I'm not sure what kind of gravel it is - but it was put in with the assistance of the MNR in 2011 so I'm sure it's safe for them. They took out the old stuff and power washed the ledge. The year before the kids showed symptoms of illness so it was decided to clean and replace the gravel on the ledge as it hadn't been done since 2002.
Oh it definitely works, just looks a bit jagged! It's all good! Thanks Carly and Alison!
I am so sorry about the loss of the littlest chick. Poor little one didn't have a chance.
The Wilmington nest also had five eggs; four hatched. The fourth chick was not being fed, and was removed from the nest to be cared for until he/she is stronger.
At the James River Bridge, the third chick was not fed, and was left to die. I would have liked to see that little one taken out of the nest, cared for and given a chance to survive. It has been done before successfully at this nest.
I knew about the Wilmington nest but didn't know about James River. So sad-they've had issues at this site before about lack of food. There were questions at one time of the male possibly having 2 mates-don't know if that's true though.
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So fantastic!!
