[CT Birds] Saugatuck River I95 bridge peregrines 5/8 update

[Michael Clark]

Today I was able to get some decent shots of the rapidly growing chicks -
four for sure.  If there's any question about why they're growing so fast,
it's answered in today's narrative.  Today's shots begin at slide #67 for
those who have already seen the previous installments
http://www.seacur.smugmug.com/Birds.  

 

I've gone back and reviewed pictures and I'm now convinced by the shots of
the chick and the action of the parents that on 4/30 when I saw the first
chick, s/he was the only one who had hatched.  So I think they were all
probably hatched on the 30th .  That makes them eight days old with another
three or four weeks before they fly.  Stay tuned.

 

Mike Clark, Westport