Nest #3 status and archive, 2014-15

Nov 8, 2014, This female, banded #3943, is 10 years old and rasied her first chicks in 09-10. We have seen her before and she is in the exact same nesting site as last year. We will follow her and her mate as they raise their chicks. Her name is Mathilda and her mate's name is Bob. They were named by Reinhard Max's class in Sudern, Germany. The chicks have been named Charles and Ellis by William Hooper's class at Charles Ellis Montessori Academy, Svannah, Georgia

The two eggs were seen Nov 18th, 2014

First chick hatched Dec 20, the second chick on Dec 21.

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Banded bird #3943 and her mate
Mathilda and Bob.	The Valley Nesting Group.

 

Nov 8	Nov 16	Nov 18	Nov 19
Mathilda and Bob.	Mathilda and Bob.	Bob and 2 eggs, Mathilda has left for the ocean	Bob and 2 eggs
Nov 20	Nov 21	Nov 22	Nov 23
Bob on the nest with 2 eggs, Mathilda has returned to the ocean to feed.	Bob on the nest with 2 eggs	Bob on the nest with 2 eggs	Bob on the nest with 2 eggs
Nov 24	Nov 25	Nov 26	Nov 27
Today we are tent-bound and will not go outside. Horizontal snow, 40mph winds and zero visibility. Brrrrrr.	Bob on the nest with 2 eggs	Bob on the nest with 2 eggs	Bob on the nest with 2 eggs
Nov 28	Nov 29	Nov 30	Dec 1
Bob on the nest with 2 eggs	Bob on the nest with 2 eggs	Bob on the nest with 2 eggs	Bob on the nest with 2 eggs
Dec 2	Dec 3	Dec 4	Dec 5
Bob on the nest with 2 eggs	Bob on the nest with 2 eggs	Bob on the nest with 2 eggs	Bob on the nest with 2 eggs
Dec 6	Dec 7	Dec 8	Dec 9
Bob on the nest with 2 eggs (28 days without food or water)	Mathilda is back, YEAH ! ! and on the nest with 2 eggs	Mathilda is back, and on the nest with 2 eggs	Mathilda is on the nest with 2 eggs
Dec 10	Dec 11	Dec 12	Dec 13
Mathilda is on the nest with 2 eggs	Mathilda is on the nest with 2 eggs	Mathilda is on the nest with 2 eggs.	Mathilda is on the nest with 2 eggs.
Dec 14	Dec 15	Dec 16	Dec 17
Mathilda is on the nest with 2 eggs.	Mathilda is on the nest with 2 eggs.	Mathilda is on the nest with 2 eggs.	Mathilda is on the nest with 2 eggs.
Dec 18	Dec 19	Dec 20	Dec 21
Mathilda is on the nest with 2 eggs.	Mathilda is on the nest with 2 eggs.	Mathilda is on the nest, the first chick has hatched. HAPPY BIRTHDAY This chick needs a name.	Mathilda is on the nest, the second chick has hatched. HAPPY BIRTHDAY! ! ! TIme for Bob to come back with some food for these chicks.
Dec 22	Dec 23	Dec 24	Dec 25
Mathilda is on the nest with 2 chicks.	Mathilda is on the nest with 2 chicks.	Bob is back, Mathilda has given over the nest to him, 2 chicks.	Mathilda is on the nest with 2 chicks.
Dec 26	Dec 27	Dec 28	Dec 29
Happy Holidays No picture Today
	Mathilda is on the nest with 2 chicks.	Mathilda is on the nest with 2 chicks.	Mathilda is on the nest with 2 chicks.
Dec 30	Dec 31	Jan 1, 2015	Jan 2, 2015
Mathilda is on the nest with 2 chicks.	Bob is on the nest with 2 chicks.	Mathilda is on the nest with 2 chicks.	Bob is on the nest with 2 chicks.
Jan 3	Jan 4	Jan 5	Jan 6
Bob is on the nest with 2 chicks.	Bob is on the nest with Charles and Ellis	Mathilda is on the nest with Charles and Ellis	Mathilda is on the nest with Charles and Ellis
Jan 7	Jan 8	Jan 9	Jan 10
Mathilda is on the nest with Charles and Ellis	Bob is on the nest with Charles and Ellis	Mathilda and Bob are near the nest with Charles and Ellis	Mathilda is near the nest with Charles and Ellis
Jan 11	Jan 12	Jan 13	Jan 14
Bob is on the nest with Charles and Ellis	Charles and Ellis are on their own waiting for the parents to come back with food.	Charles and Ellis are in there somewhere	Charles and Ellis are on their own and a bit wet from the storm.
Jan 15	Jan 16	Jan 17	Jan 18
Charles and Ellis are on their own and drying out from the storm.	Charles and Ellis are near the nest with one parent nearby.	Charles and Ellis are in a pile of muddy chicks.	Charles and Ellis are on their own.
The Adelie penguin breeding season for us is over. We have packed our tents and headed home. Please join us next year as we select 10 new families to follow.