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Tux

First adult seen back on the nest October 2.

Mom was on the nest for a while March 7, though didn't seem to be in traditional egg-laying posture, but something white was in the nest afterwards (the camera was having bandwidth issues, so we couldn't zoom in), and both adults started spending time incubating - though they left the nest shortly after the apparent laying of the egg and didn't return until morning, and also were both off the nest the night of March 8; the cam was fixed mid-afternoon on March 9, so we're hoping to see what's what soon.

Only one hatched - I'm guessing it was the second egg, but we don't know for sure.

Part of the shell of the unhatched egg came off April 27, revealing what appeared to be the body of a chick close to hatching; observers thought there was a pip, and perhaps they were right. If nothing else, this shows that the lack of incubation the first couple of days didn't stop the egg from developing.

~Mar 3

Mar 7
afternoon

Mar 10
3:34 pm

did not hatch

Apr 16
12:44 pm
(day 40 #1,
day 37 #2)

July 13
5:29 am
(88 days)
returned
July 13
5:56 am

July 27
(14 days after fledge)
Tux & Mom at nest
(food delivered)

July 29
3 large birds seen flying

as of March 14, 2012, the eagles are not visiting the nest (though they are seen perching in and near the nest tree), and no alternate nest has been found, so they may be taking a year off;
as of late April, regular observers reported that the resident male had not been seen for weeks, and it looked as if two new males were vying for the female's attention

last half of Feb - Mar 10

Mr & Mrs Honeycomb

Birdie
Bogey

The younger eaglet held its own for almost three weeks, in spite of being noticeably smaller, but a couple of days with slightly less food increased the rivalry as the older eaglet dominated the feedings - and the size difference increased. Rest in peace, young one.

The adults did not seem to spend much time in the nest tree except as needed to care for their eggs and chicks, so perhaps it's not surprising that Birdie did not return for several days; she was spotted in the trees by the river the day before her initial return to the nest.

first year on cam

Apr 4
8:10 pm

Apr 8
7:44 pm

May 10
6:00 pm
(36 days)

May 14
2:39 pm
(36 days)
died
June 6

Aug 4
8:48 am
(86 days)
returned
Aug 8
2:13 pm

Aug 11
Birdie on nest
(adult delivered food Aug 10 and Birdie spent the night)

Aug 17
2 large birds seen flying

both adults are in the area, but did not lay eggs in 2013

Mar 19-28

Feathers

The youngest chick was active during hatching, wiggling around in the nest, and there was a s'cap from early evening that looked as if he was sitting up, leaning against the bigger chicks - but none of the observers saw him move the next morning, and the adults removed his body from the nest that evening.

The middle chick did not seem to be growing as rapidly as the older one, but was active and seemed to get a reasonable amount of food - until the morning of May 2nd, when he/she slept through several feedings; he/she was looking around and got up once or twice, but immediately appeared to go back to sleep; by afternoon we were not observing any movement. No clue if there was some sort of problem present at hatching that got worse over time, or what happened. We did observe a very dead rat being served, so poison is also possible, and the adults bring in pigeons from time to time, which can carry disease. Rest in peace, young one.

Mar 10-16

Mar 13
4:10 pm

Mar 16
4:25 pm

Mar 19
4:26 pm

Apr 20
12:36 pm
(38 days)

Apr 21
2:52 pm
(36 days)
died
May 2

April 23
12:37 pm
(35 days)
died
≤Apr 24

July 11
12:21 pm
(82 days)
returned
July 12
10:36 am

Aug 8
Feathers
(4 weeks after fledging)

Aug 6
at least one adult

As of April 8, the pair was observed spending time in their new nest but not incubating constantly - I'm guessing they might have one egg, or are likely to have one soon.

2 chicks observed

at least one fledged and was seen flying

Heidi

Observers saw Mom in the nest, and the landowners reported lots of coming and going, so it seems likely there is at least one egg as of March 23.

One eaglet observed April 30; looked to be about 3 weeks old.

Eaglet seen branching June 15; only one eaglet was ever seen. On June 20 the eaglet fell from a branch by the nest and landed on a much lower branch; when search crews arrived the next morning, they found that he'd been able to climb back into the nest.

Mar 1-22

maybe by Mar 23

~Apr 9

~July 1

The adults left the eggs untended more often than is common (perhaps a young pair?), and on the evening of April 28, a subadult landed on the nest while the adults were away and broke one of the eggs, and ate some of the contents (David Hancock reviewed the video and said it appeared that the embryo had developed 10-12 days before dying, probably from lack of sufficient incubation); an adult arrived moments later and chased the subadult off the nest. It's not clear if the other egg was damaged during all this, but the adults have not tended it since the event. They have been seen on the nest a few times, but a juvie spent some time there May 2 without being chased out, so they may be moving on, even though it's still within the normal range for a hatch (though after being abandoned for several days, the egg can't be viable).

On May 8 at about 7 am a juvenile eagle arrived on the nest with a stick, put the stick down, moved the remaining egg to the edge of the nest and broke it and appeared to eat the contents; there appeared to be something solid in the egg, but not a lot so development probably stopped at the same time for both eggs; the juvie did a bit of nestoration, then spent time on a perch beside the nest; an adult arrived after 11 minutes and chased the juvie off.

~Mar 13-25

Mar 25
2:49 pm

Mar 28
5:18 pm

adults Ollie (M) and Ouellette (F)

(I'm including this cam because it's a HWF cam)

~Mar 13

three around
Jan 10

Feb 13
5:20 pm

Feb 14
~10:20 am

late Feb 14 or
early Feb 15

all fledged successfully and are being seen in the area by ground observers - need to find dates.

A21(M) & A11(F)

appeared to be nesting as of Apr 23 report but no details on eggs/chicks

banded June 25
A90(M)/CBrink

early March

confirmed
July 11

adults K93(M) & A37(F)

banded May 12
K30 (M)/Blaze

K93 was found hanging upside down by his leg in a tall pine tree on October 17; Maria from IWS and a team from the Catalina Island Conservancy were able to climb up to the branch and saw it off, and K93 flew as it fell, landing in the reservoir; they rescued him and took him to one of their local vets, but the circulation to his foot had been cut off for too long for him to be able to heal, and he was euthanized on October 30. Rest in peace, big one.

Feb 8 - mid-March

Feb 10

by Feb 15

(only one egg
by Feb 20)

Mar 20
3:34 pm
(day 38 #1,
day 35 #2)

≤Jun 12
(84 days)

adults K73(M) & K56(F)

banded May 28
K14 (M)/Shay Awahili
K16 (F)/Rose

K14 was rescued from the water July 29

Feb 14 - Mar 3

Feb 21

Feb 23

2 by
Apr 4

both by
July 1
(~88 days)

K14/Shay Awahili was found dead on Laguna Beach Sept 7

adults K80(M) and K47(F)

banded May 19
K39 (F)/Lina

Only one chick was visible in the nest on May 2;
no way to know which one was lost, or what happened.
I'm guessing it's more likely that the younger died - there was quite a size difference in 2010, suggesting to me that food and/or rivalry may be a challenge here.

Feb 16 - Mar 10

Feb 19

Feb 21

Mar 27
8:30 am

≤Mar 31
one died
≤May 2

June 25
(90 days)

K39/Lina was rescued from the water on Aug 7 - but tried to reach the mainland again and her body was found in late August near Laguna Beach

2010 adults were K25(M) & K34(F)
2011 adults may have lost wing tags

banded May 13
K32 (F)/Shasta
K31 (M)/Edge

K31 visited the West End nest July 15 and was chased off by Dad K01

Class of 2013 report has K31 fledging June 10 - need to check

Feb 7 - Mar 5

Feb 10-11

by Feb 15

1 chick by Mar 20

2 on
Mar 21

K32
≤Jun 19
(91 days)

K31
≤Jun 15
(86 days)

adults K00(M) & K17(F)

still 2 eggs as of Mar 23; only 1 egg on Apr 8 and it's way past its hatch date

nest abandoned as of Apr 18

Feb 19 - Mar 6

at least 1
by Feb 18

2 seen later

adults K81(M) and K82(F)

banded May 18
K38 (F)/Echo

Feb 24 - both eggs seen and turned by K81 at 8:28 am;
at about 9:20 am K81 appeared to be removing a broken shell

Feb 17 - Mar 2

Feb 15
10:57 pm

Feb 18
10:00 pm

(1 of them broke
Feb 24)

Mar 25
4:29 pm
(day 38 #1,
day 35 #2)

Jun 21
9:50 am
(88 days)

at nest
Aug 5
(6 weeks after fledging)

on Catalina
early October

adults K01(M) & Wray (F)

banded May 27
K27 (M)/Newton
K29 (F)/Marthe
K28 (F)/Bella

K28 is youngest; there seem to be varying opinions as to which of the older ones hatched first.

K28 was rescued from the water July 29
K27 and K28 were rescued from the water August 4

Bait was put out for several weeks in fall 2013 in an attempt to trap Wray, who was observed limping; as far as we know she didn't approach the site (though the team saw her grab a fish, do a poop shot and scratch her head on Oct 1 after the last bait drop, suggesting she was not debilitated, though the didn't see her walk), but K28 and K38 from Two Harbors enjoyed the free food.

Feb 18 - Mar 14

Feb 22
6:10 pm

Feb 25
8:57 pm

Mar 1
5:45 pm

April 4
7:27 am
(41 days)

Apr 4
3:29 pm
(38 days)

Apr 7
6:15 am
(37 days)

K27
June 29
(87 days)

K29
July 6
(93 days)

K28
July 12
(96 days)

K29/Marthe was found dead on Huntington Beach on August 14th, probably after trying to fly to the mainland

K28/Bella
seen near nest in
mid-October

2012:
A35(F); no wing tags seen on male (K11?)
(K11 has been the male in this area in the past)

Nest appears active as of Mar 31,
but crew has not been able to see if there are chicks.

As of Apr 9, no sign of chicks for several tours so probably failed;
confirmed Apr 14 when nest was found empty and deserted.

Feb 5 - Apr 5

≤2/3/13

failed

California
Santa Cruz Island
Fraser Point

no cam

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

banded June 6
A89 (F)/Sapphire

Appear to be incubating as of Mar 12 and still incubating as of Apr 9; one chick seen Apr 14, and Apr 20 report said there was a week-old chick and a non-viable egg observed, so I'm using Apr 13 as a likely hatch date

≤Feb 28

at least
1 egg by
Mar 12

2nd egg
didn't hatch

~Apr 13

≤July 13
~91 days
or 13 weeks

California
Santa Cruz Island
Fry's Harbor

no cam

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

no sign of nesting by early May, so likely taking the year off

≤Mar 30

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

no cam

adults A00(M) & A16(F)

banded June 1
A88 (F)/Aira

IWS March 30 update said the pair were seen perched for several hours so probably not incubating.

The pair is nesting as of Apr 13 - probably eggs, not chicks per IWS crew observation. At least one chick, 1-2 weeks old, confirmed in May 7 report; age at banding estimated to be 9 weeks

~Mar 17

at least 1 chick
by Apr 30

confirmed
June 28

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

no cam

adults A45(M) & A51(F)
2013 - A51 & untagged adult (who could be A45)

banded May 10
A87 (M)/America Strong

It's not easy to see the nest from the blind - but only one chick was reported after the initial sighting of two; surviving chick was reported at about 9 weeks old on April 30, which would give an estimated hatch date of February 26.

≤Mar 27

incubating by
Feb 26

~Feb 26
seen
Mar 31

~Mar 1?
2 chicks seen
Apr 9

confirmed
June 26

adults K10(M) & K26(F)

They have apparently moved to a new nest, and it has not yet been found, as of March 31.

As of April 26, both are together and in their traditional territory,
but either are not nesting or had a nest that failed.

Feb 24 - Mar 8

adults A40(M) & A27(F)

The adults were on alert for a couple of days at the beginning of March, and then female A27 was on the nest briefly about 9:12 am the morning of March 4th, then left and did not return; male A40 tended the eggs around the clock with a couple of brief stretches for a couple of days, but did not incubate constantly the night of March 6-7, and left for several hours the morning of March 7; while he was away, ravens came and took the eggs. He returned an hour or two later and stood for a while looking at the nest, then left again.

A49 (the female at Fraser Point) was seen at the nest afterwards, and then A48 (another large female) started being a regular visitor, and as of mid-March looks as if she may become the new female here; A27 still has not been seen, and we are all hoping she's OK.

Good news - A27 was seen April 25 near the Pelican Harbor territory, so we know she survived the fight for her nest; it will be interesting to see what happens next.

~Mar 2

Feb 24
8:30 pm

Feb 27
7:57 pm

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

Yellowbanks - A21 & A48
Smugglers - A59(F) and A58(M)

 

adults A39(M) & A43(F)

banded May 7
A85 (F)/La'i
A86 (M)/Azul

There were two eggs seen March 11, one chick and one egg seen March 15, and there was a report on March 20 that a second chick had been seen, though I'm not sure when; based on the March 15 video of the first chick, I'm guessing they were hatched around March 14 & 16.

A85 was larger but had more down remaining on her head; she moved to the edge of the nest as if considering jumping, but was calm during banding; A86 was feistier, but smaller and had more down on the back and torso so is likely younger.

Feb 23 - early March

2 eggs by
Feb 6

~Mar 14

~Mar 16

both fledged sometime in June

A86/Azul was found dead on
July 22nd near McGrath State Park on the mainland

adults A08(M) & A22(F)

Nest is not easy to observe - as of Apr 11, the pair still appeared to be nesting

As of May 6 report, the nest was found empty, with down feathers in the area that were likely the remains of the chick or chicks.

Feb 24 - early March

apparently incubating by Feb 16

Mr & Mrs HBE

Kyle (F)
Stormy (F)

banded June 15

 

Mar 16

Mar 19
evening

Apr 24
morning
(39 days)

Apr 24
evening
(37 days)

both
July 21
(88 days)

adults Patriot (M) & Liberty (F)

one of the eggs looked as if it had a dark spot or maybe a hole the morning og March 1st, and when the eggs were observed in the evening, only two remained

It looks as if an intruder has interrupted the nesting season, and may have chased off or killed the resident male Patriot; local observers are compiling a timeline, but the remaining eggs were left uncovered for hours at a time for at least a week or so, and when full-time incubation resumed, it was only the female Liberty who incubated the eggs. We weren't sure the eggs would hatch - while it had been sunny and warm, they had been uncovered for hours at a time - but a pip hole was observed in one of the eggs on March 17, and there was a large crack visible as night fell. On the morning of March 18, several of us watched eagerly to see the miracle chick - and eventually Liberty got up, and we saw the little one. And then we watched in horror as Liberty left the nest as she did most mornings - and an adult (almost certainly the intruder who appears to be trying to take over the nest) moved into view, and killed the eaglet and ate the remains. As of the evening of May 21, the second egg is pipping.

The intruder incubated the second egg for about a half hour as it was hatching the morning of March 22, but sadly did not recognize it as an eaglet once it was out of its shell. Mom Liberty left for a couple of quick trips, and then the intruder arrived while she was away, and rather than brooding the chick as we all hoped, he poked at it a couple of times, then removed it from the nest and killed it and ate it.

I understand with my brain that he is likely a young male who has not been through a nesting cycle, and next year will be better if he becomes the new male at this nest - I've seen that before - but for now, it's very hard to accept.

Rest in peace, young ones.

More sad news - May 10 - two adults were seen fighting near the nest, and one fell to his death; long-time observer Terri Lhuillier was allowed to view the remains, and saw several unusual features that were similar to those of Patriot, including a white feather in the same area of the chest. It's not absolute proof - but it seems likely that Patriot died fighting to regain his nest.

Feb 3 - Feb 15

Feb 6
5:14 pm

Feb 9
3:54 pm

Feb 13
5:32 pm

Mar 18
died
Mar 18

Mar 22
died
Mar 22

Colorado
Fort St. Vrain

Link

"Traveler" "Survivor"
"Gilligan"
"Hercules"

Two of the chicks were lost around April 16 as a result of a large snowstorm; there were 14-16 inches of snow in the area around the nest; the female tried to keep them covered at night, and the male positioned himself in front of her to block the wind - but they were off the nest during the day to look for food, and it's hard to keep out the cold once the chicks no longer fit in a nest bowl. The youngest either died late Apr 15 or early Apr 16 (the overhead cam has a smudge that makes looking into the nest to determine movement difficult); both older ones were fed at 3:30 pm on Apr 16, but only one was seen moving around a few hours later. It looked as if some snow piled on the edge of the cleared nest area may have fallen into the nest, and without feathers to keep them dry, a chick that was even briefly covered in snow would likely get very chilled very fast if not immediately brooded, and the adults were not on the nest much during that period.

We're not sure which older chick survived - several forums have re-nicknamed him/her "Survivor"

There were reports that the surviving chick fledged on June 12, but he/she could be heard in the tree shortly after flying from the nest, so the flight may have been to a nearby branch, which I'd consider advanced branching; he/she wasn't heard towards the end of day on the 15th, and did not spend the night on the nest, so that's my guess as to when she/he fledged; others guess the 16th, because food was brought to the nest without any calls being heard from a nearby eaglet.

Feb 14 - Mar 6

Feb 17
6:09 pm

Feb 20
5:54 pm

Feb 23
6:46 pm

Mar 29
< 6:21 am
(40 days)

Mar 29
12:55 pm
(37 days)
died
Apr 16

Apr 1
2:47 pm
(37 days)
died
Apr 15-16

Jun 15
(78 days)

July 21

(calls similar to the fledgling's heard into early August)

adults Ozzie & Harriet

Hope
Honor

Nov 26

Jan 1
10:44 pm
(36 days)

Jan 3
9:54 pm
(35 days)

Mar 25
7:51 am
83 days

Mar 25
8:23 am
81 days

adults Hope & Valor

only long-distance cam for 2013 - eagles moved to a new location

Update from http://www.sumriver.org/webcam.html - three adults were being seen at the nest in the fall, and into February, and on February 21 two adults were in the nest and the third arrived and sat next to the nest, and his/her arrival apparently didn't bother the pair

The site is reporting the 2 chicks are about 7 weeks old on Apr 17, and reported there was at least one chick by Mar 1st, so knowing at least one egg was laid by Jan 22, I'm guesstimating they hatched around Feb 27-28

Feb 1

1 or more by Jan 22

~Feb 27

~Feb 28

both fledged by June 12

adults Liberty & Justice

Glory
Honor

Feb 11 - early Mar

Feb 7
2:30 pm

Feb 10
6:08 pm

Mar 16
5:40 pm
(37 days)

March 18
morning
(36 days)

June 9
(85 days)

June 9
(83 days)

It looks as if the eagles will be moving to a new nest
so no cam in 2013

ground observer view won't let us know how many eggs there are until they hatch

D15
D16
D17

Feb 17 - Mar 2

Feb 19-20
night

first hatch
~Mar 25

3 chicks seen Apr 7

June 23

June 17

June 26

"Willow"
"Moxie"

In a replay of last year, there was some bad weather, followed by a drop in food deliveries, which led to the younger eaglet not being fed. There was not the level of attacks that we saw last year, perhaps because the eaglets were a week older than when this happened last year - or perhaps it's a difference in gender or personality. The older eaglet only attacked the younger one when necessary to make sure the younger one did not get any of the food. Moxie tried to be sneaky, and managed to grab and swallow the tail end of a fish - but it wasn't enough.
Rest in peace, young one.

Mar 5 - 26

≤Mar 15
morning

Apr 19
5:28 pm
(~35 days)

Apr 23
~7:05 am
died
June 4

July 5
11:26 am
(77 days)

July 31
(cam was offline a lot in August, so the fledgling may have visited when we weren't looking)

adults "Alice" and "Ralph"

The female looked as if she was getting ready to lay eggs several times, and spent quite a bit of time looking as if she was incubating - but no eggs were ever seen. No idea what that may mean - but she seems to have behaved similar in the previous two years, though we started watching partway into the 2011 nesting season, and there was a new male partway through the 2012 nesting season, which we thought might have affected her behavior. But it happened again this year.

no eggs seen yet

Talon/"Eenie"
Soar/"Meenie"
"Miney"

Jan 11 - 30

3 eggs between Jan 20
and
Jan 27

Feb 26
seen
7:27 am

Feb 27
before
9:25 am

Mar 4
~noon
died
Mar 9-10

May 17
(80 days)

May 18
(80 days)

no cam in 2013

Feb 28 - Mar 6

local observers report 3 eaglets

all three seen after fledging

Harmony
Peace

Mar 6

Mar 9
3:53 pm

Mar 12
7:23 pm

Apr 15
6:42 pm
(37 days)

seen
Apr 18
dawn
(37 days)

~July 9

first year on cam
eagles in Minnesota typically lay eggs in March, so this pair is very early

None hatched. One broke or collapsed February 25; the second broke and then crumbled on March 4; the third egg broke the morning of April 5; none appeared to have much if any content; the adults were tending the egg until the end (about 90 days). I wasn't watching so don't know if they were still incubating constantly or taking breaks towards the end.

3 eggs
around
Jan 1

adults Elsie and Einstein

Ozark
Star

The younger eaglet may have fledged unintentionally, but was found in a tree later in the day and is doing fine.

Feb 7-11

Feb 9
7:59 pm

Feb 12
6:55 pm

Mar 19
7:47 am
(38 days)

Mar 20
7:18 am
(36 days)

June 8
8:04 am
(81 days)

June 8
afternoon
(80 days)

 

Feb 25 - early March

The ranger at Libby Dam reported that there were two chicks as of April 22, in response to an email from a member of the Maine Window-on-Wildlife forum; I've asked her for an update, but haven't received a reply. They were hoping to have the cam streaming for 2013, but as of June 28 that hasn't happened.

Mar 13-19

2 chicks
as of
Apr 22

both fledged
~June 28

camera angle doesn't let us see how many eggs there are;
this pair has had two or three in the past.

There was some excitement at the nest this year - a hawk landed on the nest the day before the eggs hatched - while one of the adults was incubating! There was a brief, very fierce battle, and the adult killed the hawk - and we all held our collective breath until we saw the chicks, because the cam view didn't let us see if the eggs were damaged during the fight. It seems unlikely that a hawk would intentionally fly into a nest with an eagle on it - either very foolish - or very focused on something else. There was no sign of "sticky stuff" in the nest - and two healthy chicks hatched the next day.

~Feb 28

Feb 14
afternoon

Mar 25
morning
(39 days)

Mar 25
afternoon?
(~36 days)

both by
Jun 17
(84 days)

adults Derek (M) and Savannah (F)
(both non-releasable)

(one egg removed by adults about 5:15 Feb 3 - broken? - day 33 for first egg; not sure if it was the first or second egg that hatched - my guess is the second because they were incubating quite consistently from the start.)

The eaglet was killed by an unknown predator late March 6 or early March 7; the official report said that there was no evidence that any other eagles were involved or were injured, and a televised report suggested that a raccoon might have killed the eaglet but the official report said they couldn't identify the type of predator or how it gained access. Rest in peace, young one.

Later reports said it was probably a raccoon, and while they have every sort of barrier they can think of to keep the eagles in and everything else out, raccoons are very clever - and they reported that a raccoon was seen inside the aviary at night a few times in the months after the eaglet was killed, and had eluded all attempts to trap it. They removed the eagles for a time, and are installing an additional protective fence inside the aviary, so we're hoping all will go well in 2014.

Jan 5-25

Jan 1
6 pm

Jan 4
1:38 pm

Jan 8
12:50 pm

Feb 9
~1 pm
(day 39
if #1,
day 36
if #2
died Mar 7

#3 did not hatch

The second egg didn't hatch, and was removed from nest bowl by one of the adults on Jan 24, which was about a week after the first egg hatched; it had appeared intact - but hard to tell from the angle of the cam; the cam did not come online until shortly before the first egg hatched, so pre-hatch dates are all estimates.

Dec 2-7

by
Dec 13

Jan 17
10:52 pm

did not hatch

April 6
(79 days)

There appeared to be an intruder or intruders who disrupted the nesting starting about 3 weeks into the incubation period; adults were off the eggs 30-60 minutes initially, and eventually only incubated for a couple of hours per day; they eventually resumed incubation, but the eggs had been uncovered in freezing weather for hours at a time, and often uncovered overnight, so sadly there is no realistic chance the eggs will hatch.

one egg collapsed Jan 30 (52 or 49 days after laying)

This is different (in my experience); the adults were last seen on the nest Feb 2 (and incubated the remaining egg for a while that day), then a great horned owl started visiting on Feb 3, appeared to incubate the eagle egg during the night Feb 4 & 5, spent the day on the nest Feb 6 - and laid an egg Feb 7!

The eagle egg and one owl egg disappeared overnight Feb 15-16;
the second owl egg and the owl were gone when cam came online the morning of Feb 26; as of Feb 28, the owl had not been seen, though there would be no reason for her to return to the nest if she lost the egg.

The eagles have not been seen since Feb 2;
both owls visited the nest the morning of March 3rd, and one was on the nest as it got dark that evening, though there's no IR, so she(?) may have left as darkness fell.

A pair of osprey also visted the nest - busy nest!

Dec 17 - Jan 3

Dec 9
4:24 pm

Dec 12
overnight

GHO:
Feb 7
?11:10 am

Feb 10
seen at dusk

There were four eggs this year - and all hatched, although the only pictures of the fourth chick showed it lying motionless in the bottom of the nest; it may have been up and trying to compete for food initially - but as far as I know, no one actually saw it. The third chick wasn't that much younger or smaller, but there was some fairly intense rivalry and some very cold weather, and it sadly died shortly after the youngest one. As of March 30, the older two are doing well; there is still some rivalry, but not as intense as earlier, at least today.

"Hope"
"Hero"
"Baby"
"Tiny"

Feb 1 - Feb 18

4 eggs
laid before
Feb 28 when cam came online

2 seen
Mar 19
morning

Mar 21
morning
died
Mar 27

seen
Mar 25
likely died
soon after hatch

Jun 8
7:40 am
(81 days)

Jun 8
10:27 am
(81 days)

adults Cascade (M) and Lady Odell (F)

no nesting reported as of April 21

Mar 24 - Apr 19

adults Elliott (M) and Eloise (F)

HB3
HB4

new to us

Feb 10
5:45 pm

Feb 13
6:56 pm

Mar 20
7:23 am
(38 days)

Mar 21
~6 pm
(36 days)

Jun 3
(75 days)

Jun 17
(88 days)

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

Thunderbird (M)
Destiny (F)

Moved to a hack tower June 16

Mar 23 - Apr 3

Mar 23
7:55 pm

Mar 26
8:46 pm

May 2
3:51 pm
(40 days)

May 2
10:48 pm
(37 days)

Aug 2
(92 days)
both released

In fall 2012 the USDA Wildlife Service recommended that the nest be removed to reduce the chance of another eagle-airplane collision like the one that killed Mom Norfolk in 2011, and that was done on October 4, 2012. The male and his new mate immediately started building two other nests, in trees the male had used before - and after they were well underway, they were also taken down, and some supporting branches were removed, to make it harder for the eagles to rebuild. A number of additional pre-nest structures have been taken down since then. We are all hoping that the eagles find a tree on private property away from the Botanical Gardens where they can nest safely, out of the public eye.

As of November 2013, Dad Norfolk and his mate continue to be seen at the Botanical Gardens, and the USDA continues to remove any nests they try to build, and to harrass them in other ways to try to drive them out. It's not working.

Jan 31 - Feb 10

adults James (M) and Virginia (F)

The eagles moved to a new location after the 2012 nesting season
so there will be no cam for 2013

2 chicks seen in aerial survey Mar 11; only one in second survey May 4-5; local experts said the weather had been cool and wet, which increased the demand for food while making it harder for the adults to find food, so they felt it likely that the younger eaglet did not get enough food to survive. The report said that the remaining eaglet appeared to be about 8 weeks old, and both the eaglet and the nest appeared to be in good shape - so odds are that it fledged, but I've found no additional information.

Feb 8 - late Feb

no cam so don't know

2 chicks hatched
~ Mar 9-10

only one by May 5

??
no info

As of April 21, it appears that the eagles are not nesting in the nest with the cam, though they are occasionally seen visiting; I don't know if they have another site or are taking the year off.

Mar 13 - late Mar

adults Shep (M) and Belle (F)

"Hedgie" or "Kate
"Shamrock" or "William"

cams offline June 5 - June 17; both chicks were close to fledging when the cams went down (81 & 80 days old) and were seen flying 10 days later, but we don't have a fledge date for them.

Jan 31 - Feb 12

Feb 6
6:09 pm

Feb 9
6:15 pm

Mar 16
2:38 pm
(38 days)

Mar 17
3:33 pm
(36 days)

fledged while cam down; seen flying
Jun 15
(~13 weeks)

adults Larry (M) and Lucy (F)

The egg was probably not viable and most likely disintegrated; when Lucy moved off the nest bowl the morning of April 20 (day 42), it was gone.

Mar 2

Mar 9
2:24 pm

did not hatch

adults George (M) and Martha (F)

The eagles laid their first egg March 22 last year - and on February 4 a great horned owl visited the nest - and apparently liked it, because she returned night after night - and either late on February 8 or early on February 9 - she laid an egg!

GHO adults Bonnie (F) and Clyde (M) (because they "stole" the nest)

One of the three owl eggs hatched - I think one broke/vanished and the other remained unhatched - need to check

The owlet Storm (also nicknamed "Little Hoot") left the nest on May 1 when he/she was 45 days old; owlets can't fly until they are 60-70 days old - but do move onto branches at a younger age, and are fed there by the adults - so we are hoping all is well; one of the people in the area heard an owlet food-begging a couple of days later - perhaps it was Storm.

Mar 22

GHO
Feb 8
evening?

Feb 12
12:57 am

seen
Feb 16
6:03 am

maybe
Mar 17
afternoon
confirmed
Mar 18
9:54 pm

others didn't hatch

May 1
~8:30 pm
(45 days)

May 1
evening

Y1
Y2
Y3

new cam for 2013

~Apr 9?

~Apr 12?

Apr 15

May 17
before 7 am
(38 days)

May 18
~noon
(36 days)

May 21
morning
(36 days)

Aug 7
(82 days)

Aug 10
(84 days)

Aug 11
(82 days)

cam off
Sept 9

observer confirmed at least 2 fledglings in the area Sept 26

adults Emoyeni and Thulane

Nessi

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

This pair laid their first clutch April 15 & 17; those didn't hatch - and they laid a second clutch August 16 and 19. If the second clutch hatches, the chick (or chicks) will have some challenges to overcome - the intense heat of summer, and then the chance it/they will be driven away from the area before it's ready, as the parents prepare to lay new eggs in the spring.

Apr 9-17

Apr 15

Apr 19

~

Aug 14

Aug 19

neither egg in first clutch hatched

~

Sept 28
(45 days)

did not hatch

Dec 31
7:09 am CAT
(94 days)

 

~July 4

July 6
5:16 pm

July 9
5:56 pm