May 10th
May 10, 2012 - Stoney Creek
Sue McCreadie Reports:
When we arrived this am, our first stop was down the road and no one was visible in the drum. We carried on down to the Fire Hall and found both PEFA’s in the communication tower. We hung around for a while and no one was moving so we carried on down to St. Catharines. On our way back we stopped in again. From down the road, we could see Athena sitting on the outside edge of the drum preening. We headed down to the Fire Hall and she was visible on the edge of the drum from the parking lot. She finally took flight and a short time later returned with Dad in tow. He went into the drum and she went into the tower. There was lots of e-chupping and screaming back and forth. They took off again together. We hung around for about 2 hours and when we left at 3:30 neither bird had returned. I’m afraid to say it, but I think this nest has failed. The whole time we were there today, there was no incubation posture, no mantling and very little time spent inside the drum.