Sequoyah & Sooner Lake 2012

Mick · **Posted:** Sat Dec 31, 2011 9:58 pm

Happy New Year

PLEASE BEGIN YOUR NEW 2012 POSTS HERE

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Sequoyah & Sooner Lake:

Nest locations:
(Sutton Avian Research Center is responsible in part for these nests)
Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge is near Vian, Oklahoma and Sooner Lake is near Stillwater, Oklahoma on OG&E (Oklahoma Gas & Electric) property.

kittenface · **Posted:** Tue Jan 10, 2012 9:10 am

Well I just read the Sooner spent the night at the nest and they are still there this morning

kittenface · **Posted:** Tue Jan 10, 2012 9:15 am

Also the pair was seen copulating sure hope the nest is ready soon, one is in there fixin the place up right now again. I sure hope everything works out this yr.

Mick · **Posted:** Tue Jan 10, 2012 2:41 pm

Thanks kittenface. That's a great pic.

PattiO · **Posted:** Sun Jan 15, 2012 10:01 pm

Was wondering where all the posts from the Vian nest went ... and realized it's a new year! :girlcrazy:

Mom & Dad Sooner (aka Fred & Ethel) spent the night near the nest on Friday. Watched them until it was dark. :)

PattiO · **Posted:** Sun Jan 15, 2012 10:10 pm

And, at Vian ... just 2 pics in this gif .... see if you can see the squirrel!

making an animated gif

Mick · **Posted:** Mon Jan 16, 2012 7:51 pm

At the bottom, out of reach!
Great pics of Sooner. Thanks PattiO!

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 63313

Thanks for the great pics!! I had no clue there were 3 eggs here!!!

PattiO · **Posted:** Wed Jan 18, 2012 11:31 pm

SGB .... the 17th, 20th and 24th of December. :)

Expected hatch dates ... 21st, 24th and 28th of January.

elfruler · **Joined:** Mon Oct 03, 2011 10:31 pm **Posts:** 95

I took several captures this morning when eggs were revealed, and I wonder if there might, just might, be a pip on one of those eggs. I zoomed in. See what you think:

PattiO · **Posted:** Thu Jan 19, 2012 7:51 pm

Hmmmm ... hard to tell Elf ... although right at the beginning it almost looked as if the adult heard something, thus causing it to get up and investigate. Seems just a tiny bit early to me though.

kittenface · **Posted:** Sun Jan 22, 2012 5:06 pm

Parent sure is looking under its self alot its a bit breezy here but someone said its was 70 degrees there
shouldn't be to long til a hatch I'll say 10 minutes after I leave for work

Mick · **Posted:** Sun Jan 22, 2012 9:47 pm

kittenface · **Posted:** Mon Jan 23, 2012 2:55 pm

The gossip here is that the eggs aren't any good cuz they are late hatching as they think but if my guess is right it should be today if it goes by the first egg it is at 336 days

Arles · **Posted:** Mon Jan 23, 2012 8:09 pm

This looks like a pip to me :wink:

It is getting dark now so I guess we have
to wait till tomorrow.
Night all :wavingsnowgiril:

elfruler · **Joined:** Mon Oct 03, 2011 10:31 pm **Posts:** 95

No doubt about it. I expect serious eggshell crack overnight, chick to emerge tomorrow sometime:

SusanE · **Posted:** Mon Jan 23, 2012 11:29 pm

Oh yeah! Great zooming! Tomorrow should be the day.

Dutch Eagle Fan · **Posted:** Tue Jan 24, 2012 9:42 am

Pip is much larger now:

PattiO · **Posted:** Tue Jan 24, 2012 10:46 am

Kitten ... those folks on the blog don't know what they're talking about!

elfruler · **Joined:** Mon Oct 03, 2011 10:31 pm **Posts:** 95

Oh yes! Parents have been switching off since early morning, and whoever is on the eggs gets up about every 4 or 5 minutes to take a peek, and often dips his/her head in to listen. The "pip" is now, IMO, a big hole or two, and I think I can even detect a crack. Two videos from 1-2 hours ago:

and

Currently Dad on the nest, I think.

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