Nest #4 status and archive, 2015-2016

 

This female is 8 years old and raised one chick last year which was her first successful nest. She was seen in 2010, 2011 and 2012 but did not have a nest. Her name is Lily and her mate is JoJo. They were named by Susan Withnell's class at Linton Springs Elementary School in Skyesville, Maryland. We do not know when the eggs were laid as we arrived too late this season to observe that.

The chicks probably hatched on Jan 3, 2016. The female chick has been named Mikoto by students in Yoshiro Miyata's class in Chukyo University , Toyota, Japan. The male chick is Bishnu( बिष्णु ) from Govinda Panthy's students in TriKA school, Tripur, Dang, Nepal

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Banded female #5160 The Home Ranch breeding group
Lily on the nest with Jojo near by.  

 

Nov 27 Nov 28 Nov 29 Nov 30
penguin nest penguin nest
Lily on the nest with Jojo near by. Lily on the nest with Jojo near by. Lily on the nest, 2 eggs Jojo is on the nest, 2 eggs
 
Dec 1 Dec 2 Dec 3 Dec 4
penguin eggs
Lily on the nest, 2 eggs Lily on the nest, 2 eggs Lily on the nest, 2 eggs Lily on the nest, 2 eggs
 
Dec 5 Dec 6 Dec 7 Dec 8
penguin nest with eggs

Lily on the nest, 2 eggs Lily on the nest, 2 eggs Lily on the nest, 2 eggs Lily on the nest, 2 eggs
 
Dec 9 Dec 10 Dec 11 Dec 12
Lily on the nest, 2 eggs Lily on the nest, 2 eggs Lily on the nest, 2 eggs Lily on the nest, 2 eggs
 
Dec 13 Dec 14 Dec 15 Dec 16
No Picture Today
  Jojo is on the nest, 2 eggs Jojo is on the nest, 2 eggs Jojo is on the nest, 2 eggs
 
Dec 17 Dec 18 Dec 19

Dec 20
Jojo is on the nest, 2 eggs Jojo is on the nest, 2 eggs Jojo is on the nest, 2 eggs Jojo is on the nest, 2 eggs
 
Dec 21 Dec 22 Dec 23 Dec 24
Jojo is on the nest, 2 eggs Jojo is on the nest, 2 eggs Jojo is on the nest, 2 eggs Lily on the nest, 2 eggs
 
Dec 25 Dec 26 Dec 27 Dec 28
No Pictrure Today, Merry Christmas
  Lily on the nest, 2 eggs Lily on the nest, 2 eggs Lily and Jojo are on the nest, 2 eggs
 
Dec 29 Dec 30 Dec 31 Jan 1, 2016 Happy New Year
Both parents are here, 2 eggs. Lily on the nest, 2 eggs (34 days) Jojo on the nest, 2 eggs (35 days) Lily on the nest, 2 eggs (36 days)
 
Jan 2 Jan 3-4 Jan 5 Jan 6
hatching penguin egg, hatching penguin chick, chick hatching Two days of storm, no pictures penguin chicks
Both parents are on the nest, this egg is hatching.   Lily in on the nest and feeding these young chicks krill. Jojo on the nest, the two chicks have been named Mikoto and Bishnu. They are still small.
 
Jan 7 Jan 8 Jan 9 Jan 10-12
penguin chicks Three days of storms, no pictures
Lily on the nest,with the two chicks Mikoto and Bishnu. Jojo on the nest, with the two chicks Mikoto and Bishnu. Jojo on the nest, with the two chicks Mikoto and Bishnu.  
 
Jan 13 Jan 14 Jan 15 Jan 16
Lily on the nest with Mikoto and Bishnu. Jojo on the nest with Mikoto and Bishnu. Lily on the nest with Mikoto and Bishnu. Jojo on the nest with Mikoto and Bishnu.
 
Jan 17 Jan 18    
penguin chicks penguin chicks This concludes our Nest Check for the 2015-16 Adelie Penguin Breeding season at Cape Royds. Join us Nov 2016 for another year of raising chicks.  
Jojo is here and we are worried Mikoto is not getting her fair share of the food, she is much smaller thatn Bishnu. Jojo is here with the chicks Mikoto is staying dry under Bishnu.