SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 2012

Weather for Delta

High 11C
Mainly sunny today
Wind NW 10km/h

7:49am
Adult brooding, facing 6ish, sure wish we knew wheat type of bird that is on the side of the nest.

7:50am
Adult calling out with head stretched up, then quiet.

7:52am
Adult up from the bowl, flies off from 2 and back in at 2 almost immediately...assuming its the same one.
Settles in facing 12.

8:03am
Adult is alert, still brooding.

8:25 a.m.
Hi Sandra

This looks like Dad on the nest looking very regal while he scans the area..


8:54 a.m.
Dad flew off.

Eggs are alone for a moment


8:55 a.m.
Mom arrives home to take over. Turned the egg with her foot before settling in.

Sandra, the bird looks like some kind of duck. Quite a few of them have green feathers on their wings. I can't figure out which way it is turned but it could be a American Wigeon or a female Mallard

Hi Kay , hi jkr

Kay, I think you got it , it certainly looks like the American Widgeon.

jkr, love the photo of Dad with his neck stretched waaaay up .

2:16pm
Seemed to take forever for the cam to come up, when it finally did Dad was just settling down to brood.
He's brooding from 9/2 and he turns to face the cam with his beak open.....it's a lovely day her on the west coast .

(unable to capture photos, not at my home computer )

2:19pm
Dad's looking upwards into the tree, and again....he does not appear to be bothered though.
The bird on the side of the nest appears untouched, so far.

I just noticed something else in the nest that is not in the photos above. It's between 2 and 3 and just above the dead bird. Cannot tell if it's grass or more food, maybe another bird .

What I want to know is what holds that ice cream cone packaging in place. It's bound to be cardboard. & I'd think cardboard would blow away. So, any ideas of what holds it in place?

2:57 p.m.
Parent on the nest and the wing has been moved to the 3:00 area.



Kay, good sleuthing to identify the wing. I was going blind hunting for it in my bird books

6:18 pm
Parent on the nest with a feather sticking out on the right wing. I wonder if it's broken ... out of place --- or maybe she is shedding a feather