The most secure GANNET nest appears to be abandoned, having lost its egg 3 or 4 days ago.
The apparent nesting Gannets were about for a while, even being joined at one point by as many as 3 others.
Gannets readily re-lay but this is the 2nd nest on MSI to lose an egg without a replacement laying.
There are now, however, 2 nests at the really high risk location just above the water.
Lots of social and sexual activity at those nests but the egg status of those nests is uncertain.
The Tern hatch is going well to this point.
Fingers crossed for fair weather.
The apparent nesting Gannets were about for a while, even being joined at one point by as many as 3 others.
Gannets readily re-lay but this is the 2nd nest on MSI to lose an egg without a replacement laying.
There are now, however, 2 nests at the really high risk location just above the water.
Lots of social and sexual activity at those nests but the egg status of those nests is uncertain.
The Tern hatch is going well to this point.
Fingers crossed for fair weather.
A squall passed over the island about an hour ago but thankfully the rain was brief and not too heavy.
An odd and interesting product of that squall was the carcass of a LEAST BITTERN.
An odd and interesting product of that squall was the carcass of a LEAST BITTERN.
It had apparently died some time ago on the platform on the side of the lighthouse.
Unfortunately the body is too decomposed for preservation.
The tiny size of this species certainly shows why they are so hard to spot in their usual habitat.
The tiny size of this species certainly shows why they are so hard to spot in their usual habitat.
By comparison, AMERICAN BITTERNS are positively gigantic.
The only new species of note is an EASTERN KINGBIRD. I believe that it arrived yesterday but I expect it will soon leave.
It hasn't been well received by the Terns.
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