nest check
Nest #4 - 2024
Banded Bird #76949 – Female
This female is 6 years old. She attempted a nest last year but failed to raise the chicks. Let’s hope she has a strong partner and they wrok together to raise these two little ones. This family has been named by the 4th grade students in Mr. Micco’s class at Saint Simon and Jude School in Huntington Beach, CA. The adults are Chilli and Bandit, the chicks are Bingo and Bluey.
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. Not all parents did well, check out THIS and THIS nests where the chick or the egg got cold and wet. The egg will not survive.
Jan 2, 2025. Bluey is gone. He may have been taken by a Skua or wondered out of the nest and become lost. This is a very sad day.
Jan 3, 2025. Bingo is now gone as well. I belivee both chicks were taken by Skuas. It a sad day for all of us.
Jan 10, 2025 Both parents are no longer at the nest. They have gone into the ocean for the winter and hopefully return next Nov to build another nest and raise chicks.
Jan 7, 2025
Bandit is here.
Jan 8, 2015
Bandit is still here on the nest.
Jan 9, 2025
No picture today, big storm.
Jan 10, 2025
Both parents have left the nest. I doubt they will return.
Jan 11, 2025
Jan 2, 2025
Chilli is here and Bluey has dissappeared. It is very sad. I do not know what happened, but Bingo is the only chick left in this nest.
Jan 3, 2015
Our nest is empty. Chilli is here and is not sure what to do now. Both chicks were taken by Skuas, even though this was a good nest near large rocks and had neighbors. Such a sad day.
Jan 4, 2025
Bandit is here with food and no one to feed. Very sad. I do not know how long the parents will stay around the nest, but will post a picture as long as they do
Jan 5, 2025
Both parents are here in the empty nest.
Jan 6, 2025
Bandit is hanging around the nest.
Dec 28, 2024
Chilli is here and did a excellent job of protecting the chicks from the snow storm. You can see how much snow built up around her.
Dec 29, 2024
Chilli is here taking very good care of her chicks. She is guarding them and will not let me take a clear picture. This is a good thing as she will not let the Skuas see them either.
Dec 30, 2024
Bandit is back, Bingo and Bluey will not be able to fit under their parents very much longer. They will have to keep themselves warm soon.
Dec 31, 2024
Bingo and Bluey are awake and looking for food. Chilli is here with them.
Jan 1, 2025
Bandit is here and the two chicks are a wake and enjoying the sunshine.
Dec 23, 2024
Today there is one small chick and one egg. The second egg should hatch soon.
Dec 24, 2024
Oh yeah ! The second chick has JUST hatched. You can see the shell still under the adult and his feathers are still wet. He needs to dry off quickly or he will get cold.
Dec 25, 2024
Bandit is here with Bluey and Bingo. He has them under his feathers to keep them warm.
Dec 26, 2024
Chilli has returned with food for her chicks Bluey and Bingo. It is windy today, the chicks are buried in their mother’s feathers to stay warm.
Dec 27, 2024
Bandit is back with food for Bluey and Bingo.