Nest #3 status and archive, 2009-10

Nest #3 #3735 Female. This pair has been in our study for three years and has yet to raise a chick. Their nest up in the rocks was covered by snow in a recent storm (picture on the left below) so they have moved to a site about 12 meters away. It is a site that is more exposed but there are some large rocks nearby and it is out of the snow.

Nov 21, They have one egg.

Nov 24, The second egg has been laid, and on the 25th the female left.

De 26, We see the chick for the first time, it probably hatched on Christmas.

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Nov 17 Nov 18 Nov 19 Nov 20
Both adults, no eggsh adult Both adults, no eggsh storm day , no picture Both adults, no eggsh
       
Nov 21 Nov 22 Nov 23 Nov 24
Both adults, one eggh Both adults, one egg Both adults, one egg Both adults, two eggs
       
Nov 25 Nov 26 Nov 27 Nov 28
male, two eggs male, two eggs male, two eggs male, two eggs
       
Nov 29 Nov 30 Dec 1 Dec 2
male, two eggs male, two eggs male, two eggs male, two eggs
       
Dec 3 Dec 4 Dec 5 Dec 6
Both adults, two eggs male, two eggs male, two eggs male, two eggs
       
Dec 7 Dec 8 Dec 9 Dec 10
female, two eggs female, two eggs female, two eggs female, two eggs
       
Dec 11 Dec 12 Dec 13 Dec 14
female, two eggs female, two eggs female, two eggs male, two eggs
       
Dec 15 Dec 16 Dec 17 Dec 18
male, two eggs male, two eggs female, two eggs female, one egg. An egg has been lost. Perhaps it rolled away or taken by the Skuas.
       
Dec 19 Dec 20 Dec 21 Dec 22
male, one egg female, one egg female, one egg male, one egg
       
Dec 23 Dec 24 Dec 25 Dec 26
 
male, one egg female, the egg is just starting to peep. no picture today female, one chick
       
Dec 27 Dec 28 Dec 29 Dec 30
female, one chick male, one chick female, one chick sleeping today both adults , one chick
       
Dec 31 Jan 1 Jan 2 Jan 3 and 4
 
male, one chick female, one chick male, one chick no pictures today, storm
       
Jan 5 Jan 6 Jan 7 Jan 8
female, one chick female, one chick female, one chick male, one chick
       
Jan 9 Jan 10 Jan 11 Jan 12
female, one chick male, one chick female, one chick male, one chick
       
Jan 13 Jan 14 Jan 15 Jan 16
male, one chick, found a place to put his head in the shade while he naps. female, one chick, female, one chick, female, one chick,
       
Jan 17 Jan 18 Our Last Day    
   
both adults , one chick, female, one chick, This turned out to be a good nesting site for this breeding pair, they successfully raised one chick. We will be interested to see if they return to their old site or this site next year.