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Observers noticed a problem with Ma Delta's left leg the afternoon of Saturday, February 8; David Hancock and Bev Day from O.W.L. reviewed the videos, and think the leg may be broken, possibly between the equivalent of the knee and ankle, or it could just be badly sprained. Other eagles were seen in the area, so the injury could be the result of a fight with another female for control of the nest - in which case it looks as if Ma won - but at a price.

~Mar 3-7

Mar 28
4:08 pm

Mar 31
3:57 pm

May 5
9:43 pm
(38 days)

May 6
10:37 am (36 days)

Aug 1
5:53 am
(88 days)

July 29
6:12 am
(84 days)

Hunter
July 29
8:47 pm

Dad
Aug 2
1:07 pm

all 4 seen in area
Aug 4

Ariel
Aug 4
12:13 pm

Mom
Aug 6
~4 pm

juvie on water tower
Aug 6
8:05 pm
(92-93 days)

Mr & Mrs Honeycomb

Still incubating as of May 22, day 48 for the egg, and 12 days after the anticipated hatch date, based on the experience from last season.

Mom stopped incubating on May 31 (day 57 for the egg)
Dad stopped incubating on June 15 (day 72)
both adults were spending time off the nest before they completely stopped incubating
on July 20, both adults spent time on the nest, and covered the egg (day 107)
Thanks to IrishEyes of the Hancock Wildlife Forum for documenting the activities here.

Apr 4

Apr 4
8:38 pm

did not hatch

both
Aug 21
6:11 - 6:22 am

Scootch

Only one egg hatched; because we can't see into the nest bowl, we don't know if something happened to the other egg along the way, or if it's still there but failed to hatch.

Mar 19-28

Mar 30
8:19 pm

Apr 3
7:12 pm

May 9
early
(36 days
for #2)

Aug 8
4:53 pm
(91 days)

Pa
Aug 10

Ma
Aug 20

Scootch
Aug 22
6:59 am
(105 days)

J.J.
Jess

The second egg at Lafarge was unable to hatch successfully. The hatch process started on the 23rd, and for a while it looked as if #2 was only a little ways behind #1, but sadly that was not to be. The chick appeared to make a fairly large hole in one section of the egg, but wasn't able to peck around the shell so it could split, either because it was stuck or because it was too weak; several close-ups on the 25th showed no movement, and an adult moved the partially hached egg to the edge of the nest early on the 26th, and later that morning the adults ate the remains, possibly giving some to #1. Rest in peace, little one.

Another adult visited the nest August 12-18, and may have arrived on the 11th and been chased off by Mom before the adults left the area; it's also possible that at least one of the resident adults was there after the 11th - most pictures of an adult after that were not in the nest, so hard to see the details that indicated that we were seeing a third adult.

Mar 10-16

Mar 15
4:39 pm

Mar 18
4:00 pm

Mar 21
~7:00 pm

Apr 23
11:06 am
(39 days)

Apr 26
8:28 am
(36 days)

July 22
~10:42 am (90 days)

July 25
6:57 am
(90 days)

both fledglings
Aug 8
5:00 pm

one fledgling
Aug 9
7:43 am

Mom & Dad
Aug 11
7:48 am

one adult
Aug 12
1:38 pm

non-res adult visited
Aug 12?-18

Local observers reported seeing a pair near the nest, and were hopeful that they had or would soon have chicks - but around June 5 an injured adult female was found near the nest and brought to OWL, and only one adult was seen the next day. No one was seen on subsequent visits - but happily the female was released July 22nd, so we're hoping for a better season in 2015.

apparently no chicks this year - not sure if they nested

Mar 1-22

India ("Indy")
Juliette ("Jules")

April 2 - the male stood up from incubating - and one of the eggs was stuck to his chest; he stood there for a while, then moved to the nest to fly off; the egg fell off, bounced on the nest rails and settled into the nest; the female arrived shortly afterwards, and moved it back to the nest cup. It looked OK - but a little later it became obvious that one of the eggs was broken. It seems likely that one was cracked before the male stood up, to provide the sticky stuff that held an egg in place for a minute or so - but we don't really know that for sure.

~Mar 13-25

Mar 16
4:37 pm

Mar 19
6:40 pm

Mar 22
8:03 pm

Apr 24
4:54 am
(39 days)

Apr 24
4:29 pm
(36 days)

July 15
~4:45 pm
(82 days)

July 12
6:48 am
(79 days)

both adults at nest
July 30
3:16 pm

Mom
July 31
9:31 am

Jules
Aug 1
9:47 am

Indy
Aug 1
10:44 am

adult in nearby tree
Aug 1
8:37 pm

~Mar 13

A21(M) & A11(F)

The nest can only be seen by water when one's quite a ways offshore, so it's hard to tell what's happening there, and the presence of nesting cormorants kept the IWS team from approaching the nest at banding time, so if there were fledglings, they were not banded or tagged.

appear to be incubating or brooding by Apr 1

don't know

don't know

adults K51(M) & K03(F)

A new pair (initially called Cherry Cove before their nest was found) who may nest this year in this new territory near Twin Rocks. K51 hatched in 2005 and spent some time with Wray a couple of years ago while K01 was off on vacation; K03 is a 2007 naturally hatched chick from the Seal Rocks nest; as of late February they appear to be working on a nest, but not incubating yet.

While IWS team was observing the nest on April 24, an adult left the nest, showing one egg in the nest, and within minutes it was opened by ravens; it was past the likely hatch date and there didn't appear to be a chick inside, so apparently didn't develop for some reason. Not sure when the other egg disappeared.

one by Mar 17

two later in week

adults K88(M) & A37(F)

Former male K93 died in October 2013: K88 (naturally hatched from Twin Rocks in 2008) had been spending time with K87 as pre-nesting adults, and went with her to West End, where she stayed be he did not (I suspect the resident male K01 helped him make that decision); he was seen with A37 in early February - not sure if they will nest this year, but nice to know both have found each other.

They appeared to be incubating on April 11, and one was on the nest when it was checked the morning of April 12, but when the adult stood up, there was no egg or chick; it was around the time for hatching, but there's no way to know if it hatched or if it was non-viable or what might have occurred.

Mar 5-6

≤Mar 10

1 broke by Mar 11

adults K73(M) & K56(F)

banded June 4
K44(M)/Arnie

Feb 14 - Mar 3

Mar 1-3?

2 by
Mar 14

Apr 8-10

one didn't hatch

confirmed
July 8

adults K80(M) and K47(F)

They've apparently moved to a new nest for 2014 - stay tuned for details.

banded June 14
K46(F)/Tiana

On June 26, a large branch naturally broke off from the tree, and 64-day-old K46 was found on the ground with two broken legs. She was taken to the mainland for surgery, then returned to the IWS office to recover; the pins were removed August 13, and she tried to stand August 20; by the end of the day on August 23, she was able to stand on both legs without using her wings for balance, and even managed to put one foot on a fish!

On September 3 K46 was moved to a small enclosure within the enclosure of non-releasable adult Pimu; she adapted well, and on September 11 was let into the larger enclosure to share it with Pimu, and she was soon on the high perches. K46 has some feather damage, but it did not appear to interfere with her flight from one perch to another, and she was able to curve around the tree in the middle of the enclosure while flying (probably trickier than a straight flight), so she was given a backpack transmitter and released near her nest on October 13, with 2 pounds of mackerel nearby; her parents were in the area and saw the release but didn't interact with her. K46 took her first flight in the wild at noon, then tried a couple of perches and spent the afternoon perching. On October 16 she discovered a deer carcass being shared by other eagles, ravens and hawks and joined in the feast - her first feeding in the wild!

Feb 16 - Mar 10

one by
Mar 17

two by
Mar 20

seen
Apr 23

to rehab
June 26

flying in an enclosure by mid-Sept

released
Oct 13

adults K25(M) & K34(F)

(no wing tags after 2011)

banded May 9
K40(F)/Julie
K41(M)/Kilakila ("majestic")

Not sure which is actually older

Feb 7 - Mar 5

2 eggs
by
Feb 11

2 chicks by Mar 17

both fledged by June 7

adults K00(M) & K17(F)

Nest abandoned by end of March; K17 is the oldest female on the island (brought to the islands as a chick in 1984, so 30 years old now), so it's possible that the eggs might not have been fertile, or that the shells were fragile as a result of accumulated contiminants in her system. There hasn't been a successful hatch here since 2009.

Feb 19 - Mar 6

1 egg by
Feb 19

2nd egg
sometime

adults K81(M) and K82(F)

banded May 15
K43(F)/Shyla ("Daughter of the Mountain")

Feb 17 - Mar 2

Feb 15
8:21 am

Feb 17
7:27 pm

1 broke
Feb 17
~10 pm

Mar 25
overnight
maybe by
3:40 am
(38 days
if #1)

June 14
2:43 pm
(81 days)

Aug 4
on nest at dark

adults K01(M) & K87/Lightning(F)
adults K01(M) & K91/Thunder(F)

Wray (F) appeared to be limping in late summer and was last seen in early October 2013; K87 and a young male K88 who had been seen together visited the nest in fall 2013; K88 only made one visit, but K87 stayed around and appears to be claiming the nest; K87 is a 2009 chick from Two Harbors, from the first year eggs hatched naturally there, so she's now 5 years old.

In our next installment of "as the nest turns" - there appears to be another switch. Another young female challenged K87 the morning of April 6, and apparently won, because K87 hasn't been seen - and K91 is now settling in. And in an interesting twist of fate, K91/Thunder is K87's older sister, also hatched at Two Harbors in 2009. There seemed to be more mating between K01 and K91 than there was with K87 - but no eggs this year.

Feb 18 - Mar 14

adults A35(F) & K11(M)

banded April ?
A91 (F)/Shania ("on my way")

No wing tags on the male so can't confirm it's still K11

Date egg(s) might have been laid is approx - IWS update said egg(s) could hatch by mid-March

At least one chick, estimated at 2-3 days old, seen March 3rd

around
Feb 10

~Mar 1

flying by end of May

California
Santa Cruz Island
Fraser Point

no cam

adults A64(M)/Spirit & A49(F)/Cruz

banded May ??
A98(F)/Glory
A97(M)/Maxiwo ('bald eagle' in Chumash)

≤Feb 28

at least
1 egg by
Feb 12

at least
1 chick by
Apr 1

2 seen
Apr 11

both by July 1

California
Santa Cruz Island
Fry's Harbor

no cam

adults A46(M)/Stephen Jr. & A24(F)

≤Mar 30

California
Santa Cruz Island
Hazards
(aka Baby's Harbor, North Shore or Cueva Valdez pair)

no cam

adults A00(M) & A16(F)

When the crew checked the nest in May, they found an approximately 6-week-old chick on the ground under the nest; it looked healthy and was being fed and defended by the adults, who had brought down some nesting material; the crew didn't have gear to climb the tree, but returned a week later, banded the chick and put her back in the nest.

banded May ?? (towards end of month)
too small for wing tags
silver band (F)/'alow (Chumash for 'White Cloud')

~Mar 17

at least
1 egg by
Mar 13

at least one chick by Apr 29

fledge confirmed July 2014

California
Santa Cruz Island
Los Piños
(aka Willows
but didn't nest there)

no cam

adults A45(M) & A51(F)

No wing tags on the male so can't confirm it's still A45

Apr 8-15 update reported that the nest had apparently failed.

≤Mar 27

adults K10(M) & K26(F)

banded May ?? (towards end of month)
A92(M)/Liberty (in honor of Canada Day and US 4th of July)
A98(F)/Malibu ("where the surf sounds loudly")
(A98 accidentally given same number as Fraser Point chick)

Feb 24 - Mar 8

incubating as of
Mar 6

at least one chick
~Apr 8

2nd chick discovered at banding

both fledged
confirmed July 2014

adults A40(M) & A48(F)

A48 drove former female A27 off in spring 2013; 2014 will be the first year nesting for the new pairing.

The nest bowl was too deep to see if a second egg was laid, and then after being very attentive, they stopped tending the nest, so likely the egg or eggs were lost late Feb 21 or early Feb 22; it's early in the season, so they might try again.

A48 laid her second (or maybe 3rd) egg March 16, and a few minutes later A40 came in with a big stick, which landed on her just after she turned the egg - and in the confusion, the egg broke.

possible pairs - haven't nested yet
adding them here to keep track of who is who

Yellowbanks - A21(M) (was paired with A48 who's now at Sauces)
Smugglers - A59(F) and A58(M)
A57 and A58 were seen together in 2013; no clear territory
new pair A27(F) and A(68) in Lady's Harbor area as of Apr 1 2014

adults A39(M) & A43(F)

banded May 1
A93(M)/Davy
A94(M)/Connie

Part of the nest collapsed after heavy rain in early April - and the chick that became A93 was found on the ground under the nest tree - doing fine, against all odds.

incubating by Mar 6

~Mar 11
(reported ~3 weeks old on
Apr 1)

2nd chick discovered at banding

fledge dates unknown

adults A08(M) & A22(F)

banded May 3
A95(F)/Ynez
A96(M)/Kanoa
(no way to know which is which)

likely incubating by Mar 9

<Mar 8
over
8 weeks
May 3

>Mar 8
a bit
younger

fledge dates unknown

Mr & Mrs HBE

banded June 6
E1(M)/Angel (band on right leg)
E2(F)/Mist (band on left leg)

At banding both chicks were discovered to have what was described as a mild case of avian pox; keeping fingers crossed.

Mar 19
~10:30 pm

Mar 22
evening

Apr 26
7:25 am
(38 days)

Apr 28
6:04 am
(37 days)

July 23

July 26

both adults and both fledglings last seen
Aug 10

adults Spirit (M) & Liberty (F)

Long time male Patriot died last spring, and Liberty chose the young male Spirit from those courting her; this will be their first season nesting.

One of the eggs disappeared on March 1st, perhaps damaged when Spirit defended the nest from a large female subadult a few days earlier. A second egg likely broke late on March 15; the loss was confirmed the next morning. Liberty removed the remains of the third egg from the nest bowl the morning of March 18; the remains were described as liquid, so perhaps the egg (and maybe all three eggs) weren't viable. The logistics of mating are quite complex, so it is possible that they didn't achieve the type of contact needed to transfer sperm, or at least not enough to fertilize all the eggs. That does seem to be a skill that improves with age, so I have my fingers crossed for next year.

Feb 12
7:43 pm

probably
Feb 15
6:01 pm

probably
Feb 19
7:48 am

Colorado
Fort St. Vrain

Link

FSV25/"Amara"
FSV26/"Argos"
FSV27/"Ajax"

As of early March, there is a problem with the cams - at least one is apparently streaming and can be seen by workers at the plant, but they're not connecting to the web. We're hoping that will be resolved soon.

The middle chick (nicknamed "Argos" on several forums) was observed to be wheezing and having some difficulty breathing May 1st, but managed quite well in spite of whatever was bothering him/her for a week or so, but finally died May 8; there was a bad storm the night before, and it's likely all three got chilled in spite of the best efforts of the adults, and that may have been a contributing factor.

As of May 22, #3 (nicknamed Ajax) has been observed wheezing occasionally, but not as much, and by now he/she is older and the weather is warmer, so we have our fingers crossed.

Feb 14 - Mar 6

1 egg by
Feb 21

Feb 24

~Feb 28

Apr 1
~7:45 am
(39 days)

Apr 2
2:37 pm
(37 day)
died
May 8

Apr 5
3:44 pm
(36 days)

maybe
June 25
confirmed
June 27

June 28

adult & both juvies
Aug 2

adult & both juvies heard
Aug 10

one juvie
Aug 18

adults Romeo (M) and Juliet (F)

NE1/Delilah
NE2/Samson

Samson branched Mar 2 at 8:15 am (69 days old);
Delilah branched later the same day (72 days old)

Nov 14

Nov 14
1:42 pm

Nov 17
1:47 pm

Dec 20
4:36 pm
(36 days)

Dec 23
12:08 am
(36 days)

March 12
9:05 am
(82 days)

Mar 8
7:15 am
(75 days)

both on nest Apr 7

Delilah gone by
Apr 10

Samson by Apr 22

adults Ozzie & Harriet

E3
E4

There was a heavy rain storm the night of January 10 when the chicks were about 3-1/2 weeks old, which appeared to disrupt the fishing, so less food was brought to the nest - which led to some rather brutal sibling rivalry as older E3 tried to keep E4 from eating, so E3 could get what food there was. This was during a period of rapid growth for the chicks, so E3 continued to grow rapidly, and E4's development paused for a couple of days - which made it harder for the now markedly smaller chick to get food. After 4 or 5 days, food deliveries increased, and the younger eaglet began to find ways to sneak around to the other side of the adult and get fed; by January 21 (when the chicks were about 4 weeks old), there was still quite a bit of rivalry, but E4 was being fed regularly, and began to grow; by January 28 (5 weeks old) both were close in size, though older E3 had many more dark feathers visible, and rivalry was much less; sometimes they were fed together, and other times they seemed to take turns. We hoped this would be the start of a peaceful time at the nest, but sadly that was not to be - by January 30 observers were noticing that the older eaglet E3 seemed less active, and I think E3 got up to join a feeding only once on January 31, though food was brought to the nest several times and E4 ate well. E3 was moving around occasionally on February 1, and had some small poop shots, but didn't eat; she died at 4:53 am on February 2. There are several theories as to the cause of death, including poisoned food, a fungal or viral infection, the fact that more of the older chick was exposed to the rain January 29-30 (they were too big to both fit under the adult, and the younger, less-feathered eaglet was covered more than the older eaglet) - but it's unlikely that we'll ever know. Rest in peace, E3 - and E4 - best wishes for a long and happy life.

Nov 26

Nov 17
4:39 pm

Nov 20
6:18 pm

Dec 23
11:46 pm
(36 days)
died
Feb 2
4:53 am
(41 days)

Dec 25
10:21 am
(35 days)

Apr 4
8:28 am
(100 days)

May 8
(almost 19 weeks old, and about 5 weeks after fledging

adults Henry and Martha

B3

The female was seen to be limping in September 2013; it was thought that her left leg may have been injured in a territorial fight with another female. Her leg seemed stronger by the end of the nesting season, and I think it looked as if she was moving her toes a bit.

One egg - probably the first laid - did not hatch.

~Dec 25 - Jan 14

Jan 14
3:12 pm

Jan 17
7:01 pm

did not hatch

Feb 22
11:20 am
(36 days)

May 22
7:11 am
(89 days)

June 15
(113 days)

adults Hope & Valor II

Observers believe young male Valor was replaced by possibly more experienced Valor II prior to the 2013 nesting season.

No cam for 2014 - the pair has a new nest.

Feb 1

adults Liberty & Justice

Rudy

One egg was broken, confirmed March 16; lots of other eagles were seen in the neighborhood, so it might have been damaged when an adult jumped up to defend the nest.

Feb 11 - early Mar

Feb 23
afternoon/
evening

Feb 27
~5:30 pm

Apr 2
confirmed
10:30 am
(38 days)

June 21
(80 days)

July 18
12:24 pm

D18 (M?)
D19/D4 (F) - has transmitter
D20 (M)

One of the fledglings was found by the local police in the road on June 21, and Bob Anderson from Raptor Resource Project picked him/her up when the fledgling didn't try to fly at his approach; the eaglets weren't banded so it's not clear which one it was; Bob gave it lots of food, and it was flying well in the morning, so he gave her(?) a transmitter and released it near the hatchery, with plans to watch and provide supplemental feeding if the adults did not appear to be bringing food. Measurements indicated the juvie was likely female, and while they initially thought it was D20, they later decided it was D19; as a juvie with a transmitter, she will be known as D4.

A second fledgling was found June 22 with a broken wing, and taken to SOAR for assessment and treatment; after reviewing pictures, it was determined this was D20; we learned on September 15 that the break (which was close to his shoulder) had healed, but there was a calcified lump at the break site which prevents him from moving his wing, so he cannot be released (the calcification is necessary to keep the bone strong, so can't be removed); SOAR has put in a request for the permits needed to keep the eagle they call "Decorah" as an educational eagle.

D18 died July 8, of electrocution; most power poles near the nest have guards, but this was a high-tension line a half mile from the site.

Update - D19/D4 died March 2, 2015, of electrocution; the article noted that rural eagles perch in trees, but the more urban eagles, like those at Decorah, grow up around man-made structures, which may be more common than trees where they are. I'm not changing her font to gray italic because she fledged successfully, and survived the transition to independence.

Feb 17 - Mar 2

Feb 23
4:55 pm

Feb 26
5:33 pm

Mar 2
6:43 pm

Apr 2
9:22 am
(38 days)

Apr 3
11:29 pm
(36 days)

Apr 7
10:45 am
(36 days)

Jun 18
3:41 pm
(77 days)

Jun 18
8:16 pm
(76 days)

Jun 20
1:37 pm
(74 days)

Dad brought D4 a fish at the nest
Aug 26

cam off
Sept 2

The younger one died during the night or early in the morning of June 21st after a series of brutal attacks by the older one, after several days of decreasing food and adult visits; the adults were away for about 24 hours before "Little" died, and stayed away for about 24 hours after - following a pattern we've seen here in the two previous years. I do wish someone would study what's going on here - it's (happily) the exception to every rule I know - and I really thought the little one would make it when they got past 7 weeks with no significant rivalry or issues over food. More info - http://www.window-on-wildlife.com/index.php?topic=302.msg86808#msg86808

Rest in peace, Little, and fly free forever - and good luck and fair winds, Big - we all know you only did what you had to do to survive.

Big did an inadvertant fledge July 3 at 5:50 am, tried to fly to the branch at the back of the nest and missed; she apparently managed to fly to the area near the cam tree, and made a reasonably compentent flight back to the nest at 1:17 pm when an adult arrived with food. She didn't leave the nest again until July 9 (though she did a lot of branching!), so we're calling her intentional flight July 9 her official fledge.

Mar 5 - 26

March 16
1:55 pm

Mar 19
5:05 pm

seen
Apr 23
6:04 am
(38 days)

Apr 24
4:42 pm
(36 days)

July 9
<9:11 am
(77 days)

Aug 14
12:38 pm
(there may have been later visits - cam went down
Aug 15)

adults "Alice" and "Ralph"

Two eagles were seen occasionally in the spring, working on the nest, but they did not lay any eggs. As of August 11, the cam is offline, and is no longer listed on the BioDiversity Research Institute site.

no eggs seen yet

This is a pair of eagles that nest near me; even though dates will be approximate, I'm adding them to this table for my own reference purposes. Their nest is a bit unique in that it's on an osprey platform on a small island in the Sasanoa River. My viewing point is about 3/10 of a mile from the nest.

seen
May 15
(probably mid April)

by July 12

only two eggs hatched - and while there's no way to know for sure, I'm thinking from the timing that it's most likely the first egg that didn't hatch, so am adjusting my dates accordingly.

"Rain"/Glider (F?)
"Snow"/Chaser (M?)

Jan 11 - 30

Jan 13
4:23 pm
(seen Jan 14)

Jan 16
4:28 pm

seen
Jan 20
8:47 am

did not hatch

seen
Feb 22
6:40 am
(37 days)

Feb 24
4:33 pm
(36 days)

maybe
May 18
(85 days)

~May 19?
(84 days)

both
May 23

one
June 11

no cam - info from local observer/photographer

Feb 28 - Mar 6

1 by
Apr 9

2 seen
Apr 16

3rd seen
Apr 29

all 3 by around July 2

M7/Arky (named for a chat moderator)
M8/Dakota
M9/Skye

The weather was miserable the night of April 26-27, with a lot of rain and a severe thunderstorm; the youngest chick was only 8 days old, too young to thermo-regulate, and while he survived the night, he was observed to be lifeless around 1 pm. Rest in peace, young one.

Mar 6

Mar 7
4:49 pm

Mar 10
6:28 pm

?Mar 13
10 pm?
seen
Mar 14
5:30 am

Apr 13
3:11 pm
(37 days)

Apr 15
6:16 am
(36 days)

Apr 19
6:20 am
(37 days)
died
Apr 27

July 3

July 6

cam down
Aug 1

both still visiting the nest

nicknamed Snap, Crackle and Pop on chat

When the oldest chick was about 5 weeks old, viewers realized that he or she seemed to be stuck; DNR initially restated their non-intervention policy, but after further discussion with the relevant authorities, removed the chick from the nest; they reported s/he had a serious injury to the elbow on the right wing, possible injury to the right leg, and systemic infection; after additional tests and counsultation, the Raptor Center reported that the severe injury to its elbow with bone loss resulting in a lack of integrity to the elbow joint made it impossible for the eaglet to survive in the wild, and that type of injury is likely to cause ongoing discomfort, so the eaglet was humanely euthanized. Rest in peace, young one.

~Jan 1

Feb 14
3 pm

~Feb 17

~Feb 20

seen
Mar 25
6:47 am
(39 days)
euthanized
May 5

by
Mar 26
5:16 pm
(37 days)

Mar 30
6:30 am
(38 days)

July 3
(99 days)

July 3
(95 days)

both
Aug 4

one
Aug 6

all still in area at least a week or so longer

adults Elsie and Einstein

Observers thought they saw a chick around 5 pm on March 26 (which would have been day 41 for the first egg), but there were no additional reported sightings, and it's not clear from the video if it was a chick or movement of nest material or of the fish the adult was eating at the time; the adults are still incubating as of April 6, but it's well past the time for a hatch.

Feb 7-11

Feb 13

may be more

no reports

Feb 25 - early March

"Ella"
"Fitzgerald"
(nicknamed by the rangers at Libby Dam)

The folks at Libby Dam have reported that there will not be a web cam this year - but posted on March 5 to say the eagles were working on the nest, and have been posting updates on Facebook as the cam can still be seen from the visitor center.

First egg March 17; second egg reported March 25 but possibly laid several days earlier. Based on the 3 days between eggs that seems most common, and the hatch date, I'm guessing the second egg was around March 20.

Mar 13-19

Mar 17

≤Mar 25

Apr 23
(37 days)

Apr 25
(~36 days)

July 5
(73 days)

July 7
(73 days)

both visited the nest for a couple of weeks and were seen in the area for several weeks after fledging

banded May 12
E00(F)
D98(M)
D99(M)

The cam went down June 6, apparently due to an wire in the tree, so it can't be fixed until the eagles leave in August; we're hoping for updates....

D98 was seen near an active nest near Little Sebago Lake, Maine, on July 25, and sadly his body was found there July 27. He had been attacked by the resident male, which may have either caused or contributed to his death

~Feb 28

Feb 17
3:54 pm

Feb 20
~2:00 pm

Feb 23
4:46 pm

Mar 29
sunrise
(40 days)

Mar 29
9:01 am
(37 days)

Apr 1
6:54 am
(37 days)

assumed to have fledged in mid-June

adults Derek (M) and Savannah (F)

One egg was observed broken the evening of Feb 9; it may have been not-fertile, but also one of the adults might have landed on in while hopping down from the adjacent perch; no way to tell which egg remains.

As of Mar 6 we're well past hatching time for either egg -
so no little one this year.

The adults continued to incubate until day 67, and the egg was still there as of day 99.

Jan 5-25

Jan 21
3:46 pm

seen
Jan 25
7:07 am

There was a bad rainstorm the evening of May 16, and part of the nest collapsed - and first one chick and then the other fell from the nest. It was too treacherous for anyone to try to approach the nest until dawn - and when the rescue team arrived, they found that one chick (likely female, possibly the older one) had survived - but the other had not. The survivor (nicknamed Jordan) first went to a local rescue center to be stabilized, and then was transferred to the Carolina Raptor Center. She had an abrasion under one wing, and a broken leg that was not confirmed until they could take xrays. As of May 22, she's receiving the best of care - but is not yet out of the woods.

Update: The second eaglet was euthanized May 25. She initially was eating some cut up food on her own, then only eating what was fed to her with tweezers, and finally regurgitating much of what was fed to her; her weight was going down, not up; her white blood count took a huge jump; and what might have been an undiscovered hairline fracture in a wing became full open fracture that was not able to be repaired surgically.
Rest in peace, little one.

Dec 2-7

Feb 28
6:58 pm

Mar 4
6:41 pm

Apr 7
2:02 pm
(38 days)

Apr 9
?evening
(36 days)

The Sutton Center announced on Feb 17 that it does not look as if the eagles will use the nest with the cam in 2014, but noted that it might be used by other species - last year a pair of owls nested there (though their eggs failed to hatch), and a pair of osprey stopped for a brief visit.

Fall update - we didn't see anyone else using the nest in 2014, but "nesty" from Chat said they had a successful season, though it wasn't clear which of the occupied nests nearby was theirs, so there are no further details.

Dec 17 - Jan 3

The Sutton Center announced on Feb 17 that the eagles are using an alternative nest for 2014.

According to Chat member "nesty" the pair fledged 2 eaglets at their new nest.

Feb 1 - Feb 18

adults Cascade (M) and Lady Odell (F)

Mar 24 - Apr 19

H2
H3
H4

new cam

Feb 19
4:45 pm

Feb 22
4:18 pm

Feb 25
seen
6:40 pm

Mar 28
4:03 pm
(37 days)

Mar 30
7:07 am
(36 days)

Apr 2
4:54 pm
(36 days)

Jun 21
8:45 pm
(85 days)

Jun 20
(82 days)

Jun 27
10:14 am
(86 days)

at least one on nest in mid-July; 2 or maybe 3 flying in area in early August

adults Elliott (M) and Eloise (F)

HB5
HB6

HB5 had a bit of an adventure on May 26, ending up on a branch about 8 feet below the nest; not sure if he/she slipped or how that happened. It took the youngster about 3-1/2 hours to make its way back up to the nest. Then on May 28 it was noted that HB5 hadn't been seen since sometime the previous evening, and couldn't be found by panning nearby branches, so a search was instituted, which found him/her on the ground behind a building. HB5 was taken to the Univ of Tenn Vet School in nearby Knoxville, where it was determined that the juvie had several lacerations on its right wing and fly larvae present, and possibly a swollen elbow - but no broken bones, which made recovery more promising. Stay tuned....

HB5 was released back to the nest area June 30; an on-site observer reported that HB5 and HB6 were seen flying together while an adult kept watch, but there were no reports of HB5 visiting the nest, though not many people were still watching the cam.

Feb 10-13

Feb 4
6:35 pm

Feb 7
6:56 pm

Mar 15
~4 am
(39 days)

Mar 16
~4 am
(37 days)

possible accidental fledge
May 26
(72 days);
to rehab; released
June 30

May 31
(76 days)

adults Franklin (M) and Independence (F)
(both non-releasable)

H4/Hallmark (F)

Franklin and Indy's eggs were moved to an incubator (and replaced with imitation eggs) so work could be done on their enclosure; the eggs were candled and appeared to be infertile or non-viable - so fertile eggs from other pairs were placed with them as the time for hatching drew near. The first egg hatched March 31 - and the chick was seen lifeless with no obvious cause the next day. The second egg hatched April 2 - and the female killed it. AEF said ""Sometimes there are no answers, and this is one of those times." Indy had successfully raised 29 eaglets, and I know one of her eggs spent time in an incubator in 2011, and she accepted it back without any problem. The third egg was removed and replaced with a wooden egg; it hatched in an incubator and was successfully fostered with bald eagle pair Hero and Volunteer.

~~~~~

adults Isaiah (M) and Mrs. Jefferson (F)

J4/Lady Talon (F)
K4/Battle Force (M)

On April 13 the AEF cams were switched to the habitat of a different non-releasable pair, with two chicks hatched around the first of April.

The two chicks from the second nest and E3 were transferred to a hacking tower May 21st; it was noted that the eaglets were about 6-1/2 weeks old at the time.

Mar 23 - Apr 3

Mar 1

Mar 3
7:11 pm

Mar 7
4:52 pm

Mar 31
6:11 pm
died
Apr 1

Apr 2
died
Apr 2

Apr 4

released
June 27

~~~

both released
July 4

As of late February, the City of Norfolk and the USDA are continuing to remove any nests started by the Norfolk pair. A bald eagle (not one of the pair) was killed at the airport on January 28 by an incoming plane (the plane landed safely), raising even more doubts about the wisdom or logic of trying to chase the resident pair out of the nearby Botanical Garden.

Jan 31 - Feb 10

adults James (M) and Virginia (F)

Feb 8 - late Feb

new cam for us in 2014

adults George (M) and Martha (F)

Liberty9
Justice8

March 17 - lots of snow; Dad brought in a rabbit - maybe in anticipation of a hatch - but there's a chance having a large maybe-partly-frozen object on the nest caused one of the eggs to break; keeping fingers crossed for the other two.

It was very cold and snowy the night of March 25, and the older eaglet did not survive; there's no way to know if s/he succumbed to the cold (perhaps being in a place where wind or snow could get in, in spite of a great job by the adults to keep them safe and warm), or if there was an underlying health issue. The remaining eaglet is doing well.

(Note re names - Liberty was the 9th first-hatched chick here; Justice is the 8th second-hatched)

The eaglet never returned to the nest after fledging, and was not seen in the area; we always like to see them again after fledging, but are hoping for the best.

Feb 8

Feb 8

Feb 11

<Feb 16
(cam down)

Mar 20
~7:15 pm
(37 days)

Mar 23
2:00 pm
(37 days)

Jun 14
~1:00 pm
(83 days)

June 14

Everything was going well here until the first week of July - when the nest began to collapse. The good news is that the chicks were already branching, and they seemed to adapt to spending more time on the branches, and eating on the branches, as the nest vanished. It was mostly gone by July 16, when the chicks were 11-1/2 weeks old, and we only saw them occasionally for the next couple of days. There is no local observer posting anywhere as far as I know, so we are hoping for the best.

Mar 13 - late Mar

Mar 18
seen
5:28 pm

Mar 21
5:15 pm

Apr 26
morning
(39 days)

Apr 27
~10:45 pm
(37 days)

around July 16
(~80 days)

about
July 18

adults Shep (M) and Belle (F)
(the male is known as Smitty on some forums)

two chicks were seen on March 29th, and only one chick was seen after the morning of the 31st; it seems most likely that it was the younger of the first two chicks who did not survive.

The fledge time is a guess - the camera angle didn't show much of the nest, so it was hard to tell if one or both chicks were there.

Feb 17
5:54 pm

Feb 20
6:19 pm

seen
Feb 24
?5:45am
confirmed
10:27 am

Mar 28
3:50 pm
(39 days)

seen
Mar 29
8:12 am
(37 days)
died
Mar 31

Apr 1
morning
(36 days)

around mid-June
(~11 weeks)

~July 23

adults Larry (M) and Lucy (F)

Lucy's feet were injured in fall 2012, perhaps as a result of accidentally being caught in a trap; she lost the toes on her right foot but can put weight on it, and happily her left foot recovered and she appears to be doing well.

2014 Season review, with thanks to golden1: There were no eggs laid at this nest during this season. Another eagle pair entered the area of the nest on March 6, 2014. There was a territorial dispute. Lucy left the nest at 3:51pm and we have not had a sighting of her since that time. Several females vied for Larry's attention. We called them NF which means New Female. There were at least 3 of them. It seemed that one caught Larry's attention before they left the area on May 1, 2014, and they spent time together on the den branch (on the right) or on the balcony branch (on the left) above the nest. It was a very confusing time at this nest. Some believe that the new couple stayed at the nest for a short time and then one of them or both of them left. Others believe that Larry was able to stay in the area and the other male was no longer around. There have been pictures of at least 3 females from March 6th to May 1st. It will be interesting to see which eagles return in the fall.

Mar 2

did not nest

The nest is located just west of Eagle Valley on the Upper Mississippi National Wildlife and Fish Refuge in southwestern Wisconsin; the nest has been active since 2007 but this is the first year they've had a cam. Two young fledged successfully in 2013.

One eaglet was lost May 13 to probable predation by a Great Horned Owl; the female was on the nest, with the chick beside her when the GHO used its greater night vision and ability to fly silently to swoop in and grab it.

The second eaglet died ~June 1, likely due to small, swarming flies/gnats constantly annoying, plugging airways, and perhaps biting the eaglet, despite the parent birds’ attempts to hover over to protect and even pick the insects off of the eaglet (explanation courtesy of the Eagle Valley UStream page).

Rest in peace, young ones - and we all hope for a better year next year.

Mar 27

Mar 27
4:08 p

Mar 30
~7:50 pm

May 3
11:00 am

May 5
7:30 pm

eagle adults George (M) and Martha (F)
or
GHO adults Bonnie (F) and Clyde (M)

The eagles did some work on the nest in May, and apparently spent some time defending it from one or more intruders, but no one nested there this year. August 9, the cam owners saw the resident pair and and a non-resident adult while showing the area to a visitor. Then August 31 an adult (maybe Martha) was found near the nest with a broken wing; the break is near the "wrist" so it may heal, but there's not much that can be done to help it except keep her safe and fed. The cam has ties to The Feather Wildlife Rehab/Education Center, and they will do their best for the eagle, whoever it is. Keeping fingers crossed.

The eagle who might be Martha healed against all expectations, and was released October 6.

Mar 22

the eagles moved to a new nest, so no cam for 2014;
not sure if there will be ground reports

Yukon Electric and their partners added a long-distance cam, but I don't have easy access to reports to check for dates. It was reported that all three chicks fledged successfully - and with luck we'll have more reports next year.

Apr 9

at least 3 eggs

May 10-11

<May 14

May 16

three chicks fledged successfully

adults Emoyeni and Thulane

Jono

black eagle eggs hatch in about 45 days;
if more than one hatches,
the older will kill the younger;
the eaglet fledges in about 14 weeks

Apr 9-17

Apr 29

May 3

June 13
(45 days)

June 17
(45 days)
died
June 22

Sept 10
very early
(89 days)

seen
on cam
Nov 4

in area
Dec 12

~July 4

July 4
5:28 pm

July 7
10:56 pm

Aug 13
6:20 pm

second egg didn't hatch