Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Monday, April 15, 2013
Sunday, April 14, 2013
Friday, April 12, 2013
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Tuesday, April 09, 2013
Tuesday
Many thanks to those of you who sent the fruit bouquet. It has been devoured by a grateful crew. It was very kind of you to send it.
New thread.
New thread.
Monday, April 08, 2013
Friday, April 05, 2013
Wednesday, April 03, 2013
Tuesday, April 02, 2013
Tuesday
Some of you may know that we have had some drama with our birds the past few days.
We had indications that an intruder was in the vicinity of the nest on Saturday and again on Sunday morning. Yesterday afternoon, our pair was involved with an extended altercation with another adult Bald Eagle who is likely interested in our pair's territory.
One of our birds stationed itself on an adjacent tree watching, and soon, the other (likely the male) came flying across our entry road chasing another adult bald eagle. These birds fought overhead while our other bird stationed itself in the top of the nest tree. The fighting went on for some time, with the interloper bird was finally chased west away from the nest tree.
We are not sure what the conclusion of this altercation was, but both of our birds are back in normal mode. We'll see if there is any additional challenges.
Remember this is wild nature we are watching. Nesting habitat is at a premium, thus nesting pairs will be challenged occasionally.
New thread.
We had indications that an intruder was in the vicinity of the nest on Saturday and again on Sunday morning. Yesterday afternoon, our pair was involved with an extended altercation with another adult Bald Eagle who is likely interested in our pair's territory.
One of our birds stationed itself on an adjacent tree watching, and soon, the other (likely the male) came flying across our entry road chasing another adult bald eagle. These birds fought overhead while our other bird stationed itself in the top of the nest tree. The fighting went on for some time, with the interloper bird was finally chased west away from the nest tree.
We are not sure what the conclusion of this altercation was, but both of our birds are back in normal mode. We'll see if there is any additional challenges.
Remember this is wild nature we are watching. Nesting habitat is at a premium, thus nesting pairs will be challenged occasionally.
New thread.
Monday, April 01, 2013
Friday, March 29, 2013
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Thursday
New thread.
Cam up. Kudos to our tech Clayton who diagnosed the actual issue and got the needed part delivered this AM.
Cam up. Kudos to our tech Clayton who diagnosed the actual issue and got the needed part delivered this AM.
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Tuesday
New thread.
The guys are heading out this PM to try a temporary fix to get the cam back on.
Update: They were out there working on it. NO good... :(
The guys will keep working
The guys are heading out this PM to try a temporary fix to get the cam back on.
Update: They were out there working on it. NO good... :(
The guys will keep working
Monday, March 25, 2013
Monday PM
We were able to diagnose the problem. The camera and power supply were undamaged (good thing). The problem is in some of the communication gear that gets the signal to the Internet, some of these connections were cooked by the power surge. We will order these parts immedeately and will get things rolling again as soon as we can.
New thread.
New thread.
Monday
I just got clearance from the Elkins Ecological Services Field Office to allow our tech go to the nesting tree. Hopefully he can get things resolved.
New thread.
New thread.
Friday, March 22, 2013
Friday
The power spike yesterday apparently zapped the communication link between the camera and the link to the Internet. NCTC folks are working to diagnose and fix ASAP, while ensuring there is no impact on the birds.
Stand by, new thread.
Stand by, new thread.
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Thursday
There was a power outage at NCTC that has impacted the cam. I am on leave but have been in contact with the tech folks. As soon as they get clearance from the NCTC land manager to go within the nest exclusion zone they will be able to reset things. Please bear with them; it will likely be tomorrow AM.
New thread.
New thread.
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Monday, March 18, 2013
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Saturday, March 16, 2013
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Tuesday
New thread.
Contrary to my understanding, the cam does zoom, so Rob will be zooming in some for the upcoming anticipated hatching activities.
Contrary to my understanding, the cam does zoom, so Rob will be zooming in some for the upcoming anticipated hatching activities.
Monday, March 11, 2013
Friday, March 08, 2013
Thursday, March 07, 2013
Tuesday, March 05, 2013
Tuesday
Well here it comes, a big snow event first one of this size in more than two years. It will be the biggest test for our pair this winter.
New thread.
New thread.
Monday, March 04, 2013
Friday, March 01, 2013
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Monday, February 25, 2013
Friday, February 22, 2013
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Sunday, February 17, 2013
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Saturday, February 09, 2013
Saturday
It is nights like last night with its high winds that show the devotion and perseverence of these birds.
New thread.
New thread.
Friday, February 08, 2013
Thursday, February 07, 2013
Wednesday, February 06, 2013
Monday, February 04, 2013
Sunday, February 03, 2013
Friday, February 01, 2013
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Monday, January 21, 2013
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Monday, January 14, 2013
Friday, January 11, 2013
Wednesday, January 09, 2013
Monday, January 07, 2013
Sunday, January 06, 2013
Sunday
I have to admit--back in November, we were very worried that the birds may have moved on to another nest. It is normal that a nest is abandoned after six or seven years. We had heard from local folks that there were potentially two other nests within a few minutes flying time of our tree, and the fact that the birds were not hanging around very much had us concerned.
Based on the past few weeks though, things seem pretty much going the same as in the past. Let's keep our fingers crossed that it is a smooth start to the nesting season.
New thread.
Based on the past few weeks though, things seem pretty much going the same as in the past. Let's keep our fingers crossed that it is a smooth start to the nesting season.
New thread.
Saturday, January 05, 2013
Friday, January 04, 2013
Thursday, January 03, 2013
Monday, December 31, 2012
Friday, December 28, 2012
Sunday, December 23, 2012
Sunday
Wish things were up to speed technically...to many things electronic things breaking down recently...
Best wishes for a fine holiday season to all.
New thread.
Best wishes for a fine holiday season to all.
New thread.
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Thursday
Still image is on, they are working with the video now.
New thread.
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Wednesday
New thread.
Monday, December 17, 2012
Monday, December 10, 2012
Monday Update
The Wednesday date was a little premature. Here's is the projection from the tech folks:
"The new eagle camera install went well last Wednesday. I will be working with Ryan to clear up a vine that has wrapped around the signal antenna. Todd & I will be installing the new wire harness into the protective tubing sometime T-Thr. If all goes well the camera should be up by Monday."
"The new eagle camera install went well last Wednesday. I will be working with Ryan to clear up a vine that has wrapped around the signal antenna. Todd & I will be installing the new wire harness into the protective tubing sometime T-Thr. If all goes well the camera should be up by Monday."
Friday, December 07, 2012
Friday
TGIF Thread.
Cam should be up and running mid week next. Still have some cabling work to do on it.
Cam should be up and running mid week next. Still have some cabling work to do on it.
Wednesday, December 05, 2012
Monday, December 03, 2012
Friday, November 30, 2012
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Tuesday
New thread. The birds were perched last night at dusk. We are waiting for all of the equipment to arrive.
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Tuesday
New thread. One of the eagles was still on the top limb of the tree when I left yesterday at 5 PM.
Monday, November 19, 2012
Friday, November 16, 2012
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Friday, November 09, 2012
Thursday, November 08, 2012
Tuesday, November 06, 2012
Saturday, November 03, 2012
Saturday
New thread. American Conservation Film Festival is going on at NCTC, open to the public until 5:00 PM.
Friday, November 02, 2012
Friday
Friday update.
I signed two of the procurements today, the third one next week. We'll be scheduling a trip up the tree, around or just after Thanksgiving to replace the cam (which will have decent night vision). In addition, we'll be adding some software that will improve the picture.
Have not seen the birds around, but I'm sure they are around. This storm has disrupted a lot of the wildlife...
TGIF thread.
I signed two of the procurements today, the third one next week. We'll be scheduling a trip up the tree, around or just after Thanksgiving to replace the cam (which will have decent night vision). In addition, we'll be adding some software that will improve the picture.
Have not seen the birds around, but I'm sure they are around. This storm has disrupted a lot of the wildlife...
TGIF thread.
Thursday, November 01, 2012
Thursday
What a week. Hope everyone weathered the storm ok. We just got our power back last night.
I don't do this often, but I want to give you a link to a place I had the opportunity to visit this summer--Kingswood Camp for Boys.
For those of you who attended summer camp as a kid, like I did, it will be familiar place. I lived and worked in New Hampshire of and on throughout the eighties, and I can tell you there is no better place to spend some summer time than in the White Mountains. Kingswood Camp is the classic camp, nestled on the wild an beautiful Lake Tarleton, called "Mother Tarleton" by those who have spent time there.
If you know a young man looking to have a life changing experience in the wilds of the White Mountains, this is the place.
New thread.
PS...we are working on the cam procurement, finally...hang in there. As far as effects form the storm: There is no apparent damage to the nest or tree, other than all of the leaves being blown off. Have not seen the birds, but I was not here until this morning. They tend to hunker down in a sheltered area during weather like what we experienced. I have seen two adult bald eagles down in the Middleburg area the past week.
Sunday, October 28, 2012
Monday, October 22, 2012
Friday, October 19, 2012
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Monday, October 15, 2012
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Tuesday, October 09, 2012
Monday
I have been getting a number of questions on the cam replcement status. Here's the scoop:
We are on a procurement freeze until 21 October. After that, we can proceed with high priority purchase requests. We'll do out best to get the cam and the tree service in there. NCTC is also facing, along with the rest of the federal government a potential 8.5% across the board budget cut due to the pending sequestration. That has an impact on our budget priorities.
We'll keep our fingers crossed... New thread.
We are on a procurement freeze until 21 October. After that, we can proceed with high priority purchase requests. We'll do out best to get the cam and the tree service in there. NCTC is also facing, along with the rest of the federal government a potential 8.5% across the board budget cut due to the pending sequestration. That has an impact on our budget priorities.
We'll keep our fingers crossed... New thread.
Friday, October 05, 2012
Tuesday, October 02, 2012
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