Saturday, April 04, 2009

Saturday

Howlin wind thread.

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Mema Jo said...

GOOD MORNING ALL

This is the right place at the right time situation!

Hope everyone has a great weekend & Thank you Steve for the new thread.

paula eagleholic said...

Looks like squirrel for breakfast. One squirrel sure can go a long way!

Hidey watching the squirrel being de-furred very intently!

paula eagleholic said...

Morning, Jo.

normabyrd said...

GOOD MORNING EAGLE BUDDIES!!----Thanks STEVEN for the new thread-----WHOA!!---We have had such a WINDY--WINDY--DAY!!!--YESTERDAY & CONTINUING TODAY!!!---MORNIN' JO!!-CONGRATS!!--MEMA JO---our #1 EAGLE MOM----today & every day!!---LIFE IS GOOD!!---I just saw the 'LIL' ONE---send a 'poop' shoot---Just missed BELLE!!---ADORABLE LITTLE 'POOP POT'

Mema Jo said...

Hidey is getting late breakfast

Costume Lady said...

Good Morning you two...Hidey is going to be VERY intelligent (you know, an only child).

Costume Lady said...

I am sorry, Miss Norma...I didn't see you come in the door:)

paula eagleholic said...

He sure is, Norma. Aren't all kids? Just no diapers to change!

normabyrd said...

MORNIN' PAULA!!!----Do you all still have all this WIND?--I think we have had ENOUGH---ENOUGH!!

Costume Lady said...

Norma, did you see Anne-Marie's comments about having ancestors from Romney? Really a small world, isn't it? She is a WV girl at heart!

paula eagleholic said...

Adult just carried the squirrel to the back of the nest! Plenty left!

paula eagleholic said...

Wow, just mini flew with it to 10ish and walked back again.

paula eagleholic said...

Now there is a stick in the way...Hidey sure does have a full crop!

normabyrd said...

MORNIN' WANDA!!----I have always been told the oldest child is the BRAINY ONE!!---ho!!---

Costume Lady said...

Did you all see that? Bell nearly got blown away!!

paula eagleholic said...

Breakfast at NBG - gosh those lil peepers are getting huge!

Costume Lady said...

Can you hear Hidey talking to Mom? Sweet little voice:)

normabyrd said...

I was watching the KENTUCKY OSPREY & discovered I had watched it last year!!----(not with the program--this am)---ho!

paula eagleholic said...

Moved the stick out of the way...I think Hidey is ready for a nap!

normabyrd said...

I love watching the NORFOLK site!!----That is one LIVELY crew!!---I watched for quite a while yesterday am----I wasn't sure if #3was getting his share of food!!!---But sure enough have the others were fed she began to feed him!!!

paula eagleholic said...

Gotta get ready to hit the road. Have a great weekend, all!

Costume Lady said...

Mom is trying to sit on Hidey to keep her from blowing away and she is not real happy about being covered up again:)

Mits said...

good Saturday morning everyone, have a good day.

Mema Jo said...

I wonder which is more difficult - settling down on a clutch of eggs or
trying to settle down on one growing eaglet? lol

Costume Lady said...

Hold tight to the steering wheel, Paula.

normabyrd said...

FINNEY WATER NEST -- MT--no snow either---

Mits said...

nest WEATHER.....

Wind Advisory in effect until 8 PM EDT this evening...
Today
Sunny and windy. Highs in the lower 60s. West winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.
» ZIP Code Detail
Tonight
Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. West winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph...diminishing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
Sunday
Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph...becoming southwest in the afternoon.

amen;)

Mema Jo said...

Morning Mits! Glad to see your electric on up/running. Was it off very long last evening?

Safe journey down the road Paula
Don't blow off of it!

Costume Lady said...

Good Morning, Helen. Are you having these fierce winds at you house?

Mits said...

CURRENT WEATHER....

Currently At 9:05AM[ More ] 44°F
RealFeel®
28°F
Winds: W
at 33mph
Sunny
Humidity: 43%
Dew Point: 23° F Pressure: 29.73 in
Visibility: 10 Miles

Mema Jo said...

I saw a dusting of snow on the CO nest this am

Hope Deb is snugly warm and not camping out in the storm.

normabyrd said...

Wonder what CANDY is doing this am-----her NORTH CAROLINA team is still in the running!!----GO TAR HEELS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mits said...

looks like a nice calm day in Finland nest.......Finney's nest snow almost gone.

normabyrd said...

MORNIN' HELEN!!---How long was your electric off?---I didn't think that happened so much in the city!!---Happens here now & then---

Mits said...

it was off for about an hour and 45 minutes last night....winds still strong this a.m. Cherry Blossoms in the neighborhood survived...as long as temps stay cooler , they can stay tighter on the branch and survive the winds

Costume Lady said...

Speaking of Candy, I left her a message on face book yesterday and invited her to have coffee with us this morning, but haven't heard from her yet.

Mits said...

well we must be on the worse Pepco grid, our block was out but the blocks to the south and north were fine....the transformer was right up the street from me about a half block, heard it boom when it blew

Mits said...

and I'm not in the city Norma, thank heavens...

Mits said...

think that poor eagle in Maine #2 has been rained on for 3 days now..

Mema Jo said...

I was just looking at ME - Thank goodness it wasn't snow!

Mits said...

I don't know the temp there, I'm hoping it is not sleet, but she looks perfectly used to it....it is what it is;)

normabyrd said...

WHOA!!!! AN OSPREY is on the nest at CONN!!----can't see her head!!--
GREAT NEWS!!

deb said...

Good morning, everyone. I am not camping out in the snow, Jo. :) The storm won't hit here until later today.

Mits said...

hmmm need more publicity...

Yesterday
WVEC - Norfolk Botanical
(Bald Eagle)
Friends of Blackwater
(Bald Eagle)
IWS (Two Harbors)
(Bald Eagle)
Hummingbird Babies
(Anna's Hummingbird)
Dellwo Birdcam
(Allen's Hummingbird

Mema Jo said...

No activity on the Asia Trail this am

Well that's not true.... Tai is out in the yard

Mits said...

yes Norma they have been there this week, but something is still wrong with their cam, sometimes it is on and sometimes it is off.

Mema Jo said...

OK DEB! I thought I was a day ahead of myself - that is what happens when a person gets up to early in the am!! lol


I am getting some family company in a little while - Need to to get ready for my day!

Mits said...

the whole family of osprey is at CC

Mits said...

feeding osprey at CC

wvgal_dana said...

Thanks Mema Jo for the call over.

Good Morning Eaglelanders Jo, Paula (love your new avatar),
Norma, Wanda, Mits (thanks for the forecast AMEN), and Deb so far.

Thank you Steve for the new thread.

deb said...

Both eagles are in PH, I am hoping to get a look at the newest eaglet.

deb said...

Parent switch at PH. You certainly don't see much, with that deep nest bowl, maybe a glimpse of a grey head.

wvgal_dana said...

Parent turning eggs at Duke Farms. I thought I'd get a look maybe see a hatch which is due. Parent didn't raise up far enought. Wiggled back down.

Mits said...

Deb how may eggs were laid at PH?

wvgal_dana said...

An exchange at Duke Farms all 3 eggs still intact.

wvgal_dana said...

Our eagle is calling out and I hear crows!!

deb said...

Two eggs at PH, Helen.

deb said...

Dad just arrived with a fish at PH, maybe a feeding coming.

movin said...



** GooD SATuRDAY MORN **

** EVeRYONE **



C(°Ù¿°)D

Jim

NatureNut said...

Good Sat. Morning Everyone! Think Hidey is getting breakfast, but Mom is blocking the view.
Windy here, too, but sunny. Don't think we lost elec, last night.

NatureNut said...

Can see hidey now--Mom standing. Wind noise is strong--turning down the volume!

deb said...

My cam is freezing, anyone elses?

Mits said...

mine was freezing earlier, Deb

deb said...

I was loading a video, maybe that is what was making my cam freeze. It is okay now. I very short clip of the new PH eaglet is on Nest Pictures. Look under 26.

deb said...

Thanks, Mits.

wvgal_dana said...

Good Eagleland Morning Jim and Loretta.

Going to take a look at your video Loretta. ty

wvgal_dana said...

OOOppppss video is by Deb ty

wvgal_dana said...

Great video Deb could see chick very well. ty
I fed your hamster and put her/him on wheel to run.

I think the crows have been giving our adult a fit. Although earlier it was worse. Think other parent chases them off.

movin said...

Deb, my cam is working just like TV right now.

I did something yesterday, which might help everyone (if you haven't done it yet).

Nowdays I always have better than 50 gigabytes of free space on my hard disk ... not like the old days when some of these basic Windows things were developed.

If you look under "Settings" in "Internet Properties", you will see they have allotted a small space for "Temp. INet files", which means you have a small space for graphics (video, etc.), but a small space is no longer necessary on modern puters, and it is slowing everything down to a stop.

So, I just increased it to the maximum possible... 1024 MB. That's not even a small percentage of the free space available on my disk, so why not use it?


C(°Ù¿°)D

Jim

movin said...

Great clip, Deb. That's why they're called 'bobble heads.'
[:~D]


C(°Ù¿°)D

Jim

Mits said...

good job of catching it Deb, just makes me think looking at the newly hatched one that Hidey was really hiding for a day or 2 before we actually saw her. jmho;)

deb said...

Did we know that Pulston Osprey had an egg? I don't remember.

Mits said...

don't think so, looked there late afternoon and no one was there..at that time

deb said...

There is one there and I am pretty sure it is incubating. I saw what I thought was an egg roll followed by the telltale wiggle.

Mits said...

mine Pulston is not coming up, just keeps loading

Mits said...

2 O's at BWO

Mits said...

Hidey alone

hedgie said...

Good morning Eagleland.
Hidey all alone...PLEASE don't blow out of the nest, baby. I am afraid to watch. Don't think the wind is as bad as yesterday evening but still quite strong.

hedgie said...

Half watching Cherry Blossom Parade...Alex Trebek is grand marshall. He just said that Jeopardy contestants from the DC area are the most successful of all.

Mits said...

sure looks like incubating at Puleston.

Mits said...

sad news from PA

Police: 3 Pittsburgh Officers Killed
A Pittsburgh police official speaking on condition of anonymity says three
officers have been killed in a shooting.

hedgie said...

What is on top of Hidey????

hedgie said...

Looks like a miniature swan!

hedgie said...

The whole world is getting crazier by the day, Mits. What a shame--can only imagine the pain that department is in.

Mits said...

it is sad and tragic, Lynn...:(

hedgie said...

Lunchtime our nest.

hedgie said...

Back to my housework. SYL.

deb said...

No egg in Puleston.

Mits said...

just practicing Deb:)

Mema Jo said...

Lunch is finished & company has left -
time for me to put my leg up with ice.

BBL

Mits said...

1 sea eagle at Finland

Mits said...

just took off.

Mits said...

I am in my computer room, cleaning out my desk, nice to know the nest is right here with me and working so well:)

deb said...

I have been on the phone most of the morning, it is nice to sit and watch the nests while doing other stuff.

Mits said...

sea eagle back in finland

Mits said...

I would really like to see them raise a family there, or at least the osprey or somebody

deb said...

Me, too. Back on he phone.

Costume Lady said...

Jo, why are you putting ice on your leg? Is that something you do every day or are you having problems?

deb said...

poop shoot

hedgie said...

Wanda, Jo has swelling when she has her leg down too long, and so ices it when she elevates it.

Mits said...

oh dear, Mei Xiang sounds like she has an allergy....pandas sneeze really loud

Costume Lady said...

Well, Lynn, I guess we'll have to get Jo a timer to tell her it's time to sit down;)

Costume Lady said...

Yes they do, Helen...Remember the video of the Baby Panda sneezing and scaring her Mom half to death?:)

Costume Lady said...

Then there was another Panda that kept sneezing til you thought it wouldn't stop.

Mits said...

I think she has a built-in timer with the leg now

Costume Lady said...

Will that rod be taken out or will she always have it?

Mits said...

I know still laugh when I think of the panda cub sneezing and poopr mom jumping

Mits said...

Tai Shan has a honey box

deb said...

Fish dinner just arrived.

Mits said...

cool they put Mei's up on a tree stump

Mits said...

I think the rod is a keeper:)

hedgie said...

Yep, rod will be permanent, I'm sure.

Costume Lady said...

Then we will have a Bionic Woman on our blog:)

Mits said...

you sure can tell when the poop shoots are coming.

Mits said...

maybe we can take a trip to the airport, and have fun letting her set off alarms:)

Costume Lady said...

ROFLMBO!

movin said...

Is anyone watching Pelican Harbor? Deb?

As far as I can tell from the blog there and watching a little myself, neither Mom or chick has been fed this A.M.

Is that right?


C(°Ù¿°)D

Jim

deb said...

I just turned it back on a while ago, Jim. It was freezing too bad. 26 could have eaten when she was off the nest this am. Eaglet doesn't have to be fed in the first 24 hours.

movin said...

It doesn't appear to have been fed, Deb.

Dr. Sharpe said that they didn't feed their first chick (A-49, Cruz) for three days, which retarded her growth. We all thought she was a male, even the banders, until her blood test results were returned much later.

She continued to develop after fledging though, and she is at least as large as a normal female Bald Eagle now.


C(°Ù¿°)D

Jim

movin said...

They are talking about naming the PH chick "Windy" because of the strong winds yesterday when she hatched.

Seems like a good name for either sex.


C(°Ù¿°)D

Jim

hedgie said...

Definitely a unisex name, Jim. Guess you saw how bad it was for our nest yesterday, too. Definitely some scary times when they left little one alone.

deb said...

My neighbor across the street has lost a couple medium sized branches in the wind today. The rain is just starting now, then it is supposed to change to snow a little later this afternoon.

deb said...

Chicklet and egg in view at PH, 10 is on the nest now, I don't see any food that may have been delivered.

deb said...

I backtracked, 10 did not deliver any food.

Mema Jo said...

I don't believe you all! Wanting to take me to the airport to set off the alarms! ROFLMBO I could do it too!
This ROD is MY ROD FOREVER MORE !

deb said...

The IWS people are all upset the eaglet hasn't been fed. There is a fish in the nest from an earlier delivery, so when the eaglet is hungary, it will get fed. Looks like it is feeding time right now!

deb said...

Who would have thought your rod would provide entertainment to others, Jo!!

Costume Lady said...

Jo, just wait until I get my knee fixed...I will have metal in my leg too, then we can REALLY drive them crazy setting off alarms...anylwhere we want to!;)

Costume Lady said...

Deb, when I don't have to go out for any reason for a few days, I find the threat of a BIG snow, exciting! I am not sure, but, I may be a little psycho;)???

deb said...

I never used to mind getting snowed in for awhile, but I would rather be able to go when I want now. I just filled all the hanging bird feeders and the bird baths, so the birds will be okay in the morning.

deb said...

Both our nest.

deb said...

Cleaning up some of the nestorvers.

deb said...

Whoa, eagle almost overboard!

deb said...

That was Lib that the wind grabbed ahold of and turned him around.

Mema Jo said...

I remember getting excited when a large snowfall was expected - as long as all the kids were home and the cupboards were filled. Of course that was maybe once at best twice during a winter!

Mema Jo said...

Hidey really fills up that egg well!

deb said...

Eagle back with fluff.

Mema Jo said...

WHOA! Almost landed on top of your head!

Mema Jo said...

Belle is cleaning up the twigs/limbs in the nest!

deb said...

The Black Hills are getting blasted for the third time in 12 days, they are ready for some nice weather out there. It just can't get too nice too fast or they will have some bad flooding.

Mema Jo said...

Soon enough Hidey will be Bee-Bopping around in that nest!

Mema Jo said...

Here it comes!

deb said...

Poop shoot. Hidey is getting a little better at balancing.

Mema Jo said...

Deb As I said - 2 winter storms were enough for me. Not so sure I could handle what you go thru nor could I take the flooding like I see happening.

deb said...

I haven't had a bad winter at all this year storm wise, although I might not say that after tonight! The Black Hills have really had it bad. Lead, SD, was at 218" of snow before this week, that would not be fun!

Mits said...

:):):), Jo, maybe a reality TV show or a soap opera, "As the Rod Turns", Days of our Rods, The Young and the Rodless:).

Mits said...

Deb, I'm happy with our occasional snow, it is way to stressful to deal with, if the county does not have enough equipment, or it is a mixture of snow and ice...our snow is a lot different here with many variables.

Mits said...

I have always liked it to come and go really fast

Mema Jo said...

Our winters have really been changing.. I can remember drifts over my head as a young person... and the sledding was a blast in the country fields where I lived. Now I am like you Mits - let it come but get it cleared by morning!!

deb said...

Yes, you definitely need the right equipment to deal with winter weather. The interstate here has been closed more this year than it has in a long time, due to such strong winds causing white outs.

Mema Jo said...

I have been looking through my binoculars at a groundhog down at the far end of our yard - I thought we had lost him from all the housing development but glad to see he is still there - has really grown!
I also caught a glimpse the other day of a lone deer passing by. I used to see a herd of them (10-12) until the golf course went in. PROGRESS ???

Mits said...

just look at last night, we have some wind the power goes out....that is why I want to move to a condo, when jubby retires, if he ever does, a place that has shops within walking distance, maybe backup generators.....the little conveniences.:)

Mits said...

Deb got any webcams to see the snow now....I have been looking for some....think all I see are white-outs

Mema Jo said...

LW cam finally opened up for me
I hadn't been able to get it all day

Kent cam open right away

Mits said...

would not open for me either, Jo, been trying all day

Mema Jo said...

Man - there are 686 viewers on the close up view at Hornby.

Mema Jo said...

Both adults are in the OKLA nest
Windy there too!

movin said...

K10 just found his fish from this morning under some grasses, and it looks like at least he is going to eat...don't know about the chick yet.


C(°Ù¿°)D

Jim

Mema Jo said...

Can you get the Caltrans cam up?
Do you need to use the IWS link to get it?

movin said...

Nope, he didn't eat it, just moved it to the backside of the nest and did some nestoration work.

The chick is more active, and she is bobbing around and looking at Dad, but still no feeding.

You know, I think the feeding is triggered by the actions and sounds of the new chick. I think it has to 'peep' in a hungry way and present its beak in a hungry way in order to get fed.

Probably this one is still feeding on the yoke sack and it hasn't been giving the 'I'm hungry, feed me' signals yet.



C(°Ù¿°)D

Jim

deb said...

Here are the Sturgis and Deadwood Cams, not too bad there right now.

Sturgis cams

deb said...

It is just starting to snow here, but here is the Yankton webcam, you can see the snow just starting:

Yankton cam

deb said...

I watched 10 give the chicklet a couple of bites earlier this afternoon, Jim. See 3:55 comment.

deb said...

Last site gives you the road condition cams. Click on the little camera images and you can see the road conditions.

Safe Travel

Mits said...

thanks, Deb, I like watching things like that.

Mema Jo said...

Thanks for those cam sites!

Mits said...

no Jo, I just go straight to its site.....both adults were just there. one just left 3 chick-lets resting

Mema Jo said...

Email your link please when you get a chance.

Mits said...

on its way, Jo.

Mits said...

Deb the state map is cool, you can click on the road sites that are closed, usually the ones with the red lines, eerie to see no cars

deb said...

Yes, not much for travel out there, today. They just closed I90 form Mitchell to Wall.

deb said...

That map is very handy to have, even in the summer since it shows the road construction.

movin said...

Looks like the Norfolk eagles have half the fish in VA in their nest again!


C(°Ù¿°)D

Jim

Mits said...

I clicked on the USA map, and Maryland does not have the same type of info, but very informative

deb said...

I just read that Redoubt blew again this morning at 5:58 Alaska time.

movin said...

Miracle or Hidey has awakened, stretched at least one leg and one wing, spread both wings, and is now looking hungry.

...Oops. Back down for awhile and no food right now.


C(°Ù¿°)D

Jim

Mema Jo said...

One osprey at BWO platform

Mema Jo said...

Wobble Wobble little Hidey
Poop Shoot. I guess, is why Hidey is up/about!

Mema Jo said...

Dinner time coming up here - as soon as hubby gets home from the Palm Sunday service.... Was a longer then usual mass with the palm procession.

Mema Jo said...

Looks as though some people are posing by one of the cams to be seen back home up on the boardwalk!

Mits said...

is she sending out a warning or a request?

Mits said...

both eagles

Mits said...

she wanted a break

Mits said...

she is back everyone is eating

Mits said...

good grief they are both stuffing him, he will be too heavy to get blown out of the nest

Mits said...

poof Lib

Mits said...

osprey are in and out at BWO

Mits said...

both are back in nest

Mema Jo said...

It is really interesting watching them fix up the nest.

Mits said...

I was thinking the same thing, Jo, in the 3 years I have been watching this nest it has been just super watching their every move

Costume Lady said...

This is the messiest I have ever seen their nest. I think some pine branches may help the odor!

Mema Jo said...

I wish our pop up cam had the 'Always on Top' selection.

Mema Jo said...

Hi Wanda - Hey Sunshine I just sent you an email........

Mema Jo said...

I think that is Lib up front and that
Belle is nesting on Hidey!

Costume Lady said...

What I find most interesting, is the way they draw up their talons, so as not to hurt the baby. I think it is amazing to see those BIG birds tip-toeing around in that nest and never stepping on baby:)

Mema Jo said...

WOW!~ Never saw such a hungry eagle...

Costume Lady said...

Whoops...almost lost it!

Mits said...

I like hearing them eat.

Mits said...

I wonder if there is a way we can keep the pop up, up.

Mema Jo said...

Now where are they going?????

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