:30 when I woke up!

TerriFla's picture

Darn! Both cameras out for a long while this am.

Delorahilleary's picture

Thanks for the kind words! I'm glad you're watching!

Delorahilleary's picture

I can see if we can zoom in - that's a good idea!

TerriFla's picture

heavy storms here yesterday with quarter sized hail at my house! more rain today.

TerriFla's picture

all 4 on the ledge looking outside!!!

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