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Beth · **Posted:** Thu Feb 11, 2010 3:44 pm

Photo from web-site (2-10)

We are back online for 2010 at the Cornell Wood Duck cam :loveshow:

SusanE · **Posted:** Thu Feb 11, 2010 5:55 pm

Thanks, Beth! :wavingsnowgirl:

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

Well, well, well...what do you know...second Wood Duck cam is up and running in Greenville, TX...and she already has 12 eggs!!! (Hosted by Cornell)

Beth · **Posted:** Thu Mar 04, 2010 2:46 pm

CONTRA COSTA TIMES GOOSE CAM :loveshow:

Walnut Creek, California.

I think we have 7 eggs, maybe more...

obxbarb · **Posted:** Fri Mar 05, 2010 5:25 pm

Beth wrote:

CONTRA COSTA TIMES GOOSE CAM :loveshow:

Walnut Creek, California.

I think we have 7 eggs, maybe more...

Nice Beth! What happened to the goose cam from last year?

Beth · **Posted:** Wed Mar 17, 2010 3:13 pm

Sorry I didn't see your post Barb...This is the nest where the little ones jumped from the
roof and everyone was so worried in 2009.

obxbarb · **Posted:** Wed Mar 17, 2010 8:39 pm

So, she's decided its safer on the ground. And that's a good thing!

Beth · **Posted:** Sun Mar 21, 2010 5:13 pm

We have little ones at the Cornell site...
:clapegg:

They will probably jump tomorrow.

Beth · **Posted:** Mon Mar 22, 2010 9:00 am

Beth · **Posted:** Tue Mar 30, 2010 6:21 pm

Tuesday, March 30, 2010 4:25pm

At least one Loon is back :loveshow:

Cam isn't up yet but Larry posted on his blog!!!

obxbarb · **Posted:** Tue Mar 30, 2010 10:07 pm

Just saved it to my favorites. Thanks Beth...I know you are excited about that news!

kittenface · **Posted:** Tue Mar 30, 2010 10:18 pm

OH BETH

I so happy for you

beans · **Posted:** Wed Mar 31, 2010 11:56 pm

Video: Mother Goose and her Goslings

A Canada Goose has her nest on the roof of the Contra Costa Times Building. The live stream doesn’t have audio, but we have had baby goslings at our wildlife hospital. The sounds you hear are a recording of goslings a few days old.

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/cct%27s-mother-goose

Beth · **Posted:** Thu Apr 01, 2010 1:56 pm

Thanks beans :spingirl:

They jumped today!

kittenface · **Posted:** Thu Apr 01, 2010 2:12 pm

Up and over they have a video of it
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/cct%27s-mother-goose

obxbarb · **Posted:** Thu Apr 01, 2010 11:08 pm

OMG...I watched half the day yesterday, and totally forgot today! Thank you for all the awesome pics and video!

kittenface · **Posted:** Fri Apr 02, 2010 11:30 pm

Mother Goose and family
There is a great slide show and video of Mother goose
and all 7 of the gooslings walking thru the parkinglot and thru the
park Dad comes in to and the end of the video is just the cutest thing
watching the parents waddling and bouncing heads babies in tow
http://www.contracostatimes.com/ci_14800135

Beth · **Posted:** Sat Apr 03, 2010 11:13 am

Friday 4/2 Update from Larry ...

Today was the first time that I have seen both loons.

Several other people around the lake have told me that they have seen two loons but it was not until this morning that I saw both of them together.

Today has been yet another unusually mild day. We had a high of 70 degrees today and 85 degrees yesterday here at the lake. And it has not gotten below 50 degrees for the last two nights.

Now when you realize that our AVERAGE high temperature for this time of year is 50 degrees, you can see that it has been unusually warm.

However, that started to change today.

We got our first thunderstorms today with our first rain of the spring. In fact, we had not a flake of snow for the whole month of March which is very unusual. It is the first time that has happened since back in the 1800s! So we needed the rain.

It wasn't a lot of rain but there were a few good downpours. And it was so good to hear thunder again! Especially thunder with no bad weather attached to it.....just rain.

There was fear that it would rain out the Minnesota Twin and Boston Red Sox at the brand new Target Field in Minneapolis but the rain stopped just in time for the game.

The last several days I have spent a lot of time working on completely building the nesting platform. As I was getting it ready, I realized that it had taken a lot of wear and tear over the last few years so it was time to rebuild it. I hope to have it out in the next few days. I want it to be there when the loons start to look for it and get serious about finding a place to nest.

We have also been working on the camera and have a couple surprises for you that I think you will really like....if we can make them work!

It will be interesting to see when they get serious about nesting since everything is about a week earlier than last year and more than 3 weeks earlier than in 2007 and 2008.

So gather all the kids and old ladies (how does that song go?!?!) and gather 'round as we hope to be on LIVE with the Loon Cam in the next couple weeks! Have your heart medicine close by as we watch and wait and hope and pray for our loons and the eggs and hopefully a couple new chicks.

beans · **Posted:** Sun Apr 04, 2010 6:51 pm

More about Mother Goose..

Read how Mother Goose gets 7 chicks to jump safely from Times’ rooftop nest:

Gary Bogue’s Article

obxbarb · **Posted:** Mon Apr 05, 2010 9:57 pm

Five years in a row for momma goose...must be working for her. The pics are adorable!

Beth, here comes the loon season...buckle up!!

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