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

Congratulations Audrey and Calico Tom!! :spring1:

Audrey laid her 3rd egg at 11:40 EDT last eve. Pic by Ranger:

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

Blog update with photos from Mrs. COM!!

Ferenz · **Posted:** Tue Apr 23, 2019 1:20 pm

Ferenz · **Posted:** Sat May 11, 2019 1:29 pm

Tom arrives with headless fish & changes incubating with Audrey

Audrey

Shepherd · **Joined:** Mon Apr 28, 2014 3:10 pm **Posts:** 6033

Ferenz · **Posted:** Tue May 21, 2019 10:26 am

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

Update from Mrs. COM including photos of the eagles who visit the nest in the off season, before the nest pole comes down:

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

Congratulations Audrey and Calico tom!! :spring1:

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

Calico Tom arrived for a peek at the new one. He beaked around Audrey and finally picked up a small stick that she took from him and placed in front of her. Then, she slowly got up and allowed him a nice look at the new chick, before lying back down again. Satisfied, he flew! :5val:

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

Found this posted by Poppy at Hog Island chat of the new hatch here. It hatched at 9:44 EDT. Capture is by VA girl:

Ferenz · **Posted:** Sat May 25, 2019 5:52 am

Chesapeake Bay, Maryland: Great hatch video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CrIPRo8Ap8

Boblet 1 > eyes & beak wide open: ready to feed

Ferenz · **Posted:** Sun May 26, 2019 7:11 am

Chesapeake - Bob #1

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

I wondered what was taking so long for the next egg to hatch here and this may explain it. One of the eggs was broken and removed from the nest bowl this morning. Video of event by Regina Hornung:

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

The 3rd egg has not hatched and no pip seen as yet. Today there were 2 intruders who didn't even seem to notice the alerts by Calico Tom and Audrey! Video by Regina Hornung:

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

From Poppy very early this morning on the 3rd egg here:

Happy Thursday, Osprey Friends!

After the loss of one egg, we are still waiting for the next chick to hatch. Depending on which egg is still in the nest, the hatch should happen any time soon. Watch out for the blunt end – the end with the darker blotch – that is where a pip will show up. However, it will be very hard to spot a pip since it is covered with debris.

Today is Day 41 after egg # 3 was laid. We are still in the hatch window, since Audrey’s chicks hatch between Day 39 and Day 41. However, after Day 50 an egg is considered as a fail. That might occur for various reasons: It might not have been fertilized, the development might have stopped at a certain point, due to tiny hair cracks in the shell that made it possible for bacteria to get in, biological reasons stopping the embryo from developing, too dry and hot weather. And then there are failures, caused by crows, e.g. they crack an egg while raiding a nest, hail storms, accidents like dropping heavy sticks or stepping on it.

Ferenz · **Posted:** Sun Jun 02, 2019 10:13 am

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

Audrey just scared me moving an unwieldy stick that the chick was within, but she finally got it placed and then Calico Tom flew in to join his family. I believe this is day 50 for the last egg, so just 1 chick for them this season.

Ferenz · **Posted:** Mon Jun 10, 2019 12:59 pm

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

This chick looks huge now! Audrey is currently lying on the nest with it as it preens.

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