hatched
April 30
May 1
Shoebutton's photo - June 29
59 and 60 days old (about 8 -1/2 weeks)
a bit of branching followed by a jump-flap across the nest
July 1 update from Marcia
"Names for the eaglets have been chosen by the landowners.
Names have been chosen for our 2007 Eaglets, Albert (smaller one) and Einstein (of course, the larger one). We feel since there hasn't been much aggression toward each other and they take care of each other too that they're both males. We could be totally wrong but then it wouldn't be the first time. Anyway, those names seem to fit perfectly."
hatched
April 26
Shoebutton's photo - June 28
63 days old (9 weeks)
We'd been thinking she wasn't flapping as much as Skye and Limuw were at this age - and I guess she heard us. Little "Joy" (our nickname for her (?) on the Maine Forum thread) has been doing a whole lot of flapping and some flapping hops across the nest.
Sidney, BC
hatched
April 20
Skye
73 days (10-1/2 weeks)
bociany's photo - July 2
"Going Up!"
link to Soundguy's video "Morning Workout" (1:40)
link to Soundguy's video "Airborne" (40 sec)
Santa Cruz, CA
hatched
April 13
fledged
June 28
Limuw
76 days (almost 11 weeks)
Lori's photo - June 28
Limuw returning from his first flight - he fledged at about 11 am on June 28 - at 10 weeks, 6 days!
link to carole79's video "Limuw's Second Flight"
Fort St. Vrain, CO
hatched
April 9
April 11
JudyB's photo - July 1
81 and 83 days (almost 12 weeks)
there are a lot of pictures of an empty nest in the pics from the last 24 hours on the cam web site, and some pics of a parent alone in the nest - they definitely are doing serious branching, and one or both might have fledged. I'm hoping the cam operators will post an announcement soon.
Barton's Cove, MA
hatched
April 6
April
8 or 9
younger fledged
June 28
The younger Barton's Cove eaglet (nicknamed "Vanilla" or "Van") fledged at about noon on June 28, at 81 days (11-1/2 weeks) - and Sharon got a video! His big sister (?) "Choco" (for Chocolate) has been doing some serious flapping and branching, but we haven't seen proof she's fledged. It's hard to know for sure as both of them branch on the edge of the nest and on some of the little branches you can see below - and that's out of sight of the cam - but Sharon and her kayak are visiting as often as possible!
I don't normally have more than one photo in an update - but Sharon had such great pictures this week that I needed to post two of them - do check out the link at the end for more!
SharonFeeney's photo - June 25
(78 and 80 days)
"look where one of the 'lets managed to get itself"
(it was back in the nest when Sharon checked on the 26th)
link to SharonFeeney's video of younger (lighter-colored) eaglet fledging June 28, about noon
SharonFeeney's photo - June 28
(81 days for the younger eaglet - 11-1/2 weeks)
"After paddling a couple of miles away from the nest, I returned on the opposite side of the island from where I last saw the fledgling. As I turned the corner, there it was - and it was so close that I was about to paddle right by it. I never would have purposefully been this close and I hope I didn't spook it nearly as much as it surprised me. I had last seen it on the opposite side of the island from this."
(The fledged eaglet returned to the nest that evening.)
link to the rest of Sharon's photos of the fledgling
Two Harbors
Catalina Island, CA
hatched
April 6
April 8
Sorry - don't have anything to post
Catalina Island, CA
hatched
April 1
April 1
April 4
At least two of them have fledged - K-72 and K-73 fledged on (or maybe slightly before June 25, which would be 85 days (12 weeks, 1 day) for the two older eaglets
Hope to have more next week
Norfolk, VA
hatched
March 10
March 12
March 14 or 15
fledged
May 29
June 1
June 2
BIRDER's photo - July 1
(about 16 weeks)
link to annsva's video Norfolk Eaglets 2007 (7:06) - it's wonderful!!
Blackwater, MD
hatched
March 1 - Justice
March 3 - Majesty
fledged
probably around
May 22nd
Nothing new - didn't have time to look for pictures