MILL CREEK, KY~2014

bev. · **Posted:** Tue Apr 01, 2014 7:38 pm

5:34pm MT she just left again. someone talked about the tail but I went back thru all pictures and she flared tail in several pictures . quite early on, so I think , just her thing

Have to go but will leave cam up.

5:36pm

she is back but this time just went to front wrung. NO worries with eggs. If it is warm, they are fine.

I am thinking back and Radisson was off her eggs when it got warmer. going to look badk for a minute at Edmonotn

5:40pm
She is back to eggs and now back to front of box

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64402

Thanks Bev...

for a minute there, I thought she was gonna get on the eggs...but, nope...back outs

bev. · **Posted:** Tue Apr 01, 2014 7:43 pm

4:41pm

She is over eggs now . I really think a hatch is near. And she wants a break

I will convert a short video of just now and post it later .

not making light of situation but just trying to think of all scenarios

kittenface · **Posted:** Tue Apr 01, 2014 7:44 pm

She's on them now.

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64402

mwplay wrote:

If that is your female, then I think the issue is with a male. Right before she took off, she spread her tail feathers wide. I saw Beauty do that when she was incubating and that UT male came in last year.

I'm just not sure why she's not on the eggs, unless maybe it's a traveling pair, or maybe there is some kind of work that is going on that is disturbing both of them.

Gosh, these disruptions during incubation are getting old and sad!

OK...I'm liking the possibility of Human disturbance somewhere near the box...that happened last year with one of the Italian nests...it disrupted them so much..

I just think its curious we haven't seen the male during all of this...

Hopefully, this is mom in the box right now..still not on the eggs...

(otherwise, I'm having flash backs to San Francisco!!)

mwplay · **Joined:** Sun Feb 28, 2010 1:15 am **Posts:** 10250

Okay SGB - This reminds me of Cher. Remember she would stand over the eggs, then scraped over them. And I think Dan stayed away from her when she was in nest area.

This female has been stepping on eggs.

If this is Mom, she should get on the eggs soon.

SGB - I was posting composing at the same time you just posted.

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64402

mwplay..that's why I'm having flashbacks to San Fran...she's reminding me of Cher...

If she starts scraping...then I think we will know this isn't the resident female...

mwplay · **Joined:** Sun Feb 28, 2010 1:15 am **Posts:** 10250

skygirlblue wrote:

mwplay..that's why I'm having flashbacks to San Fran...she's reminding me of Cher...

If she starts scraping...then I think we will know this isn't the resident female...

I'm sorry - I think you are right. I don't think this is the resident. I think it is an intruder.

That would explain why the male is AWOL.

bev. · **Posted:** Tue Apr 01, 2014 7:51 pm

I am just remembering what Gord said during incubation. With this many eggs, she wants them to hatch as close together as possible and if one is getting close, they can slow down process by not incubating fully.

my sound is back

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64402

You have sound?

mwplay · **Joined:** Sun Feb 28, 2010 1:15 am **Posts:** 10250

There's sound on this cam? I don't hear anything

bev. · **Posted:** Tue Apr 01, 2014 7:53 pm

I have gone back to all pictures and I think this is the resident female

bev. · **Posted:** Tue Apr 01, 2014 7:53 pm

I get a flash of sound every once in awhile and i have no other cam up right now

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64402

Hope you're right, Bev...we could start seeing pips as soon as tomorrow!!!

mwplay · **Joined:** Sun Feb 28, 2010 1:15 am **Posts:** 10250

Well Bev, I hope you are right. I hope this is the female. If for some unfortunate reason the male has been displaced, if he provides for her, she can at least feed her young.

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64402

Well, it still doesn't explain not seeing the male...

I guess we'll see what happens at dusk...its been so long since I checked this cam, I don't know if it has IR..anybody remember?

bev. · **Posted:** Tue Apr 01, 2014 7:56 pm

without tags one cannot say fo r sure but I am betting this is same female.

all sorts of reasons things are a bit wonky right now. we just do not know which reason LOL

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64402

mwplay, I think you and I are sharing one brain...hee hee

bev. · **Posted:** Tue Apr 01, 2014 7:57 pm

without constant watching , we do not know if this is normal for this nest.

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64402

bev. wrote:

without tags one cannot say fo r sure but I am betting this is same female.

all sorts of reasons things are a bit wonky right now. we just do not know which reason LOL

well, if she covers the eggs at dusk, I don't care which one it is...LOL

These eggs have not been "incubated" for over 2 hrs...maybe longer...

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