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Banded fledgling Prothonotary at the Heard today
06/25/07 20:53
Today during banding we got a fledgling Prothonotary. In the same net was an adult male that had been previously banded and near him was one of those green catapllars they've been feeding. The fledling was just like our young ones in the nest cam. I'm sure dad was getting ready to feed him when they ended up in the net.
Jennifer
Heard volunteer
Jennifer
Heard volunteer
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WHAT!!!
06/25/07 20:29
They're gone?! I missed it!!! I can't believe I MISSED IT!!! I got home very late today....I CAN'T BELIEVE I
MISSED THEM LEAVING!! God speed, little ones!!
MA/GA
MISSED THEM LEAVING!! God speed, little ones!!
MA/GA
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All gone!
06/25/07 18:58
I just watched the last one leave, after much hesitation. Awwwwwww. ~Kara
One is looking out the hole
06/25/07 13:11
I think one of these babies is anxious to leave.
Great colors this am!
06/24/07 09:46
Gosh they look so pretty. Enjoy, fledge this week.... BH
YEA!!!
06/23/07 08:59
Great to see the little ones!
MA/GA
MA/GA
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Loved the picture!
06/19/07 19:37
Did not know the fact about "soft" food.....awwwwww just like a human baby!!!
MA
MA
Caterpillar picture
06/19/07 18:03
It's so cute, reminds me of an old cartoon where the mother bird has a huge worm and all of her babies want it, so she whips out a meat grinder and puts it through, producing four smaller worms, one for each baby.
Little ones ok?
06/18/07 11:36
I am worried, they don't look like they have moved since yesterday, I have not seen any parent. Thoughts??? BH/OH
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Short Time to Fledge
06/16/07 16:51
These chicks will grow very fast,so expect them to fledge about 11 days from yesterday, or around the 26th.
The first of the 4 eggs was laid on May 31 but not in the camera box. For various reasons we could not do the nest transfer to the camera box until 2 days ago, so we barely got to see the eggs!
By the time we were ready to transfer, a Wren had made a nest and laid two eggs in the camera box. This nest is shown in the highlight picture of the 13th. So the first task was to transfer the nest in place to a regular Peterson box.
Then the empty camera box was moved 8oo feet to the location of the Prothonotary nest with the 4 eggs, and that nest was transfered to the camera box. Within a few minutes the female had accepted the new box and was sitting on the eggs.
Loney
The first of the 4 eggs was laid on May 31 but not in the camera box. For various reasons we could not do the nest transfer to the camera box until 2 days ago, so we barely got to see the eggs!
By the time we were ready to transfer, a Wren had made a nest and laid two eggs in the camera box. This nest is shown in the highlight picture of the 13th. So the first task was to transfer the nest in place to a regular Peterson box.
Then the empty camera box was moved 8oo feet to the location of the Prothonotary nest with the 4 eggs, and that nest was transfered to the camera box. Within a few minutes the female had accepted the new box and was sitting on the eggs.
Loney
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Mom
06/15/07 20:12
...is beautiful...I am not familiar with this bird..so I can't wait to watch the little ones grow..I'm gonna have to do some research to see if these birds are in my area.
MA/GA
MA/GA
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Looks...
06/15/07 09:55
like they're hatching!! Is that true?
MA/GA
MA/GA
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another nest!
06/14/07 16:36
Glad to see another nest by the Prothnotary Warblers!
We've got the clip up with all the images
from fledge day!
Enjoy!
TBN/CLO staff