Cathedral of Learning

[DebbieB]

http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2013/04/29/what-happened/

What happened by Kate St John. She talks about the chick that died and the 3 unhatched eggs.

I just took a glance at the webcam and it looked like to me that there was more than 1 baby under Dorothy.   She moved and they are covered again.   I'm at work and can't see the live feed, just the still picture.    I can't remember how to save a picture to post.

[Kris G.]

http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2013/04/29/what-happened/

What happened by Kate St John. She talks about the chick that died and the 3 unhatched eggs.

I just took a glance at the webcam and it looked like to me that there was more than 1 baby under Dorothy.   She moved and they are covered again.   I'm at work and can't see the live feed, just the still picture.    I can't remember how to save a picture to post.

She has pulled the deceased baby under her-I think that's what you might be seeing.

[Bonnie]

We are worried about PCBs here.  However, our female at 101 Hudson could be very old.

[Christiane]

I just saw one baby sitting up being fed and 3 shiny unhatched eggs.   Christiane

[Kris G.]

E2 removes the deceased baby today:

http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2013/04/29/things-are-getting-back-to-normal/

[Donna]

E2 removes the deceased baby today:

http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2013/04/29/things-are-getting-back-to-normal/

Read that earlier and liked the part, he distracted Dorothy with prey, when she left the nest, he took out the deceased! Smart E2.

[patsy6]

Oh, what a good dad and mate E2 is.  Bless him.

[Donna]

 

[MAK]

Sweet pics! 

[Dumpsterkitty]

 

Never realized before how much Beauty looks like her mother!

[MAK]

 

Never realized before how much Beauty looks like her mother!

Sure does-both being equally Beautyful! 

[Kris G.]

 

Never realized before how much Beauty looks like her mother!

Sure does-both being equally Beautyful! 

She does and they are!

[Donna]

Sticking this here: Sad news by Kate St John

Disappointment at Two Bridges

Yesterday Dan Brauning and Art McMorris of the Pennsylvania Game Commission ventured out in PennDOT bucket trucks to band peregrine nestlings at two Pittsburgh area bridges:  Tarentum and Westinghouse.

Observers Rob Protz at Tarentum and John English at Westinghouse had pinpointed the locations on the bridges where the peregrines were nesting so Art arranged the site visits with PennDOT.

PennDOT was very helpful and the bucket trucks were impressive.  Unfortunately the news was not good.

At Tarentum, pictured above, Art McMorris leaned back to look into the nest hole but there were no nestlings, just one abandoned egg.

At Westinghouse there was one nestling too young to band and handicapped by convulsions and a deformed beak.  Not good.

This was not what anyone expected. Such a disappointment!

The adult peregrines will continue at their respective bridges, as shown below at Tarentum, but there won’t be a fledge watch at either site.

[Kris G.]

Oh how sad. Dorothy's baby appeared to be having seizures and was thought to be handicapped too before it died this year. 

[Donna]

 It's a boy for Dorothy and E2

I believe his name is Solo!!    22 days old and 605 grams



vitals all good

Bling

Dorothy  

Solo, not a given name, just a nickname. They don't name the babies there.