Going to warm up nice this week.
New thread.
Monday, April 06, 2015
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Wednesday
Yesterday marked thread number 2500 on this blog.
I just want to thank all who participate for the wonderful community YOU have created all around these magnificent birds.
I really don't do much except an occasional update and a fresh or new thread.
Thank you.
I just want to thank all who participate for the wonderful community YOU have created all around these magnificent birds.
I really don't do much except an occasional update and a fresh or new thread.
Thank you.
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
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Thursday, February 12, 2015
Thursday
First egg thread.
From our biologist Dr. Jim Siegel:
The egg laid today is likely to hatch after about 35 days, around March 19. One or 2 more eggs are likely to arrive over the next 4 to 5 days, with accordingly later hatching dates. Although the female will likely do most of the incubation, both sexes have developed a brood patch and will continuously incubate the eggs, turning them every so often for even warming and to maintain a healthy relationship between the embryonic membranes and shell. The eggs must remain covered to avoid cooling.
From our biologist Dr. Jim Siegel:
The egg laid today is likely to hatch after about 35 days, around March 19. One or 2 more eggs are likely to arrive over the next 4 to 5 days, with accordingly later hatching dates. Although the female will likely do most of the incubation, both sexes have developed a brood patch and will continuously incubate the eggs, turning them every so often for even warming and to maintain a healthy relationship between the embryonic membranes and shell. The eggs must remain covered to avoid cooling.
Monday, February 09, 2015
Friday, February 06, 2015
Friday
Here's a note I got from Dr. Jim Siegel on my staff about the nest visitor yesterday. Jim has studied sanderlings, scrub jays, great blue herons, brown creepers, hermit thrushes, and a few others pretty intimately, including their territorial, reproductive and feeding behavior. Observing eagles is a hobby for him, so here are his thoughts:
"Birds are instinctual creatures. If the male is bringing in fish without young in the nest (Feb 4) , he is provisioning the female - feeding her as if she cannot leave the eggs or young and making sure she is fit and healthy to reproduce. The fish may have attracted the sub-adult (Feb 5)
I am not convinced the sub-adult is a fledgling from 3 years ago just hanging out and visiting its parents. Fledglings of long-lived predatory birds have to disperse widely from home or they will be constantly competing with their parents who may live for decades in the same place. Every young born cannot stay home and wait for their parents to die; they may end up waiting for years. They will compete with their parents (and the new nestlings) for food and space every year. And every year more young competitors are reared. The gene line loses in that case.
Eagles don't live in family groups - none of the predatory birds do. But jays and crows do and these birds try to live at the borders of their parents territory, hoping someone will either die or they find another unoccupied territory nearby that they already know well due to its proximity to their natal territory. Longevity: 6-7 years for jays and up to 20 years for crows. Most small songbirds only live 3-4 years at most.
If the sub-adult bird (I don't know perhaps 2-3 years old?) acts juvenile enough, the male or even the female may act as if the sub-adult is the bird they, in their tiny bird brains, are thinking (?) they have hatched out of the eggs that have not even been laid yet. They may feed him or tolerate him as if he was their 2015 fledgling! This before those 2015 fledglings even exist. Its hormonal not rational.
That is why you get chicken hens brooding kittens, and songbird feeding gaping goldfish mouths in a backyard pond. And lions that try to care for young antelope. Maternal and paternal Instinct takes over and strange things happen.
The other possibility is that subadult is trying to displace the adult male or female bird. It is not likely, but it is possible, that the sub-adult is in better physical condition than one of the adults, and although sub-adult in plumage, it is masculine or feminine enough in its genetic fitness to convince the rival bird and its opposite sex, that it is a potential viable territory holder and mate.
I am learning stuff from these birds all the time."
New thread
Thursday, February 05, 2015
Thursday
Lot happening on this windy February day in the nest. Check the webcam page for an update.
We have not observed this before at this nest, and while things were civil today they could get rough for the juvenile soon enough. Time will tell.
New thread.
We have not observed this before at this nest, and while things were civil today they could get rough for the juvenile soon enough. Time will tell.
New thread.
Tuesday, February 03, 2015
Tuesday
We are watching the goings on at the nest. If an egg was laid this AM, the fact that there has been no incubation for this many hours is not a good sign for this particular egg (if there is one).
We'll be preparing an update and will continue to watch.
New thread.
We'll be preparing an update and will continue to watch.
New thread.
Monday, February 02, 2015
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Wednesday, December 31, 2014
Wednesday
New Years Eve thread.
Saw a mature bald eagle on a roadkill near Paris, VA yesterday. It was right on the road, but fortunately flew off.
Saw a mature bald eagle on a roadkill near Paris, VA yesterday. It was right on the road, but fortunately flew off.
Monday, December 29, 2014
Tuesday, December 23, 2014
Tuesday
New thread.
Hoping everyone has a great holiday season and a fine new year.
The new eagle season is almost upon us.
Hoping everyone has a great holiday season and a fine new year.
The new eagle season is almost upon us.
Wednesday, December 17, 2014
Monday, December 15, 2014
Friday, December 12, 2014
Tuesday, December 09, 2014
Friday, December 05, 2014
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Thursday, September 04, 2014
Tuesday, September 02, 2014
Thursday, August 28, 2014
Monday, August 25, 2014
Monday
Good Morning.
As you can see the cam has been centered on the nest. We hoped to either move the cam mount up a bit, or try a different limb, but that was not possible this year. The limb that the cam is on continues to deteriorate, and other live limbs are not big enough.
We plan a full upgrade of the cam next year, and we will engineer a mount that will allow for the optimum view.
Thanks again to our friend Nu, who was up in the nest for his ninth year. The guy is fearless as he is hoisted up on a crane cable.
New thread.
As you can see the cam has been centered on the nest. We hoped to either move the cam mount up a bit, or try a different limb, but that was not possible this year. The limb that the cam is on continues to deteriorate, and other live limbs are not big enough.
We plan a full upgrade of the cam next year, and we will engineer a mount that will allow for the optimum view.
Thanks again to our friend Nu, who was up in the nest for his ninth year. The guy is fearless as he is hoisted up on a crane cable.
New thread.
Thursday, August 21, 2014
Monday, August 18, 2014
Friday, August 15, 2014
Monday, August 11, 2014
Thursday, August 07, 2014
Thursday
New thread.
Live cam season is just about up. I anticipate Outdoor Channel will be wrapping up for the season. Maintenance on the cam is scheduled for August 25.
Live cam season is just about up. I anticipate Outdoor Channel will be wrapping up for the season. Maintenance on the cam is scheduled for August 25.
Monday, August 04, 2014
Friday, August 01, 2014
Wednesday, July 30, 2014
Monday, July 28, 2014
Friday, July 25, 2014
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
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Thursday, July 17, 2014
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Friday, July 11, 2014
Monday, July 07, 2014
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Thursday, June 26, 2014
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Tuesday
Watched an interesting interchange today with our two juveniles. One was on a limb near the nest, the other came soaring in, and slowly landed on the head of the other, which rousted the perched bird, who flew off. Looked kinda playful and was a cool thing to see.
New thread.
New thread.
Sunday, June 22, 2014
Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Sunday, June 15, 2014
Sunday
My apologies for the scarce posts.
I have been on travel out west and am now up north the past week or so.
I have been contacted by several folks about the future plans for the cam. We have the crane booked for August and will move to fix things during that time, with more ability to do the work carefully until literally the last available hours that we had in December.
New thread.
I have been on travel out west and am now up north the past week or so.
I have been contacted by several folks about the future plans for the cam. We have the crane booked for August and will move to fix things during that time, with more ability to do the work carefully until literally the last available hours that we had in December.
New thread.
Friday, June 06, 2014
Friday
Cam will hopefully be back up next week. The new part we got last problem was the one that was damaged by the storm/lightning.
Clayton is doing everything he can.
Fresh thread.
Clayton is doing everything he can.
Fresh thread.
Monday, June 02, 2014
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