photography by Jean-Pierre Rouja for LookBermuda
May 9th Health Survey
Cahow Chick Video Closeup
Cahow Cam captures chick exploring tunnel
Our cameras demonstrate for the first time a chick actively exploring the tunnel leading into its nest, several weeks earlier than expected.
Cahow chick checks | 6th May
The Cahow chick from the Nonsuch Island R831 nest burrow is rapidly developing its flight feathers, and is starting to loose the overlaying thick coat of down. It is quite active and spends much of its time preening . At its developmental check today (6th May 2014) it has reached its heaviest weight yet, of 422 grams, or more than a adult Cahow (adult Cahows can range between 280 and 400 grams of weight). The chick's wing chord (outer wing length) has reached 177 mm. The wing chord will grow to between 265 - 275 mm by the time it is ready to fledge to sea in early June.
"Lightning" Cahow chick update
As of Monday, 5th May, "Lightning" the cahow chick is now 64 days old, or about 2-thirds grown (the egg was laid on the 9th of January, and hatched on the 2nd of March after a 52-day incubation period). Its weight at its last check on May 2 was 354 grams, and its wing chord (outer wing length) was 160mm. "Lightning's" wing chord will reach 265-275mm by the time it is ready to fledge in about 25 to 30 days.
April 21st feeding visit
This is video footage from the night of April 21st 2014, filmed in infrared. This is a recording of the low resolution video steam that was limited by the weather conditions on the night in question and not the HD stream that can be recorded in camera. A full HD video can be seen from this stage of the growth cycle as recored in 2013 by clicking here
6 week checkup - Cahow chick now named "Lightning"
"Lightning" is now 371 grams and has a wing chord of 94mm.
March 30th feeding visit.
Feeding Visit from March 30th 2014, please click above image to see archived video.
Read moreFirst ever feeding visit filmed!
For the first time ever a Cahow feeding visit is captured on film! , Please click above image to see archived video.
Read moreCahow Chick Portraits from burrow #831
Photos by David Liittschwager for LookBermuda
2014 Cahow Cam installed in burrow # 831
The primary 2014 Cahow Cam has been installed in burrow # 831 on Nonsuch Island.
The chick (since named "Lightning") was confirmed as hatched on March 2nd 2014.
It's parents were both translocated to Nonsuch in 2006, returned in 2009 and hatched their first chick in 2010. The male is band # E0197 and the female is band # E0212.
This egg was first confirmed on the 10th of January.
On the 4th of March the chick weighed 52 grams
On the 15th of March the chick weighed 179 grams
On the 14th of April the chick weighed 371 grams and had a wing chord of 94mm
* We have weights and measurements at more or less 2 to 3 day intervals (weather permitting) which we will post shortly.