CouleeDam & LoneStar:
Wood Duck, Aix sponsa
CouleeDam & LoneStar:
4-1-2014 4:37pm "Pile of Ducklings" ...Punky-- Hooded Merganser-- 'up' by the door (left)... ducklings down below. About 8 eggs left to hatch.
CouleeDam & LoneStar:
4-1-2014 3:45pm "Punky-- Hooded Merganser" at Hold Lake NC. 19 eggs, hatch well under way-- 2 hatching now in front as she discards a shell.
CouleeDam & LoneStar:
4-1-14 635 a.m. Merganser pip
CouleeDam & LoneStar:
4-2-14 937 a.m. climbing the walls, literally
CouleeDam & LoneStar:
4-2-14 957 a.m. She is telling them the plan LOL
CouleeDam & LoneStar:
4-2-14 957 a.m. looking to jump - not yet
CouleeDam & LoneStar:
4-2-14 1000 a.m. the female checks for the perfect wave conditions
CouleeDam & LoneStar:
4-2-14 1014 a.m. Duck swimming by as Momma checks out the jumping conditions
CouleeDam & LoneStar:
4-2-14 1024 a.m. crawling on momma
CouleeDam & LoneStar:
4-2-14 1026 a.m. 2 swimming by
CouleeDam & LoneStar:
4-2-14 1028 a.m. circle round the momma
CouleeDam & LoneStar:
4-2-14 1035 a.m. Mom we wanna go
CouleeDam & LoneStar:
4-2-14 1104 a.m. out she goes & the action starts
CouleeDam & LoneStar:
4-2-14-1105 a.m. splash down
CouleeDam & LoneStar:
4-2-14 1106 a.m. splash go the ducklings as mom waits
CouleeDam & LoneStar:
4-2-14 1106 a.m. last baby out is a rotten egg ROFL 5 eggs left
CouleeDam & LoneStar:
4-2-14 1137 a.m. harvesting the rest of the eggs
CouleeDam & LoneStar:
4-2-14 1138 a.m. empty eggs
CouleeDam & LoneStar:
4-2-14 1139 a.m. Egg has a line & is no good
CouleeDam & LoneStar:
4-2-14 1140 a.m. another infertile egg
CouleeDam & LoneStar:
4-2-14 1141 a.m. not good - big air bubble
CouleeDam & LoneStar:
4-2-14 1142 a.m. cleaning out the nest
CouleeDam & LoneStar:
4-2-14 1144 a.m. 5 or 6 inches of cedar shavings
CouleeDam & LoneStar:
4-2-14 1145 a.m. saw marks & rough wood
CouleeDam & LoneStar:
4-2-14 1146 a.m. bye nice man
CouleeDam & LoneStar:
3-27-2015 08:46am EDT No sign yet of a jump; mom Wood Duck as not even looked outside yet!
CouleeDam & LoneStar:
3-27-2015 11:41 am EDT Mom Woodie starts taking looks outside about 11:30am.
CouleeDam & LoneStar:
3-27-2015 11:52 am EDT "OK, it's time to go!" Mom Woodie will jump down to water in next couple of seconds.
CouleeDam & LoneStar:
3-27-2015 11:53 am EDT "Mom says 'JUMP!' " Mom calling her ducklings.
