From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Thu May 29 20:07:23 2003 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h4U35aaA022081 for <[[email protected]]>; Thu, 29 May 2003 20:05:37 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mclean.mail.mindspring.net (mclean.mail.mindspring.net [207.69.200.57]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h4U34ofF022038 for <[[email protected]]>; Thu, 29 May 2003 20:04:54 -0700 (PDT) Received: from user-2ivfiks.dialup.mindspring.com ([165.247.202.156] helo=pavilion) by mclean.mail.mindspring.net with esmtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 19LaCC-0002lA-00 for [[email protected]]; Thu, 29 May 2003 23:04:45 -0400 Message-Id: <[[email protected]]> X-Sender: [[email protected]] X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 4.2.0.58 Date: Thu, 29 May 2003 20:00:08 -0700 To: [[email protected]] From: amphibian <[[email protected]]> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Subject: [SBB] q. re. coopers and re-nesting X-BeenThere: [[email protected]] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.2+ Precedence: list List-Id: South Bay Birding List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Errors-To: south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] A little history: I first saw "our" Los Altos Coopers going to their Adobe Creek nest on March 21st. By the 24th things had gotten very quiet and within a few more days I saw a tail sticking out of the nest in obvious incubation mode. My best guess has them incubating by the 24th, but even if I push the dates a few days later, I still count many days between then and now--long enough that great gangly chicks ought to be sticking out all over the place up there, if not actively flapping about in the trees nearby. Should have been a steady traffic of food deliveries from dad in recent weeks too. Alas, no such luck. I think the cold wet spring did them in. Nonetheless, the parents are sticking around. The nest site doesn't permit 360 views, so I can't verify that someone is always on the nest, but I have seen someone perching there on occasion. Are they just hoping that eventually the eggs will hatch? This afternoon I saw them both at the nest simultaneously--in fact, at first I got a little excited because only one was visible, and it was obviously interacting with another bird mostly below the rim of the nest. But then another adult popped up and I wondered if they might be refurbishing the nest for another go around. Anyone know more about Coopers reproduction? I feel rather attached to this pair, which we believe to be the same as those we first saw five years ago nesting in almost exactly the same location. And they're gorgeous birds: I don't want them to get discouraged and leave because then I'd miss views like the great one I had this morning, from about 18 feet away! Thanks for your insights, Natasha _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. south-bay-birds mailing list ([[email protected]]) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://www.plaidworks.com/mailman/options/south-bay-birds/south-bay-birds-archive%40plaidworks.com This email sent to [[email protected]]