Will the goslings jump today?

27 April 2022

In case you are interested in a chat that will open for Mother Goose I am sending this out now.

The Raptor Resource Project will open a chat at 14:00 today Central Time. Looks like the focus will be on that Canada Goose and the goslings. Some think they will be dry enough and have their fuzz to jump today. Here is the link below.

Note: Mother Goose jumps first. Dad will be down at the base of the tree to help. Then the goslings will take their leap of faith. They will follow the parents down to the creek below the tree. Goslings are precocial. They can walk and eat and will be covered in down. They are also immediately good swimmers!

RRP will open a chat at 2pm CT here https://www.raptorresource.org/birdcams/decorah-eagles/

And how are those MN-DNR eaglets doing? The two eaglets on the MN-DNR must be the soundest sleeping eaglets in the world and that is because the camera was frozen for almost two hours. Just about gave me a heart attack. Thankfully the MN-DNR responded to my e-mail and realized what had happened. The camera is now working.

Lesson: Always check to see if any branches or leaves are moving. :)))))

OK. This is just a quick one. The link to the camera for the goslings is:

Take care everyone!

Thank you to Explore.org and the MN-DNR for their streaming cams where I took my screen captures and to Paul Kolnik who sent me the information about the chat. Much appreciated. Happy to pass it along.

Published by maryannsteggles

I went to the UK as a Commonwealth Scholar in 1990 and received my PhD from the University of Leicester in 1993. After three decades of university teaching, I retired to devote my time to the study of raptor behaviour. I am particularly interested in Ospreys and am working on a long term project on third hatch survival and siblicide in these raptors. My blog is a result of a fascination with my local wildlife and the desire to encourage others to love and care for birds! I live on the Canadian Prairies and prior to the pandemic travelled a lot. I am questioning the use of aviation fuel at the moment as we all strive to help our planet. My early research was in politics and art including British public statues exported to Southeast Asia and Vietnam Resistors that contributed much to Canadian ceramics. Books and articles were published on those subjects over a period of 3 decades. Now I am working on books for children so they can learn about the challenges our raptors face.

3 Comments

  1. Linda Kontol says:
    11 thAmerica/Winnipeg-05:0030America/Winnipeg04bAmerica/WinnipegWed, 27 Apr 2022 12:10:49 -0500 2021 at 12:10

    Thanks for the link
    And info Mary Ann!
    I always thought the goslings jumped when Mom jumped
    First and they followed but we will
    See ❤️🐣🐣🐣🐣🐣🐣

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    1. maryannsteggles says:
      11 thAmerica/Winnipeg-05:0030America/Winnipeg04bAmerica/WinnipegWed, 27 Apr 2022 12:50:59 -0500 2021 at 12:50

      Yes, Mum goes first and Dad will be down below and they will follow!

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  2. maryannsteggles says:
    11 thAmerica/Winnipeg-05:0030America/Winnipeg04bAmerica/WinnipegWed, 27 Apr 2022 12:54:55 -0500 2021 at 12:54

    Reblogged this on Mary Ann Steggles and commented:

    It is normal for ducklings and goslings to take 24-48 hours til they jump. Mother Goose will fly to the ground. Dad will be there. The goslings will take a leap of faith and jump down to join them. They will follow the parents to the creek below the nest tree.

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