!!! Things are Looking Up!
April 01, 2010 - Etobicoke - Sun Life Centre
Kathy Reports:
Mom has been sitting the nestbox or in the nestbox the past 4 mornings so things are looking positive here! This morning she is practically velcroed to the side of the box looking quite lethargic. I haven’t seen her do much flying the past 4 days other than to the condo tower or an alternate ledge when Jack comes in with food for her. Most telling is she hasn’t been on the web cam perching like she normally does. Jack was also here when I arrived.
Edit to add: 10:00 am - Mom is laying down the nestbox now. Jack has been by to drop off food and she did get up and eat but then returned immediately to the nestbox.
Edit to add: 1:50 pm - After an hour of observation on lunch - I witnessed an actual shift change. Jack had been dozing on the building ledge and mom was flat in the nestbox with only her tail or her head bobbing up once in awhile. Suddenly some vocalization on both parts and Jack flew to the nestbox, mom got out and flew over to another ledge to partake in some lunch. Jack replaced her in the nestbox and he was also laying down after a bit of shuffling! This a sign of incubation and usually means at least 3 eggs are in the nest - however as we have no camera access at this point, it’s only an assumption. Given the balmy temperatures today, there is no reason to have to keep the eggs warm should there only be one or two but I will keep observing over the next few days to firm up these observations given last weeks false alarm!