Update for Friday, March 29, 2024
Astrid laid her third egg at approximately 1:05 AM Friday morning. The interval between the 2nd egg and 3rd egg was approximately 64 hours and 23 minutes, which is considerably shorter than the interval between egg one and two, but still longer than Astrid’s average interval of 60 – 62 hours. Today we can also report that continuous incubation has begun. Although Astrid seemed to be doing it for a day or two already, Ares only began taking the job seriously today. Indeed, he stayed tight on the eggs during each one of his shifts. He even let Astrid be out of his sight a few times without stirring. There was an intruder in the afternoon – presumably another Peregrine. We think that Ares tried to chase it off but failed and called on Astrid to take over while he stayed with the eggs.
