May 08, 2022 - Hamilton - Sheraton Hotel
Marion Nash Reports:
HATCHING!
First Chick of 2022 Second egg cracking
Proud momma with her three (so far) chicks
Saturday, May 7, 2022 - Hamilton has chicks! The first one started to crack through it’s shell yesterday, and finally hatched sometime last night. It was looking healthy and strong when we captured a photo of it at daybreak (left photo). You can see another shell cracking in that photo. Over the next three hours we captured some of the best photos we have ever captured of chicks hatching, emerging all pink and damp, and quickly drying off and turning white and fluffy.
Within the last couple of days we finally got a view of four brown eggs, but we still don’t know for sure if there is a fifth, or how many more will hatch. At this time it appears that a large piece of shell has wrapped itself around the old white egg, giving the appearance of a two-tone egg (right photo) which can fool us into thinking its a fifth brown egg, so we can’t be sure. But we won’t be surprised if another chick appears within the next day. Exciting times!
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FOUR LITTLE BEAKS
Sunday, May 8, 2022 - This morning we awoke to this sight of four chicks, hungrily clamoring for food. After a bit of trial and error yesterday, McKeever figured out the perfect size of morsel to feed her young. A sight we will see many, many times in the coming days. In case it isn’t already obvious, we’re going to need lots of volunteers to keep an eye on all these chicks as they fly around the downtown area in June and July.
Posted on May 9, 2022 9:13 am
May 08, 2022 - Toronto - Don Mills
Cathy Kerr Reports:
UPDATE DON MILLS: Sally and I decided to check on Quest and Mysterys brood to confirm numbers and we are delighted to say all four eggs did hatch! It’s going to be a busy fledge watch that’s for sure. A happy mother’s day for Quest!!
Posted on May 8, 2022 9:25 pm
May 04, 2022 - Toronto - Don Mills
Cathy Kerr Reports:
Well, after being on hatch watch for the past 4 days, I am happy to report at least 3 hatches for Quest and Mystery!!!(Don Mills). Saw a great feeding this afternoon. Pictures are from the parking lot across the street and into the box, so not the greatest but gold to me cause I saw 3(maybe a fourth, time will tell) beautiful faces! It was reported that window washers were there on Friday (parents NOT happy)and saw 4 eggs, so fingers crossed for that! Fledge watch in around 38 days!!!!
Posted on May 4, 2022 6:08 pm
May 03, 2022 - Windsor - Ambassador Bridge
Cathy Kerr Reports:
Exciting news! Juno, hatched 2019, at Ambassador Bridge, Windsor, has been spotted in…Windsor!!! He came home!! Thanks to Dana for spotting this on e-birds and thanks to Aldo Bertucci for his pics to e-birds. Always great to see these birds doing so well!
Posted on May 4, 2022 2:42 pm
May 02, 2022 - Greater Toronto - Private Residential 1
Marion Nash Reports:
2 hatched in the afternoon at the Etobicoke Private Residence.
Posted on May 3, 2022 10:51 am
May 01, 2022 - Etobicoke - Sun Life Centre
Marion Nash Reports:
4Th Hatching Happened today at around 6:40 pm.
An hour after dad brought food….Mealtime
Erika
Posted on May 2, 2022 11:13 am
May 01, 2022 - Etobicoke - Sun Life Centre
Marion Nash Reports:
3 chicks and 1 egg as of this morning
Posted on May 1, 2022 1:50 pm
