nest check

Nest #2 - 2024

 

 

 

 

Banded Bird # 05150 – Male

This banded male is 17  years old and first started rasing chicks when he was 10. The last 5 years he has raised both chicks to crech age.

Our first picture shows him on the nest with 2 chicks already hatched. He is very dirty so I think he has been on the nest a long time. Hope his partners comes back soon and the season goes well for him and his chicks.

This family has been named by middle schoolers Olive and Elise. The father is Malcom, the mother is Pretzel and the chicks are Icepop and Pebbles.

Dec 28. Last night was a large snow storm.  No problem for the adults, but chicks need to be kept warm and dry. Not all the nests in the colony survived.   Check out THIS  and THIS nest which did not do as well.

Jan 13, 2025.     Nest Check for the 2024/25   season is over. We have pack our equipment and are leaving  Cape Royds field camp.  This year the chicks were big and healthy. The open ocean was near and there was plenty of food.  Join us next Nov to watch a whole new seto of parents raise their chicks.

Jan 12, 2025

Icepop and Pebbles are in this pile of chicks keeping warm on this cold windy day.  Hard for me to know which ones, but I know they are safe.

Jan 13, 2025

This is our last picture of Icepop and Pebbles. We have left our field camp and it will be  about 3 weeks before these chicks are old enough to leave as well. It may be 4 or 5 years before they return to Cape Royds  to raise their own chicks

Jan 2015

Jan 2025

Jan 2025

Jan 7, 2025

Icepop and Pebbles  are the two standing next to each other on the right hand side.

Jan 8, 2025

Icepop and Pebbles have left their group of friends to wait on the nest for the parents to return with food.

Jan 9, 2015

No picture today, biog storm.

Jan 10, 2025

Icepop is keeping a close watch on his brother Pebbles. They are the two in the middle.

Jan 11, 2025

Icepop and Pebbles are the two larger ones in the back. They are near the nest waiting for the parents to bring back food

Jan 2, 2025

Malcom is on the nest watching after Icepop and Pebbles who are sleeping.

Jan 3, 2025

Pretzel is on the nest and Icepop is sleeping. He is very dirty. Pebbles is standing near by. 

Jan 4, 2015

Malcome has returned with food, fed the chicks and now Icepop and Pebbles are napping.

Jan 5, 2025

The parents are both out in the ocean finding food for these chicks. They are old enough to keep themselves warm and hopefully  fend off the Skuas. 

Jan 6, 2025

Icepop and Pebbles are big enough to be on their own and waiting for their parents to bring them food.

Dec 28, 2024

Malcom is feeding the chicks.  He kept them warm and dry during the storm.

Dec 29, 2024

Pretzel is here and was feeding Icepop and Pebbles a moment ago.  They are growing very  fast.

Dec 30, 2024

Malcom is back with food forIcepop and Pebbles. 

Dec 31, 2024

Pretzel is here and Icepop and Pebbles are too big for her to keep warm. They will have to be on their own soon.

Jan 1, 2025

Pretzel is here. Pebbles is awake and getting to know his surrounding. Icepop is asleep.

Dec 23, 2024

Our 17 year old male has been on the nest a long time. See how dirty he is. I hope the mate returns soon. There are 2 chicks.

Dec 24, 2024

The mate has returned and our male has gone for food and to get clean. Lets see how long he is gone.

Dec 25, 2024

Malcom is here with Icepop and Pebbles. The open ocean in nearby and it did not take him long to get food for his chicks.

Dec 26, 2024

Pretzel has returned with food for these hungry chicks.

Dec 27, 2024

Pretzel is here keeping Icepop and Pebbles warm. It is snowing lightly today.