Observatons5

4/20 6:33 am WE HAVE A BABY!! Sometime between sundown 4/19 and sunrise 4/20 the first egg hatched. Since the baby is dry and "fluffed out" is is probably 4-5 hours old in the first pictures.	4/20 7:55 am First time we see the baby	4/20 7:59 am SW off / Buckeye on "OK, you watch the kid for a minute."
4/20 7:57 am Buckeye with shell in talon ~ housecleaning	4/20 8:02 am "I'm here ..."	4/20 8:02 am First feeding (that we witness)
4/20 9:51 am Buckeye brings food	4/20 9:54 am Second feeding	4/20 12:10 pm Back is really arched up
4/20 1:13 pm Another one hatching?	4/20 4:06 pm SW looks like she is eating shell ~ a different piece than was there this morning - it is toward the back ... think we have another baby!	4/ 20 4:16 pm Second hatch confirmed!
4/ 20 4:20 pm 2 ... and maybe a third on its way ~ looks like a tiny pip right near the scrap on the egg in front of Dad	4/20 7:12 pm 3 hours later #3 is present ~ that little pink blob in between the 2 egg shells in the front	4/20 7:16 pm SW has her hands (beak) busy now with 2 hungry mouths to feed and the third drying off
What an exciting day ... We woke up to find the first eyas hatched out over night, then 2 more came along today. SW laid 4 eggs and last year and 3 hatched. Maybe by tomorrow this 4th baby will be here ... The babies get fed every couple of hours ... wondering if that goes on all night, 24/7, just as with humans, or do the eyases sleep through the night?
4/21 6:35 am Three hungry mouths and a pip!	4/21 6:37 am A face to love	4/21 6:42 am Full Tummies
4/21 7:02 am Ruffled Feathers	4/21 7:04 am "Hey, quiet down under there."	4/21 7:10 am "IS that #4 I hear?"
4/21 8:49 am Protective Wing	We are anxiously awaiting the arrival of #4 ...	4/21 10:01 am Just too cute!
4/21 10:04 am Proud Papa	4/21 10:10 am Buckeye calling SW "I need some help here!!!"	4/21 1:13 pm "Open wide."
4/21 2:52 pm SW Listening to sweet sounds	4/21 3:02 pm Proud Mama	4/21 5:05 pm Looks like SW needs a pillow
4/21 6:42 pm WAIT ~ at first glance this looks like 5, but it is only 3 and the 4th egg still waiting ...	4/21 6:48 pm Kisses good night and a little prayer for your sibling	Thoughts ~ 1 egg laid 3/12 ..... first egg hatched 4/19 2nd & 3rd eggs laid by 3/18 ..... 2 hatched 4/20, in 33 days 4th egg laid 3/19 ..... 4/21 was 33rd day of incubation ..... falcon eggs take on the average, 33 - 35 days to hatch. Therefore, the last egg could hatch any time Last year SW "kicked" the 4th egg aside when she knew it wasn't going to hatch.
4/22 6:33 am First meal of the day	4/22 8:34 am Still incubating #4	4/22 10:02 am Waiting for snack time
4/22 10:10 am SW preparing snack ... looks like pigeon again	4/22 10:13 am Mid morning snack	4/22 1:02 pm Singing for lunch
4/22 1:13 pm "JUST a minute!"	4/22 1:16 pm "About time mom!"	4/22 2:58 pm "Don't even THINK about messin' with MY babies."
4/22 4:08 pm 4th egg still there ......	4/22 4:25 pm Off for more food	4/22 4:25 pm overhead of same picture to the left - tail feathers
4/22 5:11 pm Another food run again	4/22 5:12 pm "Dad, we are really hungry here..."	4/22 5:17 pm "It's about time you got back with that bird! They are screaming at me"
4/22 5:31 pm Nothing like a nap after a big meal	4/22 7:57 pm Out for the count	End of day 34, No 4th baby.