Monday February 26th: The egg in the CahowCam1 burrow that was first seen “pipping” by Jermey during his nest check on Friday the 23rd, now is in the process of hatching.
“Pipping” is the process through which the chick starts pecking and chipping away at the egg shell from the inside as part of the hatching process, which can range anywhere from a few hours to a few days. Around 3 pm, the chick was heard peeping from inside the seemingly intact egg, and @8:45pm the parent shifted to reveal a small hole in the egg accompanied by more peeping.
Tuesday, February 27th @ 9am: A small hole first appeared in the egg around 9pm last night and through brief views of it throughout the night appears to be getting bigger. However as of 9am we can sporadically hear, but have yet to see the chick which may still be in the egg…
Tuesday, February 27th @ 12:45pm: The chick has fully hatched! Watch the replay below.
You may watch the LiveStream here to see the process unfold in real-time. *Please note that as we are still operating on a temporary low-bandwidth wireless internet connection (until our new hardware is in place) the video stream may be sporadic, however, we are recording and archiving the whole process on Nonsuch and will offer a full playback at a later date….