FORT ST. VRAIN~2013

PattiO · **Posted:** Mon Apr 15, 2013 11:59 pm

I KNOW, RIGHT?!?!

PattiO · **Posted:** Tue Apr 16, 2013 12:20 am

I'm gonna post some pictures in a bit .... take a look at the Valmont GHO nest if anyone is still up. Snowflake would be snowbound!

PattiO · **Posted:** Tue Apr 16, 2013 1:47 am

Well, I'll just post 2 pics ... not much has changed since I've been watching for the past 4 hours!!

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

About 30-45 min ago Parent (at least I think that's a parent) and chicks (sorry, too hard to count heads)

Current-chick pile and no parent

Temp=27 degrees

I'm seeing a little movement..but not a whole lot.

PattiO · **Posted:** Tue Apr 16, 2013 9:28 am

I hope they're OK ... I imagine both Mom and Dad are out looking for food... at least I hope so!!

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

Parent has arrived with food and appears to be defurring..I think its mammal...

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

Well, unfortunately, it did not result in a feed. I guess the parent ate it. XCEL cams do not like me, so I lost the feed. When I got it back, he/she was on the way to cover the eaglets. I still can't get a head count. I was hoping that while she was defurring, that I would see bobbleheads...but, no...too hard to see with overhead and she was blocking the scrape view..

Was still defurring with this pic

Lost the cam and when I got it back, she was standing there and then went to the scrape

I really don't see prey in the upper on the overhead..

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

Kids are alone again...I am hoping for the best, but I am preparing for the worse, here...I don't think I can watch this cam for a while....

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

I opened the cam just in time to see 1 parent land and take off again...I saw one chick move. Its hard to see the kids unless they move. Temp now 32 degrees..these chicks are going to die of exposure if this continues, especially without food..I hate to say that...Let's just hope a parent is visiting to warm them up when I'm not looking..

kittenface · **Posted:** Tue Apr 16, 2013 1:56 pm

Feeding and covering a while ago I saw FOR SURE 2 I'm not even going to guess about little bit I'm only going to look in once in a while til I can see something more clearly and then I'll go from there.
I know I should be watching constantly but I just can't and like you SGB I'm preparing myself for the worse

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

I'm so glad you got to see a feeding...at least that's encouraging...

PattiO · **Posted:** Tue Apr 16, 2013 4:08 pm

If that stupid smear wasn't right smack dab where the center of the nest is!!

I did see one or two of them moving around this morning but haven't looked in since then. The adults were probably too hungry themselves. :(

You can see one little face peering out this morning...

And this is Mom with them now but can't see much ....

kittenface · **Posted:** Tue Apr 16, 2013 4:50 pm

"P" GOT A GREAT VIDEO TODAY AND YOU CAN SEE ALL 3 MOVING AROUND AND GETTING FED :sum9:

kittenface · **Posted:** Tue Apr 16, 2013 5:00 pm

PattiO · **Posted:** Tue Apr 16, 2013 5:23 pm

I'll have to watch the video ... because I'm watching right now and I only see 2 moving around.

obxbarb · **Posted:** Tue Apr 16, 2013 5:26 pm

This nest is so incredibly stressful to watch. I don't know how you guys do it, but thanks for the updates. Holy cow these poor eagles!!! Wonderful to see all 3 in that snow pile. :loveshow:

PattiO · **Posted:** Tue Apr 16, 2013 5:33 pm

I really do not see all 3 ... the 2 big ones are getting fed right now. I think the baby is in the center of the nest and I don't see it moving.

PattiO · **Posted:** Tue Apr 16, 2013 11:19 pm

Kitten ..... no hiding!!! We have to face it together!!!

Even if we've lost the little one .. at least I know that the other 2 are OK! I saw them get fed and move around.

PattiO · **Posted:** Tue Apr 16, 2013 11:28 pm

Mom and Dad are both on the nest again tonight looking after their little ones. I think this makes 3 nights in a row the male has slept on the nest. Something I have not seen before that's for sure!

PattiO · **Posted:** Tue Apr 16, 2013 11:39 pm

As a side note ...... I think the 2 cams are very out of sync. I just took both of these pics at the same time ... the time stamps are almost a 1/2 hour apart, although I don't know if they ever fixed the time stamp from last year... I know they were messed up. But just looking at the positions of the eagles ... they don't match up.

Edit ... duh ... I think the overhead is frozen.

EDIT AGAIN ... now they just moved!! :girlcrazy:

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