Crow Camera 2008
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Welcome to Season Two of CROW CAMERA!
That’s right, our Crow Parents are back and have built another nest. So tune-in daily and enjoy the second season of CROW CAMERA.
June 16, 2008 Post:
Season Two of the CROW CAMERA has ended. Last night as the sun sank low into the ocean, MamaCrow gave a longing look at the nest and its sole inhabitant, then in one quick movement she was gone. We’d like to extend a huge thanks to all our avid viewers and their numerous emails of encouragement. Until next year…
June 15, 2008 Post:
Well I’m not sure how to say this… but those of you that have been watching the nest for the past 36 hours will have a pretty good idea already. It appears that MamaCrow has abandoned her post. Since Friday she has spent less and less time in the nest, and last night the egg remained alone and exposed. This morning I awoke to MamaCrow’s familiar “Caw Caw”, but instead of sitting in the nest she was perched atop a nearby pole – 8 feet away. When I approached she flew-off and has yet to return…
June 13, 2008 Post:
It’s Friday the Thirteenth – lauded day of disasters, deadly deeds and demonic teenage slasher films. Not to jinx anything… but today has been a phenomenal day for me and I’m hoping that my good luck will rub-off on that tiny blue egg wedged deep beneath MamaCrow. I can almost hear the 10 other viewers that are online as I type this post wishing for a baby crow birth. GROW GROW GROW !!!!
June 08, 2008 Post:
On Friday, June 6th at high noon, viewers witnessed MamaCrow crack open the top of an egg in the nest and slurp-up the innards. Warning, the CrowCam may no-longer be suitable for younger viewers… Our worst fears are being realized, the remaining egg will most likely suffer the same fate. According to studies by Dr.Kevin J Mc.Gowan, of Cornell University, only 50% of nests are successful. We continue to hope for the best, but the existing egg in the nest has a greater chance of becoming a meal than a babycrow. The unpredictable nature of reality tv!!
May 31st, 2008 Post:
In response to viewers asking about crow eggs and fertilization, please read: Female Crows typically lay 4 to 5 eggs and incubate them by sitting on them to keep them warm until they hatch. Eggs are fertilized before they are laid, and require the genetic combination of male and female. Once laid, the eggs develop outside the mother’s body (oviparous) and usually hatch after 18 days.
May 29th, 2008 Post:
Bad news folks – the egg I described yesterday is no-longer in the nest. This morning we checked, hoping for a Simp, but we found only two eggs. I’m not sure if we should blame the weather or what? Keep your fingers crossed…
May 28th, 2008 Post:
MamaCrow just flew away, giving me a opportunity to view the eggs. One egg has an area the size of a dime that looks translucent with a slightly crushed shell. I don’t know if this is a sign that the egg is damaged, or if the egg is in the first stages of hatching…
May 25th, 2008 Post:
Okay, so my math is off. I thought the baby crows would be born this weekend, but alas, MamaCrow continues to spend all her time sitting on the eggs keeping them nice and warm. I did discover that a baby crow is called a Simp. When and if the Simps are born, we will have to name them. Any suggestions?
May 21st, 2008 Post:
We’ve lost one of the four eggs! Somehow, somewhere, sometime during today’s broadcast one of the eggs was either eaten or tossed-out of the nest by MamaCrow. If anyone saw the act, please email the details. In the meantime, we will continue to hope for the survival of the remaining three eggs. Estimated date for hatching is May 23, 2008. So keep your eyes on the screen!!
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May 17th, 2008 Post:
Spring has finally arrived, and with it nesting birds, blooming flowers and warmer weather. Viewers may have noticed that during the last 24 hours MamaCrow has her beak open during the hot daytime hours. At first we thought she was singing lullabies, but no noise was coming out… Then we did some research and found out that Crows pant when they are hot, just like Dogs, as a method of cooling themselves off.
May 15th, 2008 Post:
We just set everything up this morning, so the angle of the CrowCam may need to be adjusted. For now, you get a glorious close-up view of the nesting mother atop her FOUR beautiful blue eggs.