Pelican Harbor, Santa Cruz Island, CA
Skye (A-65) and Spirit (A-64)
(both male)
hatched April 1 and April 3
fledged from hacking tower July 17 and July 1
Link

Most pictures are from the Channel Islands Live! Eagle CAM Discussion Forum,
primarily from the photo/video thread All Eagles All the Time

Additional info and pictures from the Maine Bald Eagle Cam Discussion Forum's
thread on the Pelican Harbor Nest Cam
and the Hancock Wildlife Channel's
thread on Santa Cruz Island Bald Eagle Cam

The parents were both hatched in the San Francisco Zoo (male K10 in 2001 and female K26 in 2002) and then fostered into nests on Catalina Island (K10 in the Twin Rocks Nest and K26 in the West End Nest). K26 laid two eggs in 2006 and two in 2007, one of which hatched each year. Their first chick was the female A49, known as Cruz. Cruz was the first eagle chick to hatch in the wild on the Channel Islands since 1949. The 2007 chick A63 was a male named Limuw, which is the Chumash name for Santa Cruz Island. Limuw died about 7 weeks after fledging; he was found by the side of the road in Nevada, probably hit by a car while scavenging roadkill. Cruz was on Santa Rosa (another of the northern Channel Islands) as of mid-November 2007 - you can follow her travels here. This nest has a streaming camera with sound which is generally on during daylight hours, as it relies on solar power.

 
JudyB's photos - June 8, 2007 - banding day

LakeMaMa's photo - April 23, 2008

Based on past experience, look for eggs in the first half of March, chicks in mid-April, and fledging in late June or early July.

Sherri's photo - April 2, 2008
red arrow shows where there was movement that might be #2 hatching

Note: The second chick may have hatched the afternoon of April 2nd but wasn't seen clearly until April 3rd and the CHIL forum is using April 3rd as hatch day - so I will as well.

 
Sherri's photos - April 4, 2008

Lori: Well, I think it's official. I just watched the feeding at 7:05am and we have a big bully.
She was just awful to her little brother.
PattiO: They just looked like they were all out brawlin...but then again they have just been trying to stand up and using each other to do it.
Sherri: This last feeding one of them was picking a bit at the other but I think that is normal. I like that they are only one day apart in age....gives the younger one a better chance. The good news is they both got fed.
Lori: Thanks Sherri for the feeding update.
The feeding I watched was not pretty at all. She was really pummeling the little one into the bottom of the nest. It was painful to watch... so I didn't.

 
Lori's photos - April 10, 2008
(younger one is one week old)
They're right on schedule... starting to meander out of the nest bowl at 1 week old.

It was a struggle but little one climbed the big sister mountain and got in a few bites.
 

Little one snaked his way up to Mom but found himself stuck in between her legs and definitely not in the right position to get any bites. So he slowly and quietly eased on up beside sweet Sis and got a pretty good feeding.
 
Lori's photos - April 17, 2008

April 21, 2008
from the Maine Bald Eagle Cam Discussion Forum
typical observations during the height of the sibling rivalry

Lori - 6:38 am: I have to say the was one of the saddest feedings I have ever seen.
The big one totally brutalized the little one and ate for almost a half hour. Finally the little one got over to Dad but then he wouldn't feed him so the little one gave up and went crying back into the nest and just laid down.
I hope he gets something when Mom gets back...

florafreeek - 6:39 am: I just witnessed some bizarre behavior. For the last 15 minutes I watched Dad(?) feeding the bully. The little one was very submissive after getting pecked a few times. The bigger eaglet laid down (digesting a belly full I suspect) and the little one popped its head up ready to feed. Dad totally ignored it. Then the bully sat back up again and Dad started offering the food again. The wee one finally walked out of the bowl and right next to Dad in hopes to get in line for a few morsels and was again ignored. Finally the little one retreated back into the bowl and laid down. What's that all about??

Lori - 7:13 am: Awful wasn't it? Not sure what's going on but it sure doesn't look good for the little one. He's really looking weak to me and has knubs sticking out of his back.

florafreeek - 7:32 am: Ohhh this is not good. At. All. Eaglets are up and getting fed again. It looked like Dad offered the little one a few bites but he refused them, so Dad kept feeding little piggy.

florafreeek - 7:35 am: Finally the little one walked out of the bowl and around to the complete other side of Dad (waay out of reach of the bully) and is now getting Dad's attention and is now being fed a decent amount. Bully Sis is acting subdued.

Lori - 7:38 am: Finally!!!!!! Little one is up on the other side of Dad and is getting fed. Listen to him talk... He's starving. Taking the food as fast as Dad can give it to him.

mimiforsix - 7:40 am: What a beautiful sight to see........the little one's being fed! I guess the little guy's getting smarter Lori; he's going to have to find ways to get fed while staying out of Big Sis's reach.

Lori - 7:50 am: I know everyone says it's survival of the fittest etc...... But it's so much nicer to watch the eaglets when they get along. Not all nests have big bullies like Siszilla.
I'm just happy that little one is finally getting his breakfast. I think he's full now.
Score 1 for the little guy!!!
...

mimiforsix - 4:02 pm: I just caught the end of a feeding.......Mom was feeding the little guy and Big Sis was just sitting there, with her big crop. She must have had her fill, so I thought everything was okay. Suddenly, she lumbers over and gave the little guy a few hard pecks.......really viciously!

SamJennsGrandma - 7:09 pm: Pretty sure that it is the little one that gets the first bites. Lighter gray in color, right? Yes it was the little one eating first. Had quite a number of bites before sis got up and moved over to eat. Mom feeding both with sis trying to pull all the bites from her but mom is making sure the little one gets some.

SamJennsGrandma - 7:15 pm: Is that the fish the little one is pulling on or is he just cleaning his beak?
PattiO - 7:17 pm: It's the fish!! She's trying to feed herself! Awwww
[both tried to peck at the fish in the end - they're not quite 3 weeks old]

Watching & waiting .. Steals the food and Bully is enraged .. and flaps his/her wings behind the younger one.

Bully .. older chick .. warning off the younger one.

Cumbrian's photos - April 25, 2008

 
Lori's photos - April 28, 2008

 
JudyB's photos - April 29, 2008
(older one is four weeks old)
The little blood feathers that are starting to show up on the older one and it also looked as if the older one was standing on her adult feet for a second! The good news is that the development of real feathers takes a huge amount of energy - so SisZilla may not have much energy left to chase little Bro around the nest and peck at him.