Overnight a second chick has hatched at the Duncan Mill Road nest site. Two are now visible in the nest box and breakfast arrived early for the new little ones. Congratulations Duncan Mills on your new arrivals!
I stopped in at Duncan Mills on my way home and confirmed through scope view the first chick has arrived. I also caught an image of food arriving.
I was watching the camera at Duncan Mills this morning as Quest is due for a hatch any day now. She is so incredibly restless that her gravel picking almost ended in a somersault. At this time of the morning the cam images are at their most clear and we can now confirm that there is a third egg in the clutch. Quest entered the nest box moments ago with food and attempted to feed one of the eggs. A chick may have started to pip and is singing which would encourage that first delivery of food… …a little early but so sweet to see. I didn’t see any white fluff or anyone taking food from her and I can see only three eggs in the view. No signs of an egg shell having been moved so my guess is that a little one will emerge possibly today or overnight so get to the cam folks, its coming!!!
snapped these shot yesterday.
On March 23rd I snapped a shot of 2 eggs in the box and another shot today still only 2 eggs
Happy Easter
Quest has been all over her first egg, laid yesterday, allowing us very limited views of it. She has just recently left it for a moment giving us a full view of her first of 2015. Thank you Quest for letting us have the opportunity for a peek at the egg. The second should be along soon.
Quest has been in the scrape “meditating” for a few days now and the arrival of her first egg was expected by sharp eyed cam watchers. While difficult to see, the first egg is definitely in the scrape and Quest is staying tight to the nest bowl for now. Congratulations Duncan Mill Road on your first egg of 2015.
Saturday March 21st - 2015
A couple of quick shots via the Harlequin camera of Quest and Sky chatting it up in the nest box this afternoon. Looks like some serious discussions going on!
Lots of copulation being observed, so we expect to see eggs sometime very soon!
Stay tuned………
March 12th - 2015
Just dropping a line to let you know that Quest and Skye are very romantic today (mating observed twice today). The chipchipchip sounds alert me when they are nearby. They have been very vocal this week especially around 5:30pm, when it looks like Quest is getting room service at dinner time 
Both spending time in the nest box as well. From my binocs it looks like house cleaning being done.
I read Cathy’s news that Skye is back (after observations on the CPF website reported a younger male hanging around in the winter) ? Nice to see Skye back!
Sally
March 11th - 2015
A quick snap-shot sent into us from the Duncan Mill nest site showing Quest having a lazzzy moment soaking up the sun in her nest box today.
Hmmmm, enjoying March break?
It won’t be long before some serious family rearing business begins, (egg production, a long incubation period), and Oh goodness, kids to raise and look after!!
