Harrison Bay Eagles Second Hatch!, Bald Eagles HK And Sterling Updates, White-bellied Sea Eagles Female Resident Missing, Loch of the Lowes Osprey Tracking Update, Dyfi Osprey Project Update and Fundraising

The second egg hatched today at the Harrison Bay Eagle nest, 21 hours after the first hatch! This is our first look at the newest hatchling. HB9, who hatched yesterday, is on the left. HB10 is on the right.

HB9 is already showing curiosity about the world around him/her. HB10 is to the right, down in the soft grass.

They both perked up for food, but I don't know if any of the bites hit their target.

This is only two hours after HB10 (on the right) hatched! What a strong baby!

There are some updates on Bald Eagles HK and Sterling at their territory at the Honey Bee Golf Course:
2/28 HK & Sterling at the cell tower
2/29 HK & Sterling at the nest
3/2 HK & Sterling at the nest and surrounding area
3/3 HK & Sterling at the nest again!
I wonder if they are around the nest so much because Sterling is feeling eggy...

The White-bellied Sea Eagle resident female hasn't been seen for two weeks, which is unusual. They are asking people to report any sightings.

There is a Loch of the Lowes Osprey tracking update, with recent pictures of FR3.

The Dyfi Osprey Project has an update on their preparations for the next nesting season and they are raising funds to help pay for the equipment and streaming. Please consider a donation if you enjoy the Dyfi Osprey!

Berry College Eagles First Hatch B6! And Hatch Watch Continues For B7, Bald Eagles HK And Sterling Update

It was a long day of trying to see the pip. Here's when I saw a pip. I'm not sure if this is one egg or if they both have pips. Here's all the interesting s'caps I could find. In this first one, the pip is in the egg closest to Mom, right along the line of her neck:

Finally, the morning nest exchange...

I'm beginning to think that staying in the incubating/brooding position for long periods of time causes Mom's injured leg to act up. She has started to get less stable and often uses her wing(s) as a crutch.

They were telling somebody off!

Looks like the hole is getting larger.

There was a funny moment at the nest today. Mom's maternal instincts are kicking in. Mom Tries To Feed Dad (2:22).

Berry College pronounced hatch at 7:34PM based upon hearing the chick chirp. But you can hear a chick chirp when it's still in the shell. But there's no doubt at 10:17 when we get a view of the empty egg shell.

Here is a video of the moment above when the empty shell was revealed and a short time later Mom removes some of the shell from the nest bowl. I think at one point you can see a chicks body against the white of the other egg. But so far, that's the best look I've had at the hatchling. Here's the video: First Hatch B6! (2:02)

Pam Monahan had a great day at Honey Bee Golf Course with Bald Eagles HK, Sterling, and...

Southwest Florida Eagles Hatch Still In Progress, Bald Eagle HK and Sterling

The Southwest Florida hatch is still in progress. It can take a couple of days for the chick to escape from the shell. Here's some s'caps from the few times we've gotten to see the part of the egg where the chick has made some progress. Here at the 1 o'clock position.

Again at the 1 o'clock position of the top egg.

It's been really hard to get a good look at the eggs. During nest exchanges, there's only a couple of frames where the eggs can be seen.

Look toward the edge of the right egg, around the 10 o'clock position.

Finally, it looks like the hole is getting bigger.

We got a better look as the egg rolled when Mom took a step. I'm hoping to see a hatchling in the morning! (It is possible for the chick to perish if becomes too exhausted before it can get out. I'd really like to see a chick soon!)

We also got some close-ups today at the Southwest Florida nest:

There's a new post about Bald Eagle HK and his girlfriend Sterling on Pam Monahan's blog. She has some great pictures of them! Will we see eggs this year at their nest? Talons crossed!

Bald Eagle HK

Pam Monahan has two more posts about Bald Eagle HK. The first is from Monday. The second is from today: Winter Portrait

Berry College Eagles Egg Watch, Bald Eagle HK Updates, Bald Eagle Ozzie's Necropsy Results, Loch of the Lowes Osprey Tracking Update

The Berry College Eagles are on egg watch. Tomorrow will be three days since the first egg was laid. So, if they are going to have a second egg (which is most likely) it will be laid tomorrow.

Pam Monahan has three new posts for Bald Eagle HK out at Honey Bee Golf Course:
1/3/16 - HK has a young visitor
1/4/16 - HK and Sterling
1/6/16 - HK and Sterling

The necropsy results are in for Bald Eagle Ozzie, former male resident of the Southwest Florida nest. After reading it, it seems to me that he might have survived if he'd gotten treatment sooner. If you are aware of injured wildlife, please contact your state's wildlife officials right away. You can click this link to read the necropsy results.

There is a Loch of the Lowes Osprey tracking update for FR3 and FR4. FR4 hasn't reported since 12/21. There is an Osprey team in the area and they may be able to do a search...

Loch of the Lowes Osprey Tracking Update, Bald Eagles HK and Sterling at Honey Bee Golf Course, Bald Eagle Azalea Jigsaw Puzzle

There is a tracking update for the Loch of the Lowes Osprey.

Pam Monahan has a new post. Bald Eagles HK and Sterling were spotted at Honey Bee Golf Course this past week. I hope they make a go of it this year!

Did anybody do the jigsaw puzzle of Buddy I posted the other day? Here's a jigsaw puzzle of Bald Eagle Azalea when she was 1 month old and got her leg bands.

Harrison Bay Eagles Day 52&54 Branch Watch, White Rock Eagles Day 30&31, Loch of the Lowes Osprey Hatch Watch Day 2, Ozzie Moved to Large Flight Pen!, Bald Eagle HK Updates

The Harrison Bay Eaglets are flirting with branching. I expect to see them out on the branches soon. Here's one enjoying the morning light on its face.

Here's a good comparison of their sizes, since they are I a similar post and equidistant from the camera. Does one look bigger than the other?

Both eaglets look to be sizing up the branches.

 So close to being up on the branch!

I guess they are talking about it...


Thinking about that branch again... The eaglets were in and out of this area several times today.

It was a pretty evening at the White Rock nest. The babies are getting bigger.

They both are starting to do a little flapping.

The Scottish Wildlife Trust's Loch of the Lowes Osprey are still incubating three eggs here at the start of hatch watch for them. The eggs are visible here:

Coming back from a quick break.

Dad brought in a huge clump of moss.

Just a pretty scene. I love the look of this nest!

Here's a video of the Moss Delivery, with Dad bringing in a big clump of moss and doing a shift change with Mom (1:51).

The male resident of the Southwest Florida Eagle Cam nest, Ozzie, was moved into a large flight pen yesterday. He will have 2-3 weeks in the pen to strengthen his flight muscles before being released back into the wild. You can see a video of him taking his first flight on their CROW's Facebook page.

Pam Monahan is back to blogging about HK and his nest at Honey Bee Golf Course.
HK still building 3/18 -- great pictures!
HK in nest tree 4/10 -- he's all alone...
A four eagle day 4/11 -- HK & Sterling are two of them!
HK and Sterling reappear 4/13 -- the time for eggs is past though.
HK in the nest tree 4/24 -- but he's alone again.
HK reappears (with a different companion) 5/7 -- is it a female?
HK to the rescue 5/8 -- wonder who he's with this time...
As the nest turns: Sterling makes an appearance with HK! 5/10
I think that we will see this revolving door of females until HK has a successful nesting season with one of them. I think raising offspring will form the pair bond and his days of sowing wild oats will be over. Like father, like son...

Watching Bald Eagles At Honey Bee Golf Course, Shelly Fowler's Picture Of Bald Eagle HK and a Sub-Adult, How Many Days For A Bald Eagle To Hatch?, Video of The Berry College Egg Partly Cracked During Hatching, Mom and Dad Berry Had A Difference Of Opinion, Gross Looking Food Item, Bobble-head Feeding, Mom Berry's Bad Leg Worries Me

I spent some time yesterday with some of the photographers down at Honey Bee Golf Course. That is Bald Eagle HK's territory. I got some video. Nothing awesome, but I'll process it and get it posted later this week. Right before I got there I missed HK gathering grass for the nest. (He swooped in and grabbed it just like they do when catching fish.) He mated with someone (there were two other eagles there and they weren't sure if it was the banded female.) And then after I left there was an altercation at the nest between HK and a sub-adult. That's everything I missed seeing. I also missed getting video of HK landing at the nest because I was just driving up. I saw it, but I was driving... He made a great approach, it would have been great video! Oh well. On the bright side: Here's a picture that Shelly Fowler took, it is posted here with her permission. This is after HK arrived at his nest and found this sub-adult there. This picture was taken right after HK knocked the youngster out of his nest. Neither one looks too happy. It was going on dark when this picture was taken. Yesterday was the first time I'd been to his nest. Let me tell you, this is an urban Bald Eagle! And that's a huge nest!

With the hatch yesterday at Berry College Bald Eagle nest on day 39, I reviewed the stats on the NBG nest from 2007 to 2012. During these years, the exact dates for egg laying, hatching and fledge dates are known because of the eagle cam on that nest during those years. During that time, 13 eggs hatched. In 2008, Buddy's year, his was the only egg. He hatched on day 36. This would indicate that there was no delay in incubating his egg. The other 12 eggs were from 4 different years, with 3-egg clutches each year:

• The four first-laid eggs had 2 hatch at 38 days and 2 hatch at 39 days. There was a big delay in incubation.
• The four second-laid eggs had 2 hatch in 37 days and 2 hatch in 38 days. There was some delay in incubation.
• The four third-laid eggs all hatched in 36 days -- no delay in incubating the last egg laid.
• Each year, there was at least 6 days between the first and last laid egg. And each year, all chicks had hatched in at least 2 fewer days.

Maybe 36 days should be the standard, not 35 as I've read... I'm going to stop holding my breath on day 35...

Here's a video of the Berry College egg when it is partly cracked. 

I also found another video showing a little difference of opinion about who was going to incubate and who was going to go catch some dinner. This video starts w/Dad Berry in the nest and then Mom Berry joins him, almost knocking him over when she lands behind him. (I think they normally land on a branch then drop down into the nest. Maybe she can't do that with her leg. It looks like she just landed in the nest and into Dad.) Dad starts incubating, but Mom's typically want to do all of the incubating right after hatch. So when she returned from taking a break, Dad wouldn't move out of the way so she could resume incubating. There's no audio with this cam, but you can see that she is giving him an earful. At one point she beaks at his tail. Here's a s'cap I took yesterday of her giving him the evil eye:

She can't walk very well because of her injured left leg, so she stands and waits for him to move. He finally leaves and she resumes incubating the egg and hatchling. At the end of the video you can see her using her left wing as a crutch when she's getting situated over the nest bowl. This video is a little over a half-hour. That's how long the stand-off lasted... It's got some good video of the cute little bobble-head! And it's interesting seeing the adult's interactions. He was mostly ignoring her, but at one point, he did look back at her:

Shortly thereafter, Dad left. (I included the counter in this s'cap. See in the bottom bar toward the left-hand corner? When I took this s'cap, there were 13,537 people watching the cam at that moment):

Mom quickly settled in to incubate. I've noticed that she has a brown feather in the middle of the white tail feathers high up. (Do I need to circle it, or do you see what I'm referring to?)

I love this picture: "Hi Momma! What's up?"

I don't know what this is in her mouth. Food of some sort... Looks pretty gross. I was thinking, "Spit it out!" Any ideas what that is?

That's all my s'caps from yesterday (hatch day). I took a few today, day 1. So happy to see a feeding. I'm not sure when the first feeding was. I can't sit in front of the cam 24/7. I wish I could, but I know that there is a lot that I miss. Like yesterday, I didn't know there was a hatch until 5:00PM or so when I got home from Honey Bee... Anyway, I finally saw a feeding today by Dad. Dad's always give the biggest pieces, but the little one handled it just fine:

This is Mom on the nest. This is why she scares me, the way she lurches around on her bad leg. In this s'cap, she is chewing at her left leg (maybe it's healing and it itches...) One of the talons on her right foot is on the baby. The baby was moving around and didn't appear to be injured. But she worries me...