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Re: Decorah Goose Cam 2023
« Reply #45 on: April 20, 2023, 01:58:18 AM »

Thought y'all would want to read this from Ms Falcon (Amy)


    The Raptor Resource Project

From Amy's blog...


April 18, 2023: What are we looking forward to this week?
 April 19, 2023  RaptorResource

https://www.raptorresource.org/2023/04/19/april-18-2023-what-are-we-looking-forward-to-this-week/

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Re: Decorah Goose Cam 2023
« Reply #46 on: April 20, 2023, 03:59:44 PM »

About 10:00 on the rewind MG looked alert, then an intruder tried to land on the nest. She snapped at it and flew off after it. I'm guessing that it was not her mate!  Lots of honking for several minutes so she didn't go very far.  MG returned to the nest within 10 minutes.  She's a capable mom.  The eggs look OK.  No sign of pips yet.

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Re: Decorah Goose Cam 2023
« Reply #47 on: April 22, 2023, 11:50:19 AM »

Cold, windy, kinda sleety this morning at N2B. About 8:30 AM, MG left the nest briefly, with lots of honking but not in alarm. Eggs on view and all seem intact.  She has been sitting tight since returning.

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Re: Decorah Goose Cam 2023
« Reply #48 on: April 22, 2023, 03:16:00 PM »

Mother Goose is more restless today than previous.  She rolled the eggs at 2:00 and again for a long time at 3:00.   Wonder if they are making sounds now that hatch is close, similar to the eaglets.  Baby geese are way more developed than eaglets when they hatch, so probably they make sounds.  Stay tuned!

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Re: Decorah Goose Cam 2023
« Reply #49 on: April 23, 2023, 04:30:33 PM »

More egg rolling this afternoon.  About 2:30 on rewind, one egg shows a dark splotch, cannot tell if it is a pip or just dirty stain.
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Re: Decorah Goose Cam 2023
« Reply #50 on: April 24, 2023, 10:21:22 AM »

Two pips at about 9:00 this morning.  Yippee!   :D

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Re: Decorah Goose Cam 2023
« Reply #51 on: April 24, 2023, 03:03:15 PM »

We have our first hatched Canada Goose Gosling!  Please come join us for a Flash Chat in a few minutes at the Decorah Eagle Site: https://www.raptorresource.org/birdcams/decorah-eagles/
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Re: Decorah Goose Cam 2023
« Reply #52 on: April 24, 2023, 05:12:30 PM »

One gosling at 3:00 this afternoon and at least one more big pip.  By 5:00, the gosling is fuzzy and yellow.
Father Goose is hanging out below the nest to lend support to Mother Goose and to help with encouraging the goslings to jump when all have hatched.

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Re: Decorah Goose Cam 2023
« Reply #53 on: April 24, 2023, 10:50:06 PM »

Two goslings as the camera goes to night mode.  More pips also.

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Re: Decorah Goose Cam 2023
« Reply #54 on: April 25, 2023, 06:45:55 AM »

Just counted five heads. . .Anyone else?  Rewind to about 6: 40

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Did see 5.  Four facing right, one facing left.
Now - where's egg 6?
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Re: Decorah Goose Cam 2023
« Reply #55 on: April 25, 2023, 06:55:14 AM »


Doing my usual mornng cam rounds and caught this little fella our for a peek.

Decorah Goose Cam
Apr 25, 2023 6:42 AM
Camera Time: Apr 25, 2023 6:42 AM CDT
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Re: Decorah Goose Cam 2023
« Reply #56 on: April 25, 2023, 06:55:54 AM »


And, them Mother raised up and I just couldn't pass this snap up...


Decorah Goose Cam
Apr 25, 2023 6:44 AM
Camera Time: Apr 25, 2023 6:43 AM CDT
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Re: Decorah Goose Cam 2023
« Reply #57 on: April 25, 2023, 10:12:06 AM »

Yes, Phyl, isn't it exciting?  Here are 5 goslings at about 6:30 this morning.

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Re: Decorah Goose Cam 2023
« Reply #58 on: April 25, 2023, 10:16:12 AM »

And Father Goose patrolling the landing area at 10:00 AM.

Love how MG is talking quietly to the goslings.  At 9:30, the 6th egg has pipped, right next to MG's leg.
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Re: Decorah Goose Cam 2023
« Reply #59 on: April 25, 2023, 11:23:13 AM »

Great snaps STLbf. Thanks for your posts and info.
Hi glogdog thank you.