Is There a Hatch- Maybe
- Etobicoke - William Osler
Bruce Massey Reports:
Stopped by for an hour so this AM, and immediately saw a change in behaviour from the last time I was here. Today, I only saw the Male visible on the top of the East Sign. I checked the Nest Box but did not see anything at first, but then the female appeared, and she was moving around in the Box very carefully, just like she was (Pardon the Pun) walking on Eggshells. Actually in the past we have observed on Camera that the Adults are actually not all that gentle with the Eggs, ( With the decrease in the amount of DDT in the Enviroment) but are very careful if there are Young present. She sat up and preened and then I observed her sort of bend forward looking very intently at something, then her beak moved as if she was vocalizing, and then I observed her doing a motion that suggested she was tucking and positioning something under her. Of course when I took a look through the Peephole she was fully down on the nest, but was facing away from me, so I could not confirm anything. The Male stayed outside the Nest during the entire time I was there. Stayed tuned however, I will check back again tomorrow.