chicks

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Without at least four birds working together to raise young, their slow-developing chicks won’t survive long enough to leave the nest.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

Friends of Big Bear Valley announced Friday that the two chicks have been named Sandy and Luna following a communitywide naming contest and a final vote by Big Bear Valley third-graders.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

They hatched four chicks in 2024 and another four in 2025 they are the first ospreys to breed on England's south coast in 180 years.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

The two chicks will be named by the third-graders at a school in Big Bear, according to Jenny Voisard, media manager for Friends of Big Bear Valley.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

The mother was regal and unflappable; her chicks were much too busy falling over and getting up again even to notice me.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson