--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jstein@...> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "John" <jr_esq@> wrote: > > > > > > Nabs, > > > > > > Thanks for the update on these hawks. > > > > It's interesting to see how she has tucked that newspaper > > around her. Could it be The New York Times ? > > How the heck did it get in the nest? When I took a look > fairly early this morning, it wasn't there. Did it just > blow in, or what? Bobby didn't bring it in, did he? > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Violet just checked her eggs, they seem to be fine :-) > > According to a hawk expert who's answering questions > about the upcoming Blessed Events, the more often she > checks the eggs, the closer the chicks are to hatching. > Once she starts feeling them pecking at the inside of > the shell while she's sitting on them, she'll get up > frequently and peer at them to see how it's going. > > It can take half a day for a chick to emerge; and the > three eggs won't all hatch at once. I can only watch > for a couple of minutes at a time, and every time I > looked in today she was just sitting quietly, so > either I'm missing it when she gets up, or there isn't > a lot of action yet. >
http://tinyurl.com/3p2ttdt I don't know where it came from. It's been blowing quite a lot there, perhaps the wind brought it ? If your theory is correct the hatching must be quite some time in the future as she is checking (!) them very unfrequently. It's night over there now and she seems to be sound asleep. But where is Bobby, does he have several nests ? He came by for a few minutes yesterday but then took off. What a funny project ! Thanks to the NYT and Judy for letting us know about it !
