AKP 2017 cams discussion

Indeed. The Nest Box is

Permalink Submitted by Delorahilleary on Thu, 03/30/2017 - 14:05

Indeed. The Nest Box is perched on a northwestern corner of the Archives of Falconry and Library building. When the camera looks around, you get a view of the rest of the building. Here's a pic I grabbed from google maps!

http://image.prntscr.com/image/5f070bcffcd840bf82a78715d9f4b487.png

When looking with the outside

Permalink Submitted by TerriFla on Thu, 03/30/2017 - 13:53

When looking with the outside cam is the building in the view behind the trees the library?

Stay safe!

Permalink Submitted by TerriFla on Thu, 03/30/2017 - 13:32

Stay safe!

Just as a note to everyone,

Permalink Submitted by Delorahilleary on Thu, 03/30/2017 - 12:44

Just as a note to everyone, if the cams go dark, it's likely due to a power outage. We've had a few power blips already. We'll be working to keep everything online as much as possible through this storm!

It will be very soon! April

Permalink Submitted by Delorahilleary on Thu, 03/30/2017 - 12:42

It will be very soon! April 5th :) Haha, thanks guys!

Hiya guys!

Permalink Submitted by Delorahilleary on Thu, 03/30/2017 - 11:52

Hiya guys!

Remember that incubation never starts in full until all eggs are laid, and the eggs are actually quite robust. There isn't any little kestrels beginning development yet! That said, I may add that this year's weather has been BONKERS. We had record snow over the winter, and now none of us were expecting a snow storm now. I had to drive up in an inch of slush, whew!

In the worst case scenario, the adults would prioritize their survival and body heat over unincubated eggs. The female still has more eggs to lay - and birds frequently lay additional clutches if the first fails.

We'll all find out what happens together :) but the air temperature is still above 32 degrees. I'm not sure we can discount those eggs yet :)
-D

feels like temp 27 degrees,

Permalink Submitted by TerriFla on Thu, 03/30/2017 - 11:44

feels like temp 27 degrees, snow is building next to the eggs. :(

oh no! This looks really bad.

Permalink Submitted by TerriFla on Thu, 03/30/2017 - 11:41

oh no! This looks really bad. Delora???

That scares me.... come on,

Permalink Submitted by Jill from MN on Thu, 03/30/2017 - 10:29

That scares me.... come on, Mama Kestrel, keep the eggs warm..... actually, if she does not immediately do that, it will be interesting to see if all the eggs hatch after she does have 4-5 to sit on. It looks heartbreakingly cold out there.....

Is that snow? It's coming in

Permalink Submitted by TerriFla on Thu, 03/30/2017 - 09:58

Is that snow? It's coming in the box. Is that ok?

I second that! :)

Permalink Submitted by Jill from MN on Thu, 03/30/2017 - 09:08

I second that! :)

Heavy drizzle in the nest box

Permalink Submitted by Jill from MN on Thu, 03/30/2017 - 09:07

Heavy drizzle in the nest box area. Makes the nest box more shadowy. For a while I thought there was a third egg but that's not so. The female isn't sitting on her eggs, just right along side them.

The Kestrel will not start

Permalink Submitted by Nu-Sun Cinema on Thu, 03/30/2017 - 08:40

The Kestrel will not start full incubation until all eggs are laid. This helps with keeping the little ones near same size and hatch dates. So you will see periods with no one on the eggs. Feel free to explore our Kestrel Korner web page. We have been working with the Kestrtel Partnership for 4 years.

Here is a link to mor information http://www.nu-sun.com/html/kestrel_korner.html

Our live stream will start when first egg is laid.

Thank you,

Nu-Sun Cinema