Author Topic: Nest building on the Nature Cam (Read 131656 times)

Chesslike · « **Reply #142 on:** Jun 17, 06, 09:25:54 PM »

Hey did the Stellar's Jays get new digs.

Wrightwood · « **Reply #143 on:** Jun 17, 06, 10:08:50 PM »

Yes Bob they are all down and in their brush home.

While I was down the hill this morning the other two made their way down from the nest. Gus grabbed the camera and captured the final moments.

Near the new home:

Mr squirrel decides to get in the act

The Stellers Jay parents were not happy and ran the squirrel off

ForestGal · « **Reply #144 on:** Jun 18, 06, 12:40:58 AM »

Thanks once again, Wrightwood and Gus, for these wonderful pictures and the amazing story of our Stellers Jays!

I'm still so sad that the one little guy didn't make it, but we have all learned more about nature in our forest through this experience.

Now we can focus on the flicker nest - any thoughts on when those eggs will start to hatch?

Wrightwood · « **Reply #145 on:** Jun 18, 06, 04:51:41 PM »

Only see 5 eggs in flicker nest!

Flower · « **Reply #146 on:** Jun 18, 06, 05:59:56 PM »

Excellent documentation on the jays, John! Thank you for all your hard work and tireless efforts!

Any speculation on what happened to the other flicker egg?

2CatMama · « **Reply #147 on:** Jun 20, 06, 12:22:24 PM »

Quote from: Wrightwood on Jun 07, 06, 08:21:06 PM

Roughly speaking, then, the time that our Flickers take for incubation is from eleven to twelve days

Based on that we should start seeing baby flickers on the 11th or 12th of June.

Is it possible the flicker eggs were not fertilized? We're coming up on double-incubation here.

Wrightwood · « **Reply #148 on:** Jun 20, 06, 12:49:28 PM »

It sure seems like a lot longer than we expected.

Moose · « **Reply #149 on:** Jun 20, 06, 02:27:02 PM »

Wildman · « **Reply #150 on:** Jun 20, 06, 08:11:25 PM »

Sure looks like a young Robin to me. Great pictures of you nest and young ones.

Wrightwood · « **Reply #151 on:** Jun 21, 06, 01:59:42 PM »

At least two of the baby steller's jay reappeared today near the local cherry tree with mom & dad.

Patchylou · « **Reply #152 on:** Jun 21, 06, 04:02:37 PM »

You never cease to amaze!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Excellent work!!!

gypsywolf · « **Reply #153 on:** Jun 21, 06, 08:25:17 PM »

Great Photos of the jays!!

At first I thought Moose's babies were Grosbeaks, but now that I looked it up, they are Robins!!! How cool! The blue eggs were a give-a-way, too.

Thank you both for sharing!

angelwolf326 · « **Reply #154 on:** Jun 22, 06, 10:16:58 AM »

WW those shots are AMAZING!!!!! The clarity and the capture of the wings is fabulous!

So the momma is still sitting on those eggs..... Do you think they are not going to hatch? Poor thing, she just keeps waiting.... Will she give up?

So sad this year, losing the baby jay and now this....

Chesslike · « **Reply #155 on:** Jun 23, 06, 09:04:43 PM »

Okay, who is going to break the bad news to the flicker parents that it does not look good for this clutch? It is long past the 11-14 days that the incubation normally takes. I wonder if they were inexperienced parents, who didn't sit on the eggs enough.

Wrightwood · « **Reply #156 on:** Jun 24, 06, 09:54:20 AM »

You've got to give them credit for trying.
I spent some time looking for information on bird eggs and fertility and here's what I came up with:

http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/zoo00/zoo00308.htm

Hillbillies · « **Reply #157 on:** Jun 24, 06, 10:13:30 AM »

So, wouldn't these eggs be rotten and smelling by now if they were not fertilized

Wrightwood · « **Reply #158 on:** Jun 24, 06, 10:16:53 AM »

If they ever abandon the nest and eggs I'll be checking it out.

KWBoy · « **Reply #159 on:** Jun 25, 06, 07:00:41 PM »

They still seem to be sitting on the eggs still... But Its been way to long and I don't think there is any hope left for the eggs. I wonder what went wrong $:-\$

Author Topic: Nest building on the Nature Cam (Read 131656 times)

Chesslike

Flower

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Wildman

Patchylou

gypsywolf

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Chesslike

Hillbillies

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