Hatch Days Are Here!

Here is a repeat of part of a e-mail from Dick Tuttle from Sunday April 22, 2007 and posted on this blog.

As can be seen the 1st hatch may have happened at the Hoover Nest, Thursday. Dick Tuttle said he will check it out today.

I made the hatch dates big, so they are easier to see. Dick said that the young will live on their yoke sacks for a couple of days before the parents start to feed them, and a week or so before we can see the youngsters heads bobbing up and down.

Frank Germann

"Since all four known nests in Delaware County show incubation, I offer the following predicted dates based on 37 days of incubation and 55 days of nestling time before fledging. I also added when the young would be five weeks old when planning leg banding events are planned.

Delaware Lake Nest: April 18, incubation; May 25, hatch; June 29, 5-weeks; July 19, fledge.

Hoover Nest: April 10, incubation; May 17, hatch; June 21, 5-weeks; July 11, fledge.

Alum Creek #1: April 22, incubation; May 29, hatch; July 3, five-weeks; July 23 fledge.

Alum Creek #4: April 15, incubation; May 22, hatch; June 26, five-weeks; July 16 fledge.

Of course, the above dates are predictions and anything can happen, but many people are watching these nests so accurate updates will not be a problem. "