Surrey Reserve 2023-2024 Observation and Discussion

[CC398]

1537 - Brit is incubating her egg and called out softly twice.

[CC398]

1541 - Brit was up to aerate the nest and roll her egg.

[CC398]

3:24pm.........Next egg should be 3 days from now...........SATURDAY!

I say this time tomorrow

Last year was 24 hours between laying if my immediate memory serves me correctly.

[CC398]

1607 - Brit appears to be resting for now.

I am OFF both cams, but will be watching/listening.

[Jean]

3:24pm.........Next egg should be 3 days from now...........SATURDAY!

I say this time tomorrow

Last year was 24 hours between laying if my immediate memory serves me correctly.

Eggs are usually laid 3 days apart.........here are the stats re. last year: Click to enlarge.

[Sandy_W]

Congratulations to Brit & Rey on their first egg.

Narrative:
Congratulations are in order! Brit laid their first egg for this nesting season Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at 1:53 pm. Brit began her labor around 1:47 pm. She waited a few minutes to allow us to see her egg and that happened when Rey brought in a stick. He certainly was interested in the new addition. As a result, he got his first look. After a bit, both made an announcement to the world with vocals.

The video begins with the north cam while Brit is in labor and moves to the first glimpses of the new egg. Then we see Brit from the south cam while she was in labor. They have constructed a nest bowl so deep we cannot see down into the nest bowl from the south cam.


Congratulations with their first egg

[Sandy_W]

5:14 pm in rollback, Brit had been lying down and it looked like a rain shower came through. Her back is wet. She then sat over her egg and moved to digging in the nest bowl. Now we see her give her egg a roll.

[Sandy_W]

7:21 pm Brit is standing over her egg. It is a way of allowing the egg to cool or to regulate the egg's temperature.

[CC398]

3:24pm.........Next egg should be 3 days from now...........SATURDAY!

I say this time tomorrow

Last year was 24 hours between laying if my immediate memory serves me correctly.

Eggs are usually laid 3 days apart.........here are the stats re. last year: Click to enlarge.


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It's been a long week lol. I was thinking about the time between Lof and Tyr hatching last year.

[CC398]

1829 - Brit is up and calling out at times

[CC398]

IN on the cams

1830 - Rey arrived

1837 - Rey is happily on his first incubation shift. He rolled his egg before covering it.

1839 - Brit is nearby making short vocals. Similar to when she's talking to Rey.

[CC398]

from earlier

1828 - Brit was up and calling out for Rey. Time for a break I guess.

1830 - Rey happily arrives for his first incubation duty.

[CC398]

1855 - Brit is nearby calling but I could not find her on the cams.

Rey has been paying very close attention to his egg.

1902 - Rey was up again -Brit is still calling out

I am OFF both cams.

[CC398]

1920 - Rey flew. Both Eagles can be heard vocalizing

1922 - Brit is still vocalizing from a distance.

IN on the cams

1925 - Brit is on the nest and tending to her egg

1927 - Brit is back on duty.

I am OFF both cams.

[Jean]

7:28pm.......Thanks CC for being here to keep watch! Good to see Rey getting a turn at incubating the egg! He has been so excited and wanting to do this!

Wondering about the egg being uncovered for a few minutes? I'm thinking maybe the cool down is already starting in order to get 2 eggs hatching close together in time.

I see Brit is now back on the nest.