Surrey Reserve 2023-2024 Observation and Discussion

[Sandy_W]

7:26 am logging off both cams as have some errands to run. If anyone is watching, please share! Thanks.

7:26 am Brit still standing over her egg.

[JudyB]

8:54 am
Adult on duty (maybe Rey - will check back in a minute) stood up and looked around, then did a bit of calling and flew off.

I'm hearing calling nearby - will log in on South and take a look around.

[Ryan]

rey in 7:56 nesting and covers egg

[JudyB]

Great closeup of the egg - thanks, North zoomer!

9:02 am
I'm hearing calls but didn't see anyone in a quick look around. There are a lot of branches in the nest tree higher than the cam can look, so one or both of them could be up there.

Let me know if anyone wants South - I'm still logged in, but happy to let someone else take over.

[skleynhans]

I took a quick peek out my back window. You won't see them as they are sitting on the very top of the south camera tree keeping watch on the nest.

[Ryan]

9 am I was zooming in on egg rey took off I can hear them but cant track them

[JudyB]

Thanks for confirmation of the switch, Ryan - thought it was Rey based on the eyes and the fact I didn't see the faded spots on the feathers that Brit is sporting these days. (It's my recollection that females tend to molt/replace some feathers while they are incubating/brooding - makes sense as they don't need to do as much flying during that time.

[Ryan]

I took a quick peek out my back window. You won't see them as they are sitting on the very top of the south camera tree keeping watch on the nest.DZ7_1133.JPG

hahaah nice yes I couldnt see them on the cam
Thanks!!!

[JudyB]

I took a quick peek out my back window. You won't see them as they are sitting on the very top of the south camera tree keeping watch on the nest.DZ7_1133.JPG

Thanks, skleynhans - great to have someone nearby watching them!

[Ryan]

Thanks for confirmation of the switch, Ryan - thought it was Rey based on the eyes and the fact I didn't see the faded spots on the feathers that Brit is sporting these days. (It's my recollection that females tend to molt/replace some feathers while they are incubating/brooding - makes sense as they don't need to do as much flying during that time.

yes brit has that white feather ! and I think she wants rey to lay off covering it for a few more hours , just my opinion but she wants to time the hatchings

[Ryan]

also OUT on CAMS

[JudyB]

It does occur to me that there will likely be another egg in a day or two, and they may want a bit of -- umm -- private time to work on that process.


Added - just looked back, and the second egg was just under 3 days after the first one last year, so the most likely time this year is probably around noon on the 30th - though there can be quite a bit of variation from year to year, and we'll need a few more years of watching Brit and Rey before we have a sense of their pattern, if in fact they develop one.

[Ryan]

It does occur to me that there will likely be another egg in a day or two, and they may want a bit of -- umm -- private time to work on that process.


Added - just looked back, and the second egg was just under 3 days after the first one last year, so the most likely time this year is probably around noon on the 30th - though there can be quite a bit of variation from year to year, and we'll need a few more years of watching Brit and Rey before we have a sense of their pattern, if in fact they develop one.

Thanks Judy I didnt have it written down was thinking about the 48-72 hour window !
egg looks good ,dirt check , nesting allover it check , haha 8:59 on I tried to go over every inch of it , looks like last nights bump in the night didnt effect anything GOOD JOB REY AND BRIT!!!!!

[JudyB]

9:35 am
Lunch time here. I moved the South cam a bit closer so we can see them return to the nest, and will be watching on my iPad while I have lunch.

I am out of the cams.

[Sandy_W]

10:30 am logging into the south cam so we can what is happening. To far out...