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FALCON FLASH
Dateline:  Cleveland, Ohio
March 12, 2004

First egg and snow! 

The first egg was laid in the darkness sometime after dark March 11th and before dawn, March 12, 2004.
  
Sunrise at the nest as SW covers her first egg
Scott Wright, volunteer nest monitor for the Ohio Division of Wildlife, reports: "Eggs will be laid every other day until SW is done, with up to 2 days between eggs.  In my now 12 years of nest monitoring, I have noticed every other day the average.  So just how many will she lay? We will have to wait and see."  

Buckeye must have gone out hunting at first light, because he arrived back at the nestbox with breakfast for SW shortly after 7 A.M.

Buckeye brings breakfast
Active incubation (male and female taking turns sitting on the eggs) often does not begin until the 2nd or 3rd egg, because the eggs are inert until they are incubated.  However, probably because it is very cold and snowy, SW and Buckeye are sitting tight on their precious new egg to keep it warm and dry.  

Will there be more eggs?  Keep your eyes and browser set to: www.falconcam.apk.net
Our thanks to EcoCity Cleveland for providing the FalconCams as a public service.   The photos are stills taken from the FalconCam, courtesy of EcoCity Cleveland.
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