A little happy update tonight....Today I visited the new nest of female 3S, who had nested unsuccessfully at the Arboretum Cam Nest the last few years. I am pleased to announce that she has three beautiful chicks with her new mate. She went thru so much this spring, waiting for 79, trying to find a mate....and after her only chick died last year, it was a joyful moment to watch three little heads popping up for a feeding this morning. The male she is with also had two chicks who died last year, so we are happy for him too. Of course they still have a long ways to go, but three chicks have survived the first few weeks. They are off to a very good start as a new pair.
I also found four more nests had failed in the past week or so. I was happy to find one pair, whose nest had failed earlier, was sitting side by side on the nest perch. Knowing the adults are alive and still remain in their territory together, bodes well for next year.
The number of failures so far is still in the realm of normal.
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