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!!! Shift Change Observed!

March 26, 2012 - Etobicoke - Sun Life Centre

Kathy Reports:

Just did a quick spot check on our pair and was lucky enough to catch a shift change. It’s very cold this morning and as expected when I arrived at 7:15 no one was visible from the ground.

At 8:30 when I went out, Angel was on the cam looking like had just eaten as evidenced by her crop size.  Approximately 2 minutes later I heard and saw Jack vocalizing from the nest box as he exited. 

Angel immediately flew in a semi circle from the cam perch and climbed into the nest box, a bit of adjusting and I could see her wing tips as she assumed incubation position.  Jack flew around to vocalize that he was leaving and flew to the north towards his other nest site.

I am now convinced 100% that we have full time incubation - I was sure yesterday but due to the disturbance at the site, I wanted to see more evidence.   I am going to use Friday, March 23rd as the first date for start of incubation based on the behaviours I witnessed during the week. 

It’s a guesstimate at this point but given she didn’t have eggs on March 16th - I’d say it’s a fair estimate and will give us a frame of reference as to when a hatch might occur.


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