Nest Check 2022
The nests and stories below are from the 2022 season
The pictures below are the nests from 2022-23 season. Click on the NEST # to see the daily pictures of that family and the story of their chicks.
Go HERE to see the pictures and stories from 2019 as 11 penguin families raised their chicks at Cape Royds breeding colony. Click HERE to see nests from previous years (2012-2018).
You can also see live daily pictures of the colony on our webcam by going HERE.
Nest 1
Band #06661 – Male
This penguin pair are Rocky and Flames named by the students in Joni Nesbitt’s class. Click on the nest number to see the daily pictures.
Nest 2
These parents are Chester and Winter named by the students at Boulder Peak Intermediate School, Marion, IA. Kris Hart, librarian.
Nest 3
This is a rare situation. Two banded birds have mated. The female’s number is 72439. They are Leo and Hazel named by the students in Robbin Makled’s class in Dearborn School.
Nest 4
This pair is Flipper and Sally named by the students at Kingwood ES, WV. Their teacher is Tiffany Sheets.
Nest 5
This nest is the Phoenix nest, named by Billie Morris’ students at Cumberland Academy, Fayetteville, NC.
Nest 6
This is a 5 year old female. The pair is Snowflake and Laker, named by the students at the Boys Latin School, Baltimore, MD. Their teacher is Mary-Catherine Irving.
Nest 7
This pair was named Mumble and Bobala by the students in Genny Kahlweiss’ class at Saint Columban School in Garden Grove, CA.
Nest 8
An 11 year old male who has raised chicks before at Cape Royds. The parents are Nina and Blake, named by the students in Peg Volak’s class at Bedminster ES, Perkasie, PA.