nest check

Nest # 3 - 2024

 

 

 

 

Banded Bird # 78786 – Male

This banded male  has been in our study before and has a new mate this year, but the same nest. He has been a good parent in the past and raised 2 chicks. Let’s see what happens this year.

These birds have been named by the students in Peg Volak’s class at Bedminster ES in Perkasie, PA. The parents are Iris and Jasper. The chicks are Waddle-Waddle and Piper.

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 chicks in our colony survived.  Check out THIS  and THIS nest which did not do as well, the egg will not hatch.

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 11, 2025

Waddle-waddle and Piper are the two on the right side of the picture. They are enjoying their friends.

Jan 12, 2025

Waddle-waddle and Piper are in the large group of chicks keeping warm. Today it is cold and windy. I do not know which ones, but I know they are safe.

 

Jan 13, 2025

This is the last picture of Waddle-waddle and Piper.  We have left our field camp and these chicks have about 3 weeks before they can leave.  It may be 4 or 5 years before they return to  Cape Royds and raise their own families.

Jan 2025

Jan 6, 2025

Waddle-waddle and Piper are here and have invited some friends to their nest.  These chicks are big enough to be on their own, while their parents are out looking for food.

 

 

Jan 7, 2025

Waddle-waddle and Piper are here with their firends and waiting for their parents to come back with food.

 

Jan 8, 2025

Waddle-waddle and Piper are the two bigger chicks.  They are waiting near the nest for the parents to bring them food. 

Jan 9, 2025

No picture today, big storm.

Jan 10, 2025

Waddle -waddle and Piper are staying with the other chicks for portection. The are the two behind the big one in front.

Jan 1, 2025

Jasper is here feeding  Waddle-waddle and Piper. Look how big they are ! Check back a few pictures to see how fast these chicks grow.

Jan 2, 2025

Iris is here, Waddle-waddle and Piper are awake and hungry.

Jan 3, 2025

Jasper is near the nest and watching these chicks enjoying their environment,

Jan 4, 2025

Today Waddle-waddle and Piper are sleeping. Jasper is near by,

Jan 5, 2025

Our chicks have joined a group of other chicks while both their parents  have gone to find food for them. 

Dec 27, 2024

Iris is back already.  She was able to find food quickly and bring it back to Waddle-Waddle and Piper.

Dec 28, 2024

Jasper is here and took good care of these chicks during the storm. They are warm and dry. 

Dec 29, 2024

Iris  is on the nest with her chicks. You can see they are growing fast.

Dec 30, 2024

Iris is here. These chicks don’t fit under her anymore. Waddle-waddle and Piper will be on their own soon.

Dec 31, 2024

Iris in here and Piper and Waddle-waddle  ARE too big now to be kept warm by their parents. 

Dec 22, 2024

There are already 2 chicks in this nest.

Dec 23, 2024

Iris  is here with Waddle-Waddle and Piper.

Dec 24, 2024

Jasper has returned with food for these hungry chicks. Lets see how long it takes for the female to return.

Dec 25, 2024

Iris in here just back from the ocean with food for her chicks Piper and Waddle-Waddle.

Dec 26, 2024

Jasper has returned with food for these fast growing chicks. The ocean is close, trips don’t take very long.