2018 Eaglet Information Table

adults Liberty/Momma and Freedom/Poppa

GG2/Equality
GG3/Pride

The cam went live April 20 and Glacier Gardens reported that they thought there was already an egg as the eagles were constantly on the nest; an observer thought another egg may have been laid around 7 pm on April 20; cam doesn't look into the nest bowl, so we'll have to wait to see how many chicks when they get tall enough to look over the edge.
Liberty and Freedom are the official names of the adults, but Glacier Gardens uses Momma and Poppa on their website.

by Apr 20

Apr 20?

May 26

May 27

Aug 17
11:14 am

Aug 20
9:01 am

GG2
Sept 5
5:40 am

GG3
Sept 5
5:43 am

both adults
Sept 13

Mom
Oct 4

K3
K4

Apr 12

Apr 15
10:31 pm

May 22
6:00 am
(40 days)

May 22
3:30 pm
(37 days)

Aug 11
(81 days)

Aug 13
2:41 pm
(83 days)

confirmed

K3
Sept 1

K4
Sept 8

Ma and Pa Delta

Dusk
Dawn

Both adults were calling the evening of June 1, perhaps warning off other eagles in the area; they left the nest for the evergrren tree at 4:53 pm, and Pa left the tree at 4:57 pm - and that's the last time we saw him. The chicks were 7 weeks old.
A new male was seen in the area soon thereafter, and appeared to be chasing other eagles away from the territory, and respecting the female's calls to stay away from the nest and the chicks; he became known as UME (unidentified male eagle). He also disappeared at some point, and was replaced by another male, known as AME (adult male eagle) who spent the rest of the season guarding the area and keeping things safe.
As the chicks got closer to fledging, the male started coming to the nest; unfortunately he did not provide food - and occasionally took food from the chicks - but he also did not attack them or harm them when they tried to take food from him - and he did keep other eagles away. Happily Ma Delta, with a little help from her friends, was able to provide all the food needed for the growing chicks, and both fledged successfully. Once they left, AME and Ma were seen together more often, and they did some work on the nest; at the end of the season, AME was given the name Trooper.

Mar 3
2:57 pm

Mar 6
2:50 pm

Apr 11
8:05 pm
(39 days)

Apr 12
6:56 am
(37 days)

June 30
6:51 am
(80 days)

July 4
9:30 am
(83 days)

Dusk
Jul 16
2:50 pm

Dawn
Jul 17
12:04 am

Ma
Jul 23

AME/Trooper
Aug 2

Mr & Mrs Honeycomb & "New Dad"

Chips

Mr Honeycomb disappeared partway through the nesting season in 2017, possibly after a territorial battle with another eagle. We have not seen him yet this year, but Mom is back and seems to have a new mate. As of March 19, they've come to the nest a few times but haven't done any major work on it; it doesn't need much, and Mrs Honeycomb usually doesn't lay eggs until the beginning of April - but it's also possible that they are nesting elsewhere, or taking a "getting to know you" year.
Well, the pair laid one egg, later than usual, and it hatched - and the new male was doing such a good job providing food and tending the egg/chick that observers on the HWF forum agreed he should be called Dad.
Sad news - little Chips died early on May 29 for no apparent reason; he had looked fine the night before, and snuggled under Mom as usual - and wasn't moving in the morning. We did notice that because the river was high, not many fish were brought to the nest, and frogs or toads were a primary food - and perhaps Chips was fed a poisonous one or one that was contaminated in some way. Rest in peace, little one.
Mom was last seen on the nest on May 31, the day after she consumed Chips's remains; Dad was seen occasionally in early June, and brought a new female to the nest on June 19; he and the new female we have been calling Lady visited the nest regularly during the summer.

May 21
4:22 pm
(37 days)
died
May 29

Mom
May 31

Dad & Lady
Aug 9

Pa and Em

Pa was injured in a territorial fight last fall, but was back and looking good this spring; as of March 19, it sounds as if there is still another male trying to take over the nest, so we'll have to see what happens. And as of April 15, there have been a number of eagles around, and might be a pair, but I'm not sure who they are; no eggs yet.
As of fall 2018, Em is still in the territory and there has not been a confirmed sighting of Pa; there are males courting her, but she did not nest this year.

Mar 19-30

new pair
Apr 21

Pa and Lady Lafarge

Apollo
Artemis

The cam has not been streaming so far this year, but local observers are seeing the eagles at their Pandora Street nest, so that is probably where they will lay their eggs this year.
First egg may have been as early as March 28.
Feeding observed April 30 (suggesting first egg may have been laid before March 28); when second chick was finally seen, it was smaller, so I'm guessing both hatched around 35 days and 3 days apart - but that's only a guess.

Apr 30?
seen
May 11

May 3?
seen
May 13

first seen flying
Jul 23
12:45 pm

first seen flying
:Jul 23
1:23 pm

Lady and
one eaglet
Aug 7

the two eaglets were not seen together since shortly after they fledged, but pictures suggest they may have been taking turns posing for the observers

Pa and Missy

Genesis
(for a new beginning)

It looks as if Pa Sidney may have a new mate this year, a slender female who looks as if she may be fairly young; definitely bittersweet news - glad to know Pa is back and being an eagle - but Ma and Pa Sidney were the second pair of eagles I watched, and I'm sorry they're no longer together (and I know that's a human thing, and eagles adapt much more quickly than we do). Ma was seen early in the spring, but it was the younger female, named Missy by local observers) who nested with Pa. And there is some question if the mother of Genesis was the same eagle who initially nested and laid the egg(s) in March - she sometimes seemed older and not as slim.

There were some issues with intruders at the beginning of the nesting season, and not much work done on the nest - and the pair was spending time at both the nest they used last year and the nest the team built for them nearer the bay; no eggs yet as of March 19, but they seem to be doing more work on the nest they used last year, so maybe soon.
No eggs in 2018.

A21(M) & A11(F)

Not easy for the team to see into the nest, and not easy to visit the island - but one or possibly two juvenile eagles were seen being chased (or chasing) a peregrine on the Anacapa Peregrine Cam - so perhaps they had one or two fledglings

early March

Mr & Mrs BB
(new young pair in 2017)

Stormy
Baby Big Bear (BBB)

First eggs for this young pair who spent last year getting to know each other and working on the nest.

Sad news - March 23 - heavy rain and freezing temperatures resulted in the death of one of the 5-1/2 week old chicks, probably the younger; the storm came at just the wrong time, when they didn't have enough feathers to stay dry but were too big to both fit under Mom.
Stormy had what was probably an accidental fledge on April 26 at age 74 days; he was sighted on a branch about 20 feet below the nest, with his parents nearby; he was heard in the area for a while - and returned to the nest on May 5th (it looked as if the adults lured him in with food).
Stormy and Mrs BB were seen fairly often on the nest after Stormy's fledge; I'm not sure how much Mr BB was seen, and there was also a subadult visiting the nest frequently, often while Mrs BB was there

late Dec

Jan 3
4:49 pm

Jan 6
~5:48 pm

Feb 11
11:00 am
(39 days)

Feb 12
12:25 pm
(37 days)

accidental fledge
Apr 26
6:23 am
(74 days)

Stormy
Jun 10

Mrs BB
stayed in area

adults K51(M) & K03(F)

2017 - Pair not found in area

~Mar 17

K08(M) & A37(F)

K08(M)/Scout-Seal Rocks 2011 has apparently replaced K00 as the male here; they did not nest in 2017

There were still two eggs on March 21st but the pair was being harrassed by crows or ravens; the nest apparently failed by April 6. The pair built a new nest (hopefully not found by the ravens) but apparently didn't lay a second clutch.

Feb 8 - mid-March

≤Feb 17

≤Feb 19

adults K88(M)/Muir & maybe K56(F) (no tags visible)

banded May 10 (leg bands only)
30/A (M)/Kalani

Second egg had disappeared by April 10

Male K88 was named Muir this year

1 between
Mar 30 & Apr 2

didn't hatch

adults K80(M) and K47(F)

banded May 9 (leg bands only)
27/A (M)/Timbo
59/A (M)/Casper

adults K25(M) & K34(F)/Grace
adults K25(M) ? & K32(F)/Shasta
(no wing tags after 2011)

banded June 15 (leg bands only)
23/A (M)/Wraymond
(Wraymond is Wray's grandson and great-grandson - K25 was Wray's son from 1992)

There's a new adult with wing tags as of Feb 16, but Dr Sharpe hasn't been able to see the tags well enough to get an ID.
New female is K32(F)/Shasta (Seal Rocks 2013 - so a new Mom); the male is probably still K25 - though maybe not, since he was hatched in 1992; Shasta is a daughter of K25 and K34
I may have missed an update - they apparently lost their first clutch

1 egg by
Feb 16

second clutch

by Apr 6

after Apr 6 & by Apr 10

adults K00(M) & K95(F)

still incubating as of April 2; chance of a hatch slim to none

adults K81(M)/Chase and K82(F)/Cholyn

The adults were named in 2018.

K82 was injured, probably in a territorial fight, on February 14, just as the pair was entering the time they usually lay eggs; as of March 27, she's recovered nicely, and the pair seems to be working on their nest - so perhaps the equivalent of a second clutch is on the way.
Sad news - their single egg of that clutch began to hatch (or crack) on May 17 (day 47) - and the next morning it was observed to be completely crushed; there had been a chick inside but it's not clear if it died while trying to hatch or had died earlier.

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

banded May 8 (leg bands only)
40/A (F)/Aria

Feb 8
4:00 pm

Feb 11
6:43 pm

didn't hatch

Mar 20
12:35 am
(day 37)

California
San Clemente Island
Bald Canyon

adults K76(M) & A32(F)

banded May 31 (leg band only)
49/A (M)
22/A (M)/Julian

observers reported female up and down a lot when they first saw the egg, making them think it was fairly recently laid

One of the chicks was seen to be out of the nest on June 4; an IWS team was able to access the nest area and return the chick to the nest on June 5; a few days later, on June 9th, the older chick appeared to be in some distress and died later that day; Dr. Sharpe said that it was not the chick that had fallen, and he didn't want to disturb the nest again because he doubted a cause of death could be determined.

seen
Mar 7
6:13 am

Mar 10
1:18 pm

Apr 12
3:36 pm
(36 days)

Apr 14
?11:54 am
(35 days)

California
Santa Cruz Island
Baby's Harbor
(aka Lady's Harbor)

no cam

adults A68(M)/Braveheart & A27(F)

banded May 23 (leg band only)
58/A (F)/Arleen

California
Santa Cruz Island
Cueva Valdez
(aka Hazards or North Shore pair)

no cam

adult M(untagged/banded - maybe A00 lost his?) & A98(F)
(Malibu/Pelican Harbor or Glory/Fraser Point - both tagged A98 in 2014)

As of March 17, they weren't nesting in either of their previous nests; female was seen soaring with a golden eagle, so it's possible the golden disrupted their nesting - or they may have a new third nest.
As far as IWS could determine, they did not nest this year.

California
Santa Cruz Island
Fraser Point

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

banded May 1 (leg bands only)
35/A (F)/Nellie
44/A (M)/Soar
52/A (F)/Atsa
(I don't know their hatch order)

Feb 9
4:08 pm

Feb 12
3:16 pm

Feb 15
9:58 pm

Mar 18
~12:31 pm
(37 days)

Mar 20
by 12:44 pm
(36 days)

Mar 22
1:50 pm
(35 days)

44/A
Jun 8

35/A
Jun 11

52/A
Jun 13

California
Santa Cruz Island
Fry's Harbor

no cam

adults A46(M)/Stephen Jr. & unbanded female

there was one chick when the team visited the nest May 20-27, and they considered it too old to band safely, so older than 8 weeks at that time

unknown male & A51(F)
A-45 was with A51 at Willows so it might be him

banded April 29 (leg bands only)
21/A (F)/Sunny
54/A (M)/Franklin

This territory was previously known as Smugglers Harbor or Cove - but there's now a pair nesting nearer the actual harbor, so it's been renamed as Los Piños

seen
Feb 28

unknown

adults may be
A71(M)/Sauces Canyon 2010 & A35(F)

the egg broke or didn't hatch, according to Annie Little's Final 2018 Channel Islands Bald Eagle Summary

Feb 5 - Apr 5

adults K10(M) & K26(F)

banded April 30 (leg band only)
orange band 31/A (M)/Carson

adults A40(M) & A48(F)

banded May 1 (leg bands only)
19/A (F)/Saucy
51/A (M)/Corsair
08/A (F)/HP

Jan 31-
Mar 2

Feb 2
2:11 pm

Feb 5
1:35 pm

Feb 8
6:50 pm

Mar 13
~5:48 pm
(39 days)

Mar 14
~7:45 am
(37 days)

Mar 15
~11:15 pm
(36 days)

51/A
May 30

19/A
May 31

08/A
Jun 9

all seen during June & July

Saucy seen in August

California
Santa Cruz Island
Smuggler's Cove

no cam

A58(M) & ? (maybe still A57)

new territory for 2018 - closer to the harbor than the territory that was called Smugglers and is now being called Los Piños

No details, but the nest failed.

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

Yellowbanks - A21(M) is now at Anacapa and A48(F) is at Sauces) - so this may be an open territory

adults A72(M) & A89(F)/Sapphire

First year at this location and maybe first year nesting; A72 is a 2010 chick from Cueva Valdez/Baby's Nest and A89 is the first chick fledged from Fraser Point in 2013.

adults A69(M)/Malik & A43(F)(lost wing tags)

banded April 16 (leg bands only)
orange band 50/A (M)/Pekelo
orange band 29/A (?)/Phoenix

There's no longer enough money or staff for as many site visits, so the only report I've seen was from banding day. The chicks were probably too young for wing tags, but that's the only estimate of age I have.
Update 10/11/21 - we had the band number for Pekelo as 05 and it should be 50

Feb 8 - early March

adults A08(M) & A22(F)

When Dr. Sharpe and his assistant visited in mid-April, they found the nest had fallen from the tree. They looked through the debris, and didn't find any sign of (as he said in the video) 4-week-old chicks. The pair had two chicks in 2016, but the nest failed last year (at least one egg, but it didn't hatch or was lost - not sure which)

Feb 17 - early March

Mr & Mrs HBE

no news since 2015 - dropping next year

Mar 19

adults Spirit (M) & Liberty (F)

River
Sky

The eagles built a new nest at the golf course, so we can't see eggs or chicks on cam, though the adults visit the nest with cams.

Feb 3 - Feb 15

Mar 10
(2nd clutch)

feeding
observed
Mar 26

2 seen
Apr 9

one by June 3

Sky seen flying
June 5

River
by June 6

Colorado
Fort St. Vrain

Link

FSV36
FSV37
FSV38

Feb 12
seen
10:08 pm

Feb 15
9:34 pm

Feb 19
5:23 pm

Mar 24
9:45 pm
(40 days)

Mar 25
12:27 pm
(38 days)

Mar 28
7:00 pm
(37 days)

Colorado
Standley Lake

Link

1-18/"Scout"

first year on cam - usually lay in first half of February

The cam page said the egg hatched on April 7 - which makes it likely that it was not the third egg - not that it really matters; there were cam issues and bad weather so the first sighting of the eaglet on cam was early on April 9.

Feb 26
6:11 pm

Mar 1
4:39 pm

Mar 4
6:01 pm

other eggs didn't hatch

seen
Apr 9
6:33 am
(36 days
if #3)

Dist of Columbia
Nat'l Arboretum
Washington

Link

adults Mr President (M) & The First Lady (F)
an American Eagle Foundation nest

DC6/Victory
DC7/Valor

Victory's fledge July 12 was accidental, but s/he was observed flying later that morning and returned to the nest, though I think it was at least a week later before s/he began to intentionally fly from the nest - don't have that date.
Sad news - I'm not sure Valor truly fledged - he slipped from a branch during the night, and was observed flying near the ground the next morning, but didn't return to the nest and was found on the ground a few days later and taken for an exam and rehab; initial reports seemed promising, but further study showed he was severely underweight and anemic, and he tested positive for West Nile virus; he did not respond to treatment, and was humanely euthanized on August 7.

Mar 25
4:30 pm

Mar 28
2:46 pm

Apr 30
12:16 pm
(36 days)

May 3
4:13 am
(36 days)

Jul 12
8:44 am
(73 days)

Jul 26
1:06 am
(84 days)

Dist of Columbia
Police Academy
Washington

Link

adults Justice (M) & Liberty (F)
sponsored by Earth Conservation Corps and MPDC

ECC3/Honor
ECC4/Courage

Feb 7
6:37 pm

Feb 11
6:19 pm

Mar 17
7:04 am
(38 days)

Mar 19
5:23 pm
(36 days)

May 31
(75 days)

Jun 2
(75 days)

Jul 5 & 8
(not sure which is which date)

adults Romeo (M) and Juliet (F)

NE18/Sky
NE19/Spirit

Nov 2
1:18 pm

Nov 5
2:48 pm

Dec 9
2:10 pm
(37 days)

Dec 11
3:42 pm
(36 days)

Feb 23
6:58 am
(76 days)

Feb 25
9:25 am
(76 days)

Sky
Apr 8

Spirit
Apr 12

adults M15 (M) & Harriet

E10
E11

Nov 19-26

(Dec 19 in 2016)

Nov 19
3:24 pm

Nov 22
5:36 pm

Dec 26
8:54 pm
(37 days)

Dec 27
4:25 pm
(35 days)

Mar 14
8:43 am
(78 days)

Mar 16
7:56 am
(79 days)

E10
May 4
8:41 am
(128 days)

E11
April 30
10:37 am
(123 days)

B10
B11

In September 2017 it was noted that the female was having trouble with her left leg, which had been injured a couple of years ago.
Sad news - one of the chicks (observers think the younger one) wandered near the edge of the nest and fell off on Feb 22; he did not survive. Rest in peace, little one.

Jan 3
4:42 pm

Jan 6
6:39 pm

Feb 12
11:48 pm
(40 days)

Feb 13
10:28 pm
(38 days)

B10
Jun 7
(114 days)

Mom
Jun 18

Dad
Jun 24

adults Starr(F), Valor I & Valor II

This is a cooperative nest with one female and two males; female Hope disappeared early in the 2017 nesting season and the two males successfully raised their two chicks. And they've now been joined by a new female, who has been named Starr.
Starr did a good job tending her eggs with the support of the two Valors; it took a while for Starr to figure out how to feed her new chicks (which was fine because the Valors were experts!) - but she soon became a pro. There was some scary weather, but they came through it fine - and everything was going great, though the younger chick was bit smaller in spite of all the food brought to the nest - until around April 16 or 17, when the younger chick seemed to lose interest in eating. It was thought that he or she might need to expel a pellet - and some observers thought he did expel a big pellet about the time he stopped eating. Whatever the cause, he died either late April 18 or very early April 19. He was four weeks old. Rest in peace, little one.
The older chick intentionally flew out of the nest on May 19, I believe in an attempt to escape the swarm of gnats or similar little bugs infesting the nest; the Stewards of the Upper Mississippi River Refuge who oversee the nest and control the cam are calling it a fledge - and it was definitely intentional - but the chick was less than nine weeks old and hadn't even branched, so I consider it more an attempt to get away from danger; observers reported hearing sounds like the eaglet made while being fed afterwards, and I'm hoping he landed on a branch that somehow lets him lie down because I have doubts about his ability to sleep standing at that age - but eagles do amazing things; high water levels and heavy undergrowth make it impossible for the Stewards or the wildlife folks to get close enough to see where the eaglet is without potentially scaring it into jumping to somewhere even more precarious - and the young one has great parents - so I'm hoping for a happy outcome, and perhaps a return to the nest in a couple of weeks.
As an aside, the first chick hatched 10-14 days later than chicks in the previous two years; if she had hatched earlier, she might have been at the branching stage when the bugs got bad, and able to escape the worst of them that way.

Feb 10
3:44 pm

Feb 13
6:18 pm

Mar 20
seen
9:30 am
(38 days)

Mar 21
seen
6:30 pm
(36 days)

May 19
6:29 pm
(60 days)

improved cam for 2018, sponsored by Notre Dame Linked Experimental Ecosystem Facility (ND-LEEF)

Feb 22
<7:42 am

Feb 26
<8:53 am

Apr 2
<7:02 am
(39 days)

Apr 2
12:37 pm
(35 days)

Jun 19
(78 days)

Jun 19
(78 days)

adults Liberty (F) & Justice (M)

The pair only had one egg this year - and on Friday, March 16, Liberty was attacked on the nest by an intruder; the intruder was driven off, but Liberty systained some wounds, and the egg may have been damaged; the pair tended it on Saturday, but left it untended Saturday night, and it disappeared on Sunday; the egg (or part of it) have been seen since then, but it seems unlikely it's viable (though I've seen some very unlikely eggs hatch). It was reported on Monday that Liberty had some injuries to the feet and the head, but was eating, flying and hopping up to the branch, so hopefully OK. There was a technical issue with the cams on Tuesday, March 20, as I'm doing the update, so no more recent news. As of March 29, it appears that the egg has been buried in the nest; Liberty appears to be healing well, and both are working on the nest.
A Canada goose was on the nest April 9 and may have laid an egg; the eagles chased it off, but one of the eagles might have incubated it briefly. The goose came back a couple of times, but the eagles kept control of the nest.

Feb 15
6-8 pm

D29
D30
D31

The male eagle known as Dad Decorah was last seen on the nest at about 7:30 pm on Wednesday, April 18, just after a bad snowstorm; the Raptor Resource Project and other people in the area have searched extensively, but have not found any sign of Dad. Fortunately the nest is near a fish hatchery and there are fish running in the stream below - and observers actually saw her arrive at the nest with two large fish, carrying one with each foot! As of April 25, there is another male eagle in the area, being called UME for Unidentified Male Eagle, and Mom has been seen flying with him, but is not letting him near the nest - and I haven't seen any reports of his providing any food. It won't be easy for a single adult to raise 3 chicks - but Mom Decorah is in the best possible location to pull it off, with lots of food nearby so she won't need to leave the nest for long periods of time to look for food. So I guess I'm cautiously optimistic.

Feb 21
7:28 pm

Feb 24
5:48 pm

Feb 28
6:36 pm

Apr 1
7:25 am
(39 days)

Apr 3
seen
7:33 am
(38 days)

Apr 4
11:44 pm
(35 days)

Jun 23

Jun 16
(accidental; back to nest
Jun 17)

Jun 23
7:29 pm

all 3
July 27

one was around through most of August; last screenshot I found was
Aug 23

DN7
DN8

This pair only laid one egg, and it sadly broke or collapsed very early on March 16; I can't help but wondering if Mom was lacking in some nutrient necessary for producing healthy shells.
The pair surprised us with a second clutch, and both those eggs hatched, but sadly both chicks died on May 25 when they were 7 and 5 days old, apparently from a severe infestation of gnats aggravated by high temperatures.
And then the nest collapsed at the end of August during a bad storm; apparently the supporting branches didn't break - the nest (which was soaked with rain at that point) slid off them as they were blown about by the winds. The Raptor Resource Project provided a starter nest to replace the one that fell - so now we wait to see if they use it next year.

Feb 25
11:04 pm

second clutch

Apr 12
3:20 pm

Apr 15
1:17 pm

May 18
7:04 am
(36 days)

May 20
10:11pm
(35 days)

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 normal viewing point is on a bridge about 3/10 of a mile from the nest.

As of March 20, we haven't been seeing the eagles that often on the platform; they should have eggs by now - so I suspect they are nesting elsewhere; however, they did lose eggs to bad weather the last couple of years, so perhaps they're waiting a bit to lay their eggs this year.
No evidence that they had chicks this year, though they may have used an alternate nest.

The resident pair may be nesting elsewhere (I think they are still being seen on the osprey platform); another(?) pair is visiting the nest, but no sign of serious preparation for eggs as of March 4

Last I heard (as of March 20), the pair likely has a new nest; local observers have looked around but haven't found it yet.

Mar 12 - 14

M17
M18

M17 fell from a perch on June 26 (86 days old) and was observed on the ground and in a small tree; he or she finally made it back to the nest on June 29

Feb 23
5:06 pm

seen
Feb 27
10:29 am
(likely laid overnight)

likely
Apr 1
early
(37 days)

Apr 3
seen
at dawn
(35 days)

Adult female is banded

I haven't been watching, but read on Facebook that the resident male hasn't been seen since mid-December, and several other males have been courting the female. As of the end of February, it sounds as if the father of her eggs also hasn't been seen recently. Keeping fingers crossed....

As of March 20, it sounds as if Mom has chosen the eagle referred to as Bill as her new mate; she is continuing to tend the eggs, he watches the nest sometimes when she's away but I don't think he's done any incubating, though he has rolled them and tucks in his talons when he's near them.

As of April 4, Bill has actually done a little bit of incubating - good practice for next year. One of the eggs apparently broke the morning of March 30, and a second disappeared while the cam was offline the evening of March 31st. They (mostly she) are continuing to incubate the remaining egg.

Feb 19
1:17 pm

Feb 22
3:47 pm

Feb 25
5:17 pm

adults Elsie and Einstein
adults Esther and Einstein

Female Elsie was injured in a storm last year and is still in rehab for a badly broken wing and some other injuries, but is improving and as of April 16 can do several laps in the medium flight cage (they'd like 10 laps in the big flight cage as one of the requirements for release); it sounds as if other eagles have been courting Einstein, but there are no eggs this year.
In mid June, the Raptor Rehab Project announced that the damage to Elsie's wing was too great for her to fly as well as she would need to fly to survive in the wild, and reported that she would be placed with an educational program at the Mill Mountain Zoo in Roanoke, VA; she was initially going to be sharing space with a male eagle, but he has apparently passed away and her new companion may be female; the Mill Mountain Zoo reported that they were creating a new space for the eagles, so I'm hoping this will be a good place for her.
And by fall, Einstein had chosen a new partner; she is being called Esther, and is taking an active role in preparing the nest.

No cam last year, but occasional updates and pictures on Facebook.

I did not find any mention of eagles on their Facebook page during what is usually the nesting season.

male is banded A59; female is not banded

One of the eggs appeared to burst or collapse March 23; it appeared to contain liquid, not a chick, so probably stopped developing early on. Unfortunately the bad luck continued - I think the second egg started to hatch March 24 but the chick was unable to complete the hatching process, though there was also an intruder and the egg may have been damaged; unlike the first egg, the second contains the body of a chick that was at least close to hatching age, visible through a hole in the side of the egg. As of March 25, the egg was mostly intact, so the adults were continuing to incubate; the male removed it the next day.

Feb 14
4:25 pm

Feb 17
5:08 pm

adults Luke (M) and Savannah (F)

Staff at CRC moved Savannah's former partner Derek to another enclosure with a male named Dante and moved Luke in with Savannah; the primary reason was aggression between Luke and Dante, but they also noted that pairs often split up after a couple of unsuccessful years.

As far as we know, Luke never tended to the eggs, and Savannah was incubating less often by the first week in March; the eggs were removed March 8 and found to be infertile.

seen
Feb 10

Feb 13
afternoon

Feb 17
4:30-5 pm

adults Stars (F) and Stripes (M)

Red
White
Blue

Feb 25
6:41 pm

Feb 28
6:06 pm

Mar 3
7:53 pm

Apr 6
seen
9:44 am
(40 days)

Apr 6
9:53 pm
(37 days)

Apr 8
6:33 pm
(36 days)

Jun 20
3:01 pm

Jun 24
7:29 am

Jun 24
2:46 pm

all 3
Aug 9

last reported sighting of one
Aug 19

I don't have all the details, but have learned that this is a very sad year here. The female was found seriously injured April 21st (initial reports suggested she might have been hit by a car but later reports said she likely died in a territorial fight with another female eage), and died shortly afterwards, and it appears that their chick was killed around 7 pm on April 22nd by an intruder trying to take over the nest. I have not been able to find out if the other egg hatched and what happened, or if there was only the one chick. Rest in peace, Mom and little one, and fly free.

seen
Feb 20
8:20 am

Feb 22
~6:44 pm

Camera went down March 3, and Sutton Center reported March 22 that the problem was in the tree so could not be fixed during the nesting season; they said that unless there was a bad storm that damaged the tree, the eagles should be fine from this point forward, so keeping fingers crossed.

maybe
Dec 30
evening
seen
Dec 31
dawn

Jan 3
5:21 pm

maybe
Jan 7 or even Jan 6
seen
Jan 8
morning

Feb 8
<5:07 pm
(40 days)

Feb 11?
late
seen
Feb 12
(39 days)

No cam this year and no reports

adults Freedom (M) and Liberty (F)

Update March 23 - one of the three supporting branches for the nest broke off last summer, squirrels were seen removing material from inside the nest, weakening it structurally, and the bottom half of the nest fell away in November - so we started the nesting season not knowing if the nest would survive, assuming the eagles decided to use it. They chose to use it, built it up, and it survived several bad storms. They laid two eggs - and as hatching time approached, at least one and possibly two other eagles challenged them for the territory. I believe the last confirmed sighting of female Liberty was March 17; there was a report of an injured eagle in the area but rehabbers were unable to find the eagle when they arrived to try to rescue him or her; the cam was down March 18 and part of March 19; when it returned, the adults were leaving the eggs untended for 20 minutes at a time (unusual for this pair) - we had known there were potential intruders in the area, and saw at least one come to the nest and be fended off by Dad Freedom. As time went by, observers realized there was only one adult tending the eggs and agreed it was Freedom, and he did a great job, staying with them through a major snowstorm for almost 30 hours, after which he had to leave to take care of his own needs; he was away for about an hour in the late afternoon of March 21, and returned to find snow covering one egg - and left again, and snow covered both eggs. The intruder/possible new female ate the no-longer-viable eggs on March 22, I think in the late afternoon. Observers believe she and Freedom are both being seen at the nest, and may be starting to form a bond; not sure why, but she is being called Lucy.
And at the end of March and beginning of April, observers were beginning to see an eagle that looked like Liberty on the nest - and it was confirmed April 7 or 8 that she was back, though I think Lucy was still being seen in the area initially. In the end, it appears that Liberty regained her nest.

Feb 20
3:28 pm

Feb 23
6:00 pm

HR6
HR7

Feb 24
5:10 pm

Feb 27
6:46 pm

Apr 2
7:01 am
(37 days)

Apr 3
1:29 pm
(35 days)

Jun 26
(85 days)

Jun 29

all seen
July 20

HR6 & HR7
Aug 3

none seen
Aug 20

H8

One of the eggs was discolored, and broke March 13-14; observers believe it was the first egg laid.

Feb 12?
seen
Feb 13
9:32 am

Feb 15
2:48 pm

Feb 19
5:53 pm

Mar 23
10:01 pm
(36 days)

other egg didn't hatch

adults named Obey (M) and River (F) after the Obey River

DH4
DH5

Older chick DH4 was last seen at 5:56 pm on the evening of March 6 and may not have eaten at a couple of earlier feedings; the cam operators said he or she might have been accidentally injured by one of the adults, or may have had some health issue.
Rest in peace, little one.
DH5 had an accidental fledge when s/he slipped from a branch during the night, perhaps after something startled her

Jan 23
1:58 pm

Jan 26
2:33 pm

Mar 2
5:00 pm
(38 days)

Mar 5
10:53 pm
(38 days)

adults named Eugene (M) and Frances (F) after the wonderful property owners

The pair moved to a new nest, so no cam this year; there are plans underway to move the cam in the summer after nesting season is over.

adults named Noshi (M) and Shima (F) (father and mother in Algonquin)

JC10
JC11
JC12

Hatch times approximate, based on photos on Facebook

Feb 1
4:17 pm

Feb 4
4:14 pm

Feb 7
8:09 pm

Mar 12
~3:15 pm
(39 days)

Mar 13
~8:47 am
(37 days)

Mar 16
~9:55 am
(37 days)

adults Elliott (M) and Eloise (F)

Eloise died January 14 (no details provided beyond that her body was found); at least four other females have spent time with Elliott as of March 26, but there doesn't seem to be a nesting pair this year.

adults Grant (M) and Glenda (F)

2018 is the first year as a pair and the first year on cam for this non-releasable pair, who met each other and developed an attraction in the Pick-a-Mate section at the AEF facility.
Sadly one of their eggs broke on March 19, but we're hoping the remaining one will hatch in mid April.

Mar 11

Mar 14

adults Isaiah (M) and Mrs. Jefferson (F)
(both are blind in one eye, and therefore non-releasable)

MJI16/Sequoyah (likely male)
banded M18

Mar 2

Mar 6

Mar 10

other eggs not viable

Apr 15

other news from Dollywood

adults Sir Hatcher II (M) and Lady Independence (F)
an American Eagle Foundation nest

SM14 - L18/Luna (likely male)
SM15 - P18/Phoenix (possible male)
SM16 - N18/Nova (likely female)

There's a new male for 2018, being called Sir Hatcher II; we don't know what happened to the original male - but thanks to the AEF we do know that "the new male, now approximately 6 years old, was brought to AEF in 2012 because he failed to fledge from his wild nest located in Marion County, TN. The eaglet was placed in AEF’s Douglas Lake hack tower and was released at approximately 14-16 weeks old. The eaglet was named Chattanooga at the time of the release, he was given patagial tag of B2 and USFWS band # 629-43867. To continue honoring the contributions of Bob Hatcher to the restoration of the Bald Eagle in Tennessee, the new male will be named Sir Hatcher II."
A couple of fish with line and hooks were brought into the nest on April 22 and 23, and AEF put in the necessary requests to go into the nest to remove the fishing gear; unfortunately when their climbing team reached the nest on the morning of April 24, they discovered that middle chick SM15 had fishing line hanging from his/her beak; the chick was removed from the nest and taken to a local vet for x-rays, which showed that s/he had swallowed a hook and it was lodged in the chick's stomach; the eaglet was taken to the UT Vet School where th hook was removed, and he or she was returned to the nest on April 25. Unfortunately the adults continued to bring fishing line and hooks along with fish for the chicks, so the chicks were removed from the nest on May 22 and transferred to AEF's Hack Tower at Douglas Lake

3 eggs by early March

Apr 3
3:50 pm

Apr 4
1:13 am

Apr 6
9:03 am

JBS10

cam went down afternoon of March 6, shortly after a pip was seen, and came back afternoon of March 8 - with a chick!

cam not streamed but good video coverage on Facebook

Tex
Yellow Rose

Dec 15

Dec 18

Jan 19

Jan 22

adults Dad Norfolk (M) and Lady Jane

No camera, but many dedicated observers; there's a new female for 2018, who is being called Lady Jane

Mar 10-11

2 seen
Apr 3

adults George (M) and Martha (F)

The adults moved to a new nest for 2017; there have been no updates and it sounds as if there's no plan to put a cam on the new nest, so I'll be removing this nest from the update list

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

There have been intruders trying to take over the territory, which perhaps resulted in the first egg being laid later than usual; unfortunately there was a fight between Belle and a female intruder shortly after the egg was laid, and we're not sure what happened to Belle; we do know there are a number of eagles around, and it seems unlikely that any combination of them will lay additional eggs this year.

Jan 31 - Feb 17

Feb 26
3:55 pm

adults named Thunder (M) and Blair (F)

The nest tree came down in June 2017 (there were no chicks and both adults were seen afterwards); there are no plans to install a new cam, so I'll be removing this from the update list

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

no info in 2017 or 2018

no info for 2017 or 2018

Thulane (M) and Makatsa (F)

Ithemba ("Hope")

(incubation for black eagles is roughly 44 days)

Dad and Lady

SE-21
SE-22

There was a food shortage for several days, leading to the death of the younger chick on August 24.
Fledgling SE-21 had an accident while flying on November 23 (possibly caught by a gust of wind) and ended up with her wing caught in the branch of a tree about 8 meters (26 feet) up; she was rescued and examined, and they found no broken bones but some torn muscles so she went into rehab; the exam also showed that she had a Trichomonas infection (also known as Frounce), which would probably have killed her if left untreated, but which usually responds well to treatment; as of mid-January, she has recovered from the infection and her wing is slowly healing, but it's too soon to know if it will heal enough to allow for her return to the wild. As an aside, the folks at Higher Ground Raptors where she is being rehabbed usually name the clients who are there for a while, considering that easier to remember than case numbers or band numbers - and when they asked for suggestions, there was some pushback from the folks who watched the the cams and had always known her as SE21 - and someone suggested a brilliant compromise - her rehab name is SE, pronounced Essie!

Jun 11
5:33 pm

Jun 14
6:15 pm

Jul 21
3:30 pm

Jul 23
5:30 am

NOTES

Nests above here updated - will get to the others soon!