Nest #6 status and archive, 2015-16

This banded male is 8 years old and has been seen in the colony since 2009, but has failed to raise a family. The Seaview breeding group is exposed but his nest is sturdy and he has neighbors to fend off the Skuas. The pair has been named by the children in Sandy Sullivan's class at Mathew J Kuss Middle School in in Fall River Masachusetts. The male is Flipper and the female is Winter. Let's wish them luck in raising a family this year.

Dec 24. The first chick has hatched. Her name is Fluffy by the students in Judy Barrere's Middle School class, Kirkland WA.

Dec 27 The second chick has hatched and is named Elephant by Abby Sajovic class at Grayslake MS, Grayslake, IL.

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Nest #6, Banded male #5085

Flipper on the eggs.		The Seaview breeding group

Nov 27	Nov 28	Nov 29	Nov 30

Flipper on the eggs.	Flipper on the eggs.	Flipper on the nest, 2 eggs.	Flipper on the nest, 2 eggs.

Dec 1	Dec 2	Dec 3	Dec 4

Flipper on the nest, 2 eggs.	Flipper on the nest, 2 eggs.	Flipper on the nest, 2 eggs.	Flipper on the nest, 2 eggs.

Dec 5	Dec 6	Dec 7	Dec 8

Flipper on the nest, 2 eggs.	Flipper on the nest, 2 eggs.	Flipper on the nest, 2 eggs.	Winter on the nest, 2 eggs.

Dec 9	Dec 10	Dec 11	Dec 12

Flipper on the nest, 2 eggs.	Winter on the nest, 2 eggs.	Winter on the nest, 2 eggs.	Winter on the nest, 2 eggs.

Dec 13	Dec 14	Dec 15	Dec 16
No Picture Today
	Winter on the nest, 2 eggs.	Winter on the nest, 2 eggs.	Winter on the nest, 2 eggs.

Dec 17	Dec 18	Dec 19	Dec 20

Winter on the nest, 2 eggs.	Winter on the nest, 2 eggs.	Winter on the nest, 2 eggs.	Winter on the nest, 2 eggs.

Dec 21	Dec 22	Dec 23	Dec 24

Winter on the nest, 2 eggs.	Winter on the nest, 2 eggs.	Flipper on the nest, 2 eggs.	Both parents are at the nest and one egg has hatched. She is named Fluffy. HAPPY BIRTHDAY ! !

Dec 25	Dec 26	Dec 27	Dec 28
No picture today, Merry Christmas
	Flipper is on the nest and Fluffy is staying warm. The other egg is hatching.	Winter is on the nest. Fluffy is here and the second egg has hatched. HAPPY BIRTHDAY. His name is Elephant	Flipper is on the nest, Elephant and Fluffy are staying warm

Dec 29	Dec 30	Dec 31	Jan 1, 2016 Happy New Year

Winter is on the nest. Fluffy and Elephant are sleeping.	Flipper is on the nest, Elephant and Fluffy are staying warm	Both parents are on the nest, Elephant and Fluffy are staying warm	Winter is on the nest with Fluffy and Elephant

Jan 2	Jan 3-4	Jan 5	Jan 6
	two days of storms, no pictures
Flipper is on the nest with Elephant and Fluffy		Winter is on the nest with Elephant and Fluffy. The chicks are wet from the snow melt, this is not good for them,	Flipper is on the nest, Fluffy is still wet, which is not good for her. Elephant did not make it through the night, he was too cold and wet. This nest has only one chick now.

Jan 7	Jan 8	Jan 9	Jan 10-12
			Three days of storms, no pictures.
Flipper is on the nest, Fluffy is still wet, but looks healthy.	Winter is on the nest, Fluffy is doing well.	Flipper is on the nest, Fluffy is staying warm..

Jan 13	Jan 14	Jan 15	Jan 16

Winter is on the nest, Fluffy is doing well.	Both parents are on the nest, this chick is fat.	Winter is on the nest, Fluffy is sleeping	Fluffy is exploring, both parents are out looking for food.

Jan 17	Jan 18
		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.
Fluffy is with her friends, she is in the middle	Fluffy is with her friends, she is on the right.