Nest #5 status and archive, 2016-17
This banded male is 9 years old. He has raised a family before in this location, including last season, but was not in our study then. Their nest is in the Uptown group and is an open area with little protection from the Skuas besides each other.You can compare this season with his nest in 2014 HERE. First egg was seen Nov 14.This pair has been named by the 4th grade classes at Scott Elementary School,Scott AFB, IL. The female is Snowball and the male is Slushy.
Dec 20, the chick has hatched, (36 days)
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| Nest #5 Band #29809, Male | The Seaview breeding group | ||
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| Slushy and Snowball are on the nest, no eggs | The Seaview breeding group | ||
| Nov 9 | Nov 11 | Nov 12 | Nov 13 |
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| Slushy and Snowball, no eggs yet | Slushy and Snowball, no eggs yet | Slushy and Snowball, no eggs yet | Slushy and Snowball, no eggs yet |
| Nov 14 | Nov 15 | Nov 16 | Nov 17 |
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| FIRST EGG | Slushy 1 egg | Slushy 1 egg | Slushy 1 egg |
| Nov 18 | Nov 19 | Nov 20 | Nov 21 |
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MAJOR STORM, NO PICTURES |
| Slushy 1 egg | Slushy 1 egg | Slushy 1 egg | |
| Nov 22 | Nov 23 | Nov 24 | Nov 25 |
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No pictures today. Happy Thanksgiving. |
| Slushy1 egg | Slushy 1 egg | Slushy 1 egg | |
| Nov 26 | Nov 27 | Nov 28 | Nov 29 |
| No pictures today. Happy Thanksgiving. |  |
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| Snowball on the egg | Snowball on the egg | Snowball on the egg | |
| Nov 30 | Dec 1 | Dec 2 | Dec 3 |
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| Snowball on the egg | Snowball on the egg | Snowball on the egg | Snowball on the egg |
| Dec 4 | Dec 5 | Dec 6 | Dec 7 |
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| Snowball on the egg | Snowball on the egg | Snowball on the egg | Snowball on the egg |
| Dec 8 | Dec 9 | Dec 10 | Dec 11 |
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| Snowball on the egg | Snowball on the egg | Snowball on the egg ( 2 weeks) | Slushy is back and on the egg |
| Dec 12 | Dec 13 | Dec 14 | Dec 15 |
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| Slushy on the egg | Slushy on the egg | Slushy on the egg | Slushy on the egg |
| Dec 16 | Dec 17 | Dec 18 | Dec 19 |
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Snow storm, no picture today |  |
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| Slushy on the egg | Slushy on the egg | Slushy on the egg | |
| Dec 20 | Dec 21 | Dec 22 | Dec 23 |
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| Slushy and the chick has hatched ! Welcome to the world. | Snowball and the chick | Snowball and one chick | Snowball and one chick |
| Dec 24 | Dec 25 | Dec 26 | Dec 27 |
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| Snowball and one chick | Slushy and the chick | Snowball and one chick | Snowball and one chick |
| Dec 28 | Dec 29 | Dec 30 | Dec 31 - Jan 1 |
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Happy New Year - no picture today |
| Slushy and the chick | Snowball and one chick | Slushy and Snowball with the chick | |
| Jan 2 | Jan 3 | Jan 4 | Jan 5 |
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| Slushy and the chick | Snowball and one chick | Slushy and the chick | Slushy and the chick |
| Jan 6 | Jan 7 | Jan 8 | Jan 9 |
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| Snowball and one chick | Snowball and one chick | Slushy and the chick | Slushy and the chick |
| Jan 10 | Jan 11 | ||
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This chick is big and strong and will most likely make it. Snowball and Slushy were great parents and had a good strong nest. We will see if they come back next season. | The 2016-17 Nest Check has concluded for the season. Please check back with us early Nov 2017 for all new families to follow. |
| Snowball and one chick | Slushy and the chick | ||
