Little stinker, scared us all stiff too!  I can breathe now!  

And thank you to DEC for sticking around to make sure all was well...

Looks just fine now. That was scary...

PHEW!

How do the parents react when the folks doing the banding approach the nest and take the eyas out? Do they try to attack them? How do the parents act while the eyas are gone and then after they are returned?

They will fly around trying to ward off the intruders. At some nests they will make contact with the banders. They will continue to fly around while the eyases are out of the nest and even once they are returned. Once they feel they have "defeated" the intruders they will return to the nest.

One last thing...correction to band numbers...Nor'easter's VID band number is 23/BA black over green.

Thanks again for joining us!

  This moderator will be signing off now. Thank you, everyone, for joining us for this fabulous Banding Day!

Beauty & Dot.ca will probably continue to fly defense for a little while. They will return to check on the eyases once they are sure they have "defeated" the intruders.

Everyone is safely back in the nestbox.

The eyases are being returned to the nestbox!

Here they come!