Cobb Island 2017-current

obxbarb · **Posted:** Sat Jan 07, 2017 1:12 pm

The cam is still at this nest but not working. I have been begging Bryan for a year to get it working but CCB is very short staffed right now. Still hoping though.

The great horned owls disrupted the pair last year, however they did ultimately nest and successfully hatched 3 chicks. Bryan noted a 12 day gap in the last chick so probably 2 fledged.

Update 2018: The GHO nested again in 2018 and our falcon pair returned after the owls fledged to produce a successful clutch. Still don't have a cam up :(

Tsusan · **Posted:** Sat Jan 07, 2017 6:44 pm

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, Obxbarb - It's so good to hear Something about Cobb Island! Please keep working on Bryan, and I will keep praying he listens!

obxbarb · **Posted:** Thu Jan 12, 2017 7:12 pm

I am not having much luck with Bryan on this cam. Here is the Virginia falcon report for 2016, I guess the little one did survive because he banded it.
http://www.ccbbirds.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/CCBTR-16-12_PEFA-report-2016.pdf

SWINWK · **Joined:** Wed Jan 02, 2013 10:41 am **Posts:** 12708

Tsusan · **Posted:** Thu Jan 12, 2017 11:49 pm

obxbarb- This report is Amazing! And falcons did return to the nest box after the owls left..... Just wondering, and hoping it was Mitchell and Eve.... :loveheart2:

obxbarb · **Posted:** Sun Jan 15, 2017 10:03 pm

Well, it looks like the did not ID them from the report, usually they stay close to the platform and dive bomb. I have assumed the wy Bryan talked it was them, I guess I'll have to ask.

bev. · **Posted:** Mon Jan 16, 2017 2:23 am

thank-you obxbarb.

Great report. I am so glad they waited . Too bad we do not have cam.

Tsusan · **Posted:** Tue Dec 12, 2017 9:10 am

Hello, Skygirlblue, or Oxbarb! Just wondered if there has been any progress toward getting the cam up and running for next year? I truly miss looking in on them. Also, does anyone know if there is a Peregrine pair there?

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 63238

Tsusan wrote:

:hithere: Hello, Skygirlblue, or Oxbarb! Just wondered if there has been any progress toward getting the cam up and running for next year? I truly miss looking in on them. Also, does anyone know if there is a Peregrine pair there?

Its probably too soon for them...they won't come back on line until we get closer to egg time!! Sure wish it were sooner.

Tsusan · **Posted:** Wed Dec 20, 2017 8:44 am

Ok- thanks, Skygirlblue...

obxbarb · **Posted:** Thu Dec 28, 2017 2:14 pm

I just talked to Bryan a couple of weeks ago about it. There is a GHO in the box and no falcons around. I did talk to him abou James River because there is also a cam there and a stable pair. I am going to see if I can get someone to help.

Beth · **Posted:** Thu Dec 28, 2017 7:33 pm

Thanks Barb for the update...We can hope :1tree:

kittenface · **Posted:** Thu Dec 28, 2017 10:58 pm

Beth wrote:

Thanks Barb for the update...We can hope :1tree:

I second this :biggrin:

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 63238

obxbarb wrote:

I just talked to Bryan a couple of weeks ago about it. There is a GHO in the box and no falcons around. I did talk to him abou James River because there is also a cam there and a stable pair. I am going to see if I can get someone to help.

Seriously? Nesting? What is it about GHO's invading PeFa boxes in VA....LOL

Sure would love to have James River back!!

obxbarb · **Posted:** Wed Jan 24, 2018 1:30 pm

The 2017 Virginia Peregrine Report is here:

http://www.ccbbirds.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/CCBTR-17-14_VA-PEFA-report-2017-final.pdf

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 63238

obxbarb wrote:

The 2017 Virginia Peregrine Report is here:

http://www.ccbbirds.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/CCBTR-17-14_VA-PEFA-report-2017-final.pdf

Too funny...but, I am a day slower than you...I just posted the link under "Breaking News"...

I read this about Cobb:

This male was unbanded which means Mitchell was displaced... :girlsad3:

but Eve was ID'd... :penguin:

I didn't quite understand the last sentence..The male had "very worn juvenile feathers"? Couldn't have been referring to Eve.

SWINWK · **Joined:** Wed Jan 02, 2013 10:41 am **Posts:** 12708

Reading this paragraph here, I thought all was in reference to the GHO"S. Where did you all access this info? :snowgirl:

obxbarb · **Posted:** Sat Feb 10, 2018 5:14 pm

skygirlblue wrote:

obxbarb wrote:

The 2017 Virginia Peregrine Report is here:

http://www.ccbbirds.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/CCBTR-17-14_VA-PEFA-report-2017-final.pdf

Too funny...but, I am a day slower than you...I just posted the link under "Breaking News"...

I read this about Cobb:

This male was unbanded which means Mitchell was displaced... :girlsad3:

but Eve was ID'd... :penguin:

I didn't quite understand the last sentence..The male had "very worn juvenile feathers"? Couldn't have been referring to Eve.

I didn't notice the male change. I'll have to look at last year's report, but Bryan has told me he thinks there is something wrong with the female and why the clutches have failed. The feathers discussion was about the bird never fully molting to adult feathers which is why he thinks something is wrong. A dud bird, as Shawn would say.

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 63238

I've been doing some back tracking....which only resurrects my anger towards photobucket..."Eve" 00/AD was the resident back in 2014 and produced 3 chicks. (we lost Renatta in 2013) We still had the cam. In 2015, GHO's nested first, but then I thought the falcons (Eve and Mitchell) came in and raised 2. (I don't have a 2015 report to confirm). In 2016, the Cobb pair was listed as "unknown" per the VA banding report, yet they banded 3. In 2017 per the VA banding report, Eve (00/AD) and an unbanded male were listed as residents and produced zero young. According to the report, a GHO nested first (like the past)..00/AD has proven to be productive in the past, so I think she needs to go back to Mitchell. I hope he's safe somewhere!!

In 2013 a new female came in after Renatta's death, but was soon displaced by another female...possibly "Eve" (00/AD) 2 chicks raised. I haven't gone into our 2013 archives to see if the 2nd new female was "Eve"..

Beth · **Posted:** Sat Feb 10, 2018 7:05 pm

Many thanks MA for your hours-hours research.
The years tend to run together so I sure appreciate
your timeline. :attention:

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