THE FAMOUS Peregrine Falcons nest on the Joseph Smith Memorial Building has seen no activity since 2015. We will update if a new pair nests in the box.
Sunday, April 13, 2014
Egg No. 3
I turned on the nest cam about 7:25 MT to see Dad getting up off eggs, and there are three now. So I am guessing it has been there a little while. He is has settled back down again but I snapped this before he did.
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Yippee. . . .and then there was three! Thanks Liz!
Found this on another peregrine site. "Typically, the falcons do not begin incubating until the third or fourth egg arrives so that all the eggs hatch about the same time. Otherwise, the bigger, first-hatched chick would have an unfair advantage at feeding time over the smaller, last-hatched chick. You will see both adults sitting on the eggs at times over the next few days but incubation does not begin in earnest until the laying period ends."
5 comments:
Yippee. . . .and then there was three! Thanks Liz!
Yippee pretty well covers it. Thanks, Liz, for catching and sharing the glimpse!
RW
I am concerned about the eggs. Last night the parent in charge spent most of the night on the rock or edge of the box. The eggs were not kept warm.
Found this on another peregrine site. "Typically, the falcons do not begin incubating until the third or fourth egg arrives so that all the eggs hatch about the same time. Otherwise, the bigger, first-hatched chick would have an unfair advantage at feeding time over the smaller, last-hatched chick. You will see both adults sitting on the eggs at times over the next few days but incubation does not begin in earnest until the laying period ends."
Wow, miss a week, miss a lot. I'm so excited to watch this new family. Thanks, Liz.
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