It has been almost two months since my last entry. TOO MUCH WORK!!! Oh well, it does pay the bills.
It's time to go back over the notes and pics and come up with some nest stats:
***red shouldered hawk nest #1:
first mating activity seen on March 6
first saw hawk sitting on the nest March 13
first saw chicks May 22, fuzzy white heads
2 chicks quite large on June 6
***red shouldered hawk nest #2 :
mating recorded on March 28
first chicks actually seen on June 2
two hawk chicks total. One is developing far faster than the other and is getting large and dark while the smaller one is still quite downy and white. still not fledged as of June 25
***red tailed hawk nest #1 :
first saw hawk on nest March 15
first saw chicks May 2
saw 2 very large hawk chicks on the nest as late as June 20..these two fledged long after the first 2, but are finally gone
***red tailed hawk nest #2 :
first saw a hawk sitting on the nest on Feb 14, also prepping with materials
protective behavior March 13
first saw hawk sitting at edge of nest, probably hatch time frame April 22
saw active chicks May 2
counted 5 chicks total by May 15
first saw a fledge fly on June 2
last saw 1 hawk sitting on the nest on June 16
***white tailed kite nest :
first saw brooding hawk April
small white heads Jun 2
first flying and 2 chicks fledged on June 18
all fledged by June 24
new mating for possible second clutch, June 13/ June 20
lots of nest pics:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hawkperson/sets/72157624133756771/
