Nest # 2 status and archive, 2017-18

Nov 7, 2017 Banded Male #4235 has built a beautiful nest and is waiting for the female to arrive. Nov 10 the female has arrived, probably the same mate as last year. This pair has also been in our study before, the male is 10 years old this year and is using the same nest site as last year in the Home Ranch, a good breeding colony and he has a strong nest. You can compare previous seasons of this banded male HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE. The first egg in 2016 was was laid on Nov 16. Let's see what happens this year.

This pair has been named by the children of the World Museum Project Chukyo University,Toyota, Japan, courtesy of Lorraine Leo. The male is Peace and the female is Harmony. The chicks are Piccolo and Pizzacato.

First egg was seen Nov 17, 2017.

First chick was seen Dec 19th.

Jan 15, 2018. this pair was successful in raising two big and fat chicks. We will look for the adults next year to see if they return. The chicks may return in 3-4 years.

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Banded Male #4235

 
Nov 7, 2017  
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Male #4235. The same nest as last year. This is the Home Ranch breeding group. Can you find #4235 on his nest?
   
Nov 7 Nov 8 Nov 9 Nov 10
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Male is waiting for the female to arrive. Male is waiting for the female to arrive. Male is waiting for the female to arrive. Female has arrived.
 
Nov 11 Nov 12 Nov 13 Nov 14
Both parents Both parents Both parents Both parents
 
Nov 15 Nov 16 Nov 17 Nov 18
No Picture Today No Picture Today
3 day snow storm 3 day snow storm Both parents and one egg Female and one egg.
 
Nov 19 Nov 20 Nov 21 Nov 22

No Picture Today

Snow Storm

Peace and two eggs   Peace and two eggs Peace and two eggs
 
Nov 23 Nov 24 Nov 25 Nov 26
Peace and two eggs Peace and two eggs Peace and two eggs Peace and two eggs
 
Nov 27 Nov 28 Nov 29 Nov 30
No Picture Today
Peace and two eggs   Peace and two eggs Peace and two eggs
 
Dec 1 Dec 2 Dec 3 Dec 4

Peace and two eggs Peace and two eggs Peace and two eggs Harmony and two eggs (she has been gone 15 days)
 
Dec 5 Dec 6 Dec 7 Dec 8
Harmony and two eggs Harmony and two eggs Harmony and two eggs Harmony and two eggs
 
Dec 9 Dec 10 Dec 11 Dec 12
Harmony and two eggs Harmony and two eggs Harmony and two eggs Harmony and two eggs
 
Dec 13 Dec 14 Dec 15 Dec 16
No Picture Today
Harmony and two eggs Harmony and two eggs   Harmony and two eggs
 
Dec 17 Dec 18 Dec 19 Dec 20
Harmony and Peace, two eggs. Peace, two eggs. Peace, one egg and one chick !! . Harmony, and the two chicks Piccolo and Pizzacato.
 
Dec 21 Dec 22 Dec 23 Dec 24
Peace, and the two chicks Piccolo and Pizzacato. Harmony, and the two chicks Piccolo and Pizzacato. Peace, and the two chicks Piccolo and Pizzacato. Harmony, and the two chicks Piccolo and Pizzacato.
 
Dec 25 Dec 26 Dec 27 Dec 28
Peace, and the two chicks Piccolo and Pizzacato. Peace, and the two chicks Piccolo and Pizzacato. Harmony with the two chicks Piccolo and Pizzacato. Peace, and Harmony with the two chicks Piccolo and Pizzacato.
 
Dec 29 Dec 30 Dec 31 Jan 1
Happy New Year, no pictures today
Peace, and the two chicks Piccolo and Pizzacato. Harmony with the two chicks Piccolo and Pizzacato.    
 
Jan 2 Jan 3 Jan 4 Jan 5
Peace, and the two chicks Piccolo and Pizzacato. Peace, and the two chicks Piccolo and Pizzacato. Harmony with the two chicks Piccolo and Pizzacato. Peace, and the two chicks Piccolo and Pizzacato.
 
Jan 6 Jan 7 Jan 8 Jan 9
Harmony with the two chicks Piccolo and Pizzacato. Harmony with the two chicks Piccolo and Pizzacato. Harmony with the two chicks Piccolo and Pizzacato. Harmony with the two chicks Piccolo and Pizzacato.
 
Jan 10 Jan 11 Jan 12 Jan 13
No Picture Today
Harmony with the two chicks Piccolo and Pizzacato. Peace with the two chicks Piccolo and Pizzacato.    
 
Jan 14 Jan 15    
This concludes the Nest Check pictures for the Adelie 2017-18 breeding season. Please come back in Nov 2018, for another year of penguin stories.  
Piccolo and Pizzacato. Piccolo and Pizzacato.