Maps & Data
Shawen is not currently following any individual nests.
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Activity log
| Date | Nest | Watcher | Adults | Eggs | Young | Observations | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 21 | 11165 | Shawen | 2 | N | N | ||
| Note: | Fred and Wilma - arrived; together? He usually shows up 2-3 days before she does. Earliest arrival date ever; season 6 commences. | ||||||
| April 15 | 11165 | Shawen | 2 | N | N | ||
| Note: | Arrived together 21 March 2025 Busy rebuilding/adding to nest & eating. Copulating. | ||||||
| April 17 | 11165 | Shawen | 2 | U | N | incubation | |
| Note: | Incubation started today, 28 days post arrival. | ||||||
| April 22 | 11165 | Shawen | 2 | U | N | incubation | |
| Note: | Fred & Wilma tag team incubation when Fred brings in breakfast regularly. | ||||||
| April 22 | 11765 | Shawen | 2 | N | N | ||
| May 20 | 11165 | Shawen | 2 | U | N | incubation | |
| Note: | More branches brought to nest in last 2 weeks - NE storms likely causing repair needs. 35 days since incubation is this Friday 23 May?? | ||||||
| May 27 | 11165 | Shawen | 2 | U | 1 | incubation, feeding, young laying down | |
| Note: | There had been lots of fidgeting around on the nest over the weekend (35 days was 22 May, today is 27 May, so 40 days), possibly rearranging its contents, rolling cracking egg(s) around? Today Fred brought a fish to the nest and Wilma set about eating it IN THE NEST which never happens unless….then she started feeding 1 chick. Hoping for evidence of more hatchlings in the days ahead!? | ||||||
| June 6 | 11165 | Shawen | 2 | U | 2 | incubation, feeding, young standing | |
| Note: | Finally could see a second head bobbling around. Easiest to see at feeding time. | ||||||
| June 13 | 11165 | Shawen | 2 | N | 2 | feeding, young standing | |
| Note: | Wilma continues to fuss with nest amendments, adding sticks to the rim. 2 chicks often clearly visible now, stretching out wing “blades”, running across nest and up the side of the bowl. Fred brings fish to the nest more frequently than a week ago. Wilma spending some time out of the nest, off to the side in a tree keeping a watchful eye. She is also acting as beach umbrella on hotter days. | ||||||
| June 23 | 11165 | Shawen | 2 | N | 2 | feeding, young standing | |
| Note: | Fred continues to regularly supply the nestlings and Wilma with what appear to be larger and larger fish. I’ve seen several at least 3lb tautog and similar size bluefish meet their face-removal fate in a nearby tree, while the family awaits their “prepared” meal. The young are now more than 1/2 Wilma’s size. Since the birds hatched and the incoming fish were guppies by comparison and arriving 2x/day, the fish are now significantly larger, coming in to the nest 3-4x/day. The young started showing their flight feathers taking over from the hatchling fluff by the end of Week 3 post-hatch. In fact, they are so well fed there is never a greedy scrabble for food - all wait patiently to be fed. | ||||||
| June 26 | 11165 | Shawen | 2 | N | 2 | feeding, young standing | |
| Note: | Yesterday on 25 Jun - observed both Fred, but mostly Wilma “water skiing” (doing a pressurized-by-flight) foot wash, dragging their feet along the still surface of the water. He made 1 pass before perching in a shady tree. She made at least 4 long passes, dragging her feet in the water. Then she landed on a rock which was just below the surface of the water, effectively allowing for wading into a cooling foot-soak (it was day 4 of 95F+ weather, around 1pm - nearly low tide). She’s been diligently acting as “beach umbrella” to her chicks throughout the heatwave. Poor thing! Then she flew over and walked around on the sand (foot scrub?) on the beach by the water’s edge before returning to the nest. Fred was “baby sitting” from his perch nearby while she took this break for about 5 minutes. This morning (weather front came through last night, 30F cooler, overcast now) the more developed of the two chicks pointed its nose into the NE breeze and held out its scrawny but LONG “wings” and held them out for a bit and felt a bit of uplift, before folding them up and snuggling back down. | ||||||
| July 9 | 11165 | Shawen | 2 | N | 2 | feeding, young standing | |
| Note: | Seem to be able to feed themselves a bit now. Lots of wing flapping every day, both birds. | ||||||
| July 10 | 11165 | Shawen | 2 | N | 2 | feeding, young laying down | |
| Note: | Feeding & flapping, preening new feathers. | ||||||
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