With each successive day in our “hatch window” (May14th – 18th) the beginning of a hatch becomes more likely. Remember that hatching is typically a slow process with these raptors and can it take a few days. First the egg is “pipped” – which means a small hole is created in the shell by the chick inside. Looking for a hole in one or more of the eggs that may be a difficult task given today’s cool temperatures. This means that we can expect the parents to stay tight on the nest today. When they switch or get up to adjust the eggs we may have a little time to inspect them for holes or cracks. Who said that this would be easy?
Waiting and hoping for a pip!
We see some partly cloudy blue sky coming from off toward Syracuse, west of us. It WILL warm up today for Astrid and Ares!