Donna's Field Notes - 7/6/05

ield Notes 7-6-05

Trump Parc nest-Pale Male Jr. and Charlotte.

Sunset 8:31PM,
Temp. 78F,
Humidity 91%,
Wind variable,
Clouds and rain.

All times PM unless otherwise noted.
5:48 Large drops of rain begin.  Charlotte low nest
right,S, she pants. Eyass left nest, N, triangulates
to 59th, preens back, small hops, big flaps, stretches
wings.
6:05 Second eyass stands, wings stretch, hops foot to
foot while flapping.
6:06 All look at sky, rain increases.  Charlotte leans
down, Hate Rain eyass goes with her.
6:09 Rain's Okay Eyass looks at sky straight up, beak
open.
6:10 Charlotte at back wall.
6:11 Eyasses feed in center of nest. Rain Eyass
stands, walks to nest left, N, with wad of white
feathers in her beak.  She swallows them.
6:15 Rain and wind increase, no hawks visible.
6:21 Rain moderates, Charlottes head appears eating,
then down.
6:23 Charlotte watches CPW, preens chest.
6:24 Charlotte works beak, looks at Park, preens
chest.
6:25 Charlotte focuses on eyasses, stares.
6:27 Rain heavy, all hunkered down.
6:30 Charlotte stands center, Rain eyass stands flaps,
all disappear into nest.
6:40 Extremely heavy rain, thunder, lightening.
Charmain appears and helps pack up the scope, we
retreat to under the arch.
7:30 Rain mostly abated, John has arrived, Charmain
leaves, we set up again on Little Hill.  Charlotte and
the kids eat.
7:38 More rain.
7:40 Charlotte preens head of eyass under her.
7:47 Charlotte focuses on eyasses, rain to light
drizzle. Recent wet weather not favorable to juvenile
pigeons, several are ill in the Little Hill flock.
7:53 Charlotte stands alert, rain lessoned again.
8:03 Charlotte back to LH, head turned to 58th.
8:05 Eyass stands center, head down, eats, wing
stretches.
8:09 Eyass scratches chin with foot, slight loss of
balance.
8:10 Eyass to Mom, triangulates to street, very alert.
Eyass begins to flap, Charlotte ducks but still gets
whacked in the top of the head with a wing, she works
beak, eyass away several feet, keeps flapping the
whole time. Charlotte attempts to move a twig but it
won't dislodge from it's current position.
8:12 Charlotte head down, feeds other eyass.  First
eyass preens, then both preen.
8:21 Eyasses out of sight, Charlotte nest right,
scratches head.
8:24 Both eyasses center, Charlotte S side of nest.
8:25 None visible.
8:26 Eyass stands and slices off side, scratches head
with shoulder, preens base of tail.  Robin begins to
sing in small tree a few feet from scope.
8:27 Lights up on Trump Parc crown, fireflies begin
their show. Second eyass gets head preen and then
down.
8:30 Eyass stands up and flaps vigorously, Charlotte
stands and stares at her.  Eyass stops and lays down.
8:34 Both eyasses stand, Charlotte stares at them,
they disappear.
8:39 Charlotte settles on nest right.
8:40 Exit.
Submitted-Donna Browne