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!

Southwest Florida Eagles Day 21&22 Sibling Rivalry And Plenty Of Food, Bald Eagle HK And Mystery Woman, DC Eagles New Web Cam, Loch Of The Lowes Tracking Update

There is some sibling rivalry at the Southwest Florida Eagle nest. E7 is beating up E8. I also heard some concern about E8 not getting any food. But there were 5 fish delivered to the nest today. As long as food is plentiful, E7 will get its fill and leave E8 alone to eat. There was a good feeding for E8 this evening. E7's crop is huge and E8 was left alone to eat.

There's another post today about Bald Eagle HK, and he's carrying on with a new woman... I want to see an egg in his nest, and if Sterling won't give him one, maybe this new lady will...

I checked in at the DC  Eagle nest yesterday. I'm so happy to see that they have this nest on a cam now! They have two eggs, laid on 2/10 and early 2/14. Will they lay a third egg? The time to watch to find out is overnight tonight into tomorrow... It looks like the cam is of good quality and gives a good view of the nest.

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

Upper Mississippi River Eagles Possibly A Second Egg!, New Pictures Of Africam Black Eagles, Loch of the Lowes Osprey Tracking Update, Washington Post Article About Lead Poisoning In Bald Eagles

We might have a second egg at the Upper Mississippi River Eagle nest! Will there be a third egg? If so, it will be laid on Sunday, 2/7.

Here's a link to some new Africam Black Eagle pictures.

There's a tracking update for the Loch of the Lowes Osprey.

Check out this recent Washington Post article about lead poisoning in Bald Eagles.

Reese Lukei's Post About Bald Eagle HE, The Upper Mississippi River Bald Eagle Trio, Osprey Tracking Update, White-bellied Sea Eaglet SE15 Has Been Diagnosed

Reese Lukei has a blog post in memory of Bald Eagle HE. There are some great pictures of her included.

I watched the Upper Mississippi River Bald Eagle nest today, hoping to catch sight of the trio -- and I was successful! I read that it's one female and two males. I'm really interested to see how this works out! Check out these s'caps. (This isn't a stream. It sends stills a few seconds apart. I've see 3 seconds between stills and more than 10 seconds between stills. I don't know what makes it quicker or slower...) One of the Eagles came and went:

Then about a half hour later, the frame went from no Eagles in the nest, to two in the nest, with one appearing to have just landed.

Then, a few frames later, the third Eagle landed. There was no aggression. They all seemed accepting of each other.

They were all poking around the nest.

The rest of these s'caps of the trio are with their heads up and presenting at least a profile to the camera.

Darkness was coming on. They left at 5:22, 5:23, and 5:30.

There is a Tracking Update for the Loch of the Lowes Osprey FR3 and FR4.

White-bellied Sea Eaglet SE15 has been diagnosed with Circovirus. This is a beak and feather disease. Unfortunately, SE15's new feathers are growing in more malformed than his previous feathers and his beak is beginning to show some deformity. Here's a link to their post about SE15's condition.

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 More Details & Pictures of Sighting of FR3

More details are available on sighting of the Loch of the Lowes Osprey FR3. There are some great pictures too!

Bald Eagle HK, Loch of the Lowes FR3 Spotted!

Pam Monahan has a new post with pictures of Bald Eagle HK.

Loch of the Lowes Osprey FR3 has been spotted! Check out their blog post. There's a picture!

Slow Times: Africam Black Eagles New Pictures, FR3 and FR4 Tracking Update, Bald Eagle HK

Things are slow these days. The White-bellied Sea Eagles and Africam Black Eagles are off of the cams now. (There are some new pictures of the Africam Black Eagles.) The Northeast Florida Eagles are incubating their two eggs. Usually, the Southwest Florida nest would have eggs by now. But all bets are off since we have a new pairing at that nest this year. The Carolina Raptor Center laid their first egg in early December last year, so maybe we'll have an egg there soon! The Loch of the Lowes folks have posted an update for tracking FR3 and FR4. There's a new post from Pam Monahan about Bald Eagle HK. Otherwise, things are pretty quite. Hang in there. Things will pick up soon!

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.

Northeast Florida Nest First Egg!, Loch of the Lowes Osprey Tracking Update, Africam Black Eagles

The Northeast Florida Eagles laid their first egg today, on the same date that they laid their first egg last year. How amazing is that!? Mom was sleeping tonight while standing over the egg.

She is still protecting the egg, but is delaying full time incubation to slow the development of the embryo. Then, after all the eggs have been laid, she will incubate full time. This will help the chicks to hatch closer together, so the first hatch won't have such a big size advantage over the later hatches. Here's a video A Look At The First Egg during an egg roll (1:03):

There was an Osprey Tracking Update almost a week ago that I missed posting. I'm looking forward to their next update since FR4 has gone exploring in this update, but by now has returned to familiar territory!

Check this out! Three years of Black Eaglets. These are three siblings from the same nest 2013, 2014, and 2015. And check out these pictures of bath time with the Africam Black Eagles. The parents are bathing and Kendi is just watching. What is it with kids not wanted to take a bath?

Berry College Eagles Mom Needs A Hard Hat, Loch of the Lowes Osprey Update, White-bellied Sea Eagles Day 93, Belgian Malinois Diego

At the Berry College Eagle nest, Dad brought a piece of lumber to the nest. Mom ducked, but she still got clocked in the head. Mom Needs A Hard Hat (3:59):

There is a tracking update for the Loch of the Lowes Osprey. And there's a second post showing where the Osprey are wintering.

The White-bellied Sea Eaglet SE15 is settled in at the zoo and is receiving care from their vets. He is eating well, gaining 1.3 pounds in his first two days of care. Here are a couple of updates on what's happening with SE16, who isn't spending time in the nest any more. So the ground reports keep us updated. Here's one update. And here's another update. Click on a picture to cycle through all of the available pictures.

Check out this dog that is helping to keep rhinos safe. He is a Belgian Malinois named Diego, and he's a bad-ass! The dog in my avatar is my dog Daisy, a Belgian Malinois mix. She is the smartest dog I've ever had, smarter than my Shelties!

White-bellied Sea Eagles Day 77 Fledge!, Loch of the Lowes Osprey Tracking Update

SE16 fledged yesterday after I stopped watching that nest for the day. I just didn't expect a fledge so soon. I mean, we are in the window, but I didn't see any indication that SE16 was ready to take the leap. But then, she started showing indicators, like standing on the edge of the nest and looking like she had spotted somewhere to fly. Then she did a couple of false starts. She has really raced through the development milestones from branching to fledge! And SE15 hasn't even branched yet. Here's the video of the time leading up to fledging and her flying back and forth. SE16 Fledges (21:46):

The Loch of the Lowes folks have a new tracking update for FR3 and FR4 on their blog.

White-bellied Sea Eagles Day 76, Africam Black Eagle Kendi Video, Loch Of The Lowes Osprey FR3 and FR4 Favorite Spots

The White-bellied Sea Eagles are looking hungry this morning. Mom found some tiny scraps in the nest to eat and share with her babies.

The chicks were sticking close to Mom hoping she'd share whatever she found. I did see her eat a piece after trying to tear pieces off. I think it was skin because she couldn't get any pieces to tear off. So, she ate it... But then she found something that she shared with the eaglets.

These babies have some great camouflage! It's amazing to me that something that starts out white and ends up white and gray can be so dark at this stage of their lives.

There was a pesky Currawong Fly-by at the nest today. Here's a short video (0:36):

SE16 is having so much fun in the branches today! She is totally confident now, hopping around and exploring what's beyond the nest. Check out the SE16 In The Branches video (11:03):

Here's a new video put out by the Africam Black Eagle folks: Kendi On The Cliff Face (2:02):

Loch of the Lowes Osprey FR3 and FR4 are exploring different parts of the Gambia River and the smaller offshoots. They both seem to have found favorite areas. Here are FR3's data points:

FR4 has been in this area longer and is showing more data points. There must be good fishing and plenty of trees in which to roost. Perhaps they have found communal roosts and are with other Osprey... The data from tracking various animals is used to find important areas such as these so conservation efforts can be best directed toward the areas that will make the biggest impact for the animals being studied.

White-bellied Sea Eagles Day 68, Bald Eagle HK, Africam Black Eagle Kendi, Loch of the Lowes Osprey Tracking Update, Center for Conservation Biology Article "The Wanderers"

Look at these night owls at the White-bellied Sea Eagle nest. These chicks are up all the time...

I guess they don't need as much sleep as when they were younger.

Nice wingspan!

I think this is SE15, backed up too far and almost tumbled backward out of the nest. Some quick flapping righted the chick.

Wheeee! Getting air!

You'd think it's finally nap time. Nope, they were right back up...

I think they are looking for breakfast.

Bald Eagle Grace has wandered into my home county of St. Mary's County, Md.

Pam Monahan has a new blog post about Bald Eagle HK.

There are some new (fantastic!) pictures of the Africam Black Eagle Kendi.

Loch of the Lowes Osprey FR3 is now on the Gambia River, about 20 miles aways from sibling FR4. Here's a link to their update.

The Center for Conservation Biology has published an article The Wanderers about transmittered birds and the information they've gleaned from this technology. I love the map with the different colored dots for the different birds. It really highlights how unique each birds travels are and also where they have sites in common. That helps the biologists figure out which areas need to be conserved. CCB does great work. If you are looking for a good cause for your charity dollars, I'd suggest CCB. It helps them in their conservation efforts and it's a write-off on your taxes!

Southwest Florida Eagles, White-bellied Sea Eagles Day 64 From Wingercizing To Tiff, Loch of the Lowes Osprey Migration Update, Africam Black Eagle Kendi Pictures

They have nice, new cams at the Southwest Florida Eagle nest. Someone is sleeping in the nest tree tonight. (Yes, technically, not sleeping at this moment in this s'cap. But as I was opening my program to take the capture, the scene changed from head-tucked to awake. Eagles don't sleep very soundly -- it's a matter of survival.)

The White-bellied Sea Eagles are doing a lot of wingercizing -- strengthening their flight muscles and burning off their baby fat in preparation for fledging. SE16 was flapping.

SE15 was flapping.

SE16 caught some pretty good air.

SE16 and SE15 were both wingercizing together for a brief moment. Then SE16 decided that she needed to tell SE15 a thing or two. This was the first bit of aggression that I've seen in a while, and it was short-lived. Here's the video From Wingercizing to Tiff (0:24):

 

There is a tracking update for the Loch of the Lowes transmittered Osprey FR3 and FR4. FR3 is continuing south (currently in the Western Sahara) and FR4 is staying along the Gambia River. I'm starting to think that FR4 has finished traveling, having found a spot with good fishing and nice trees in which to perch. I appreciate being able to follow their migrations and wonder about FR2's journey...

Here's a link to some new pictures of the Africam Black Eagle Kendi. She's a stunner!

Big Sur Condor Day 139, Harrison Bay Eagles, White-bellied Sea Eagles Day 57 & 58, Loch of the Lowes Osprey Migration Update, Southwest Florida Cam Is Up, Flooding/Verizon DSL Sucks!

I didn't get to do a blog entry yesterday. (See explanation at bottom.) So, here are the s'caps from yesterday. The Big Sur Condor chick is still hanging around the nest. I found out that the chick accidentally adjusted the camera angle while wingercizing. And they can't approach the nest to fix it because the chick is too old. 

This is the lead-free feeding area for the condor flock.

It was a wet day at the Harrison Bay Eagle nest yesterday. But we did get to see both adults. Here's one.

And then two.

Peeking through the branches in a different tree.

They are going to continue to do nestorations to prepare for the next nesting season.

Later in the day, they both visited the nest.

I think the branch being moved is covered in lichen.

They both briefly perched in the nest before flying away. This is the last s'cap I got yesterday before I lost my internet.

And this was yesterday at the White-bellied Sea Eagle nest.

Wingercizing:

SE15 is looking sideways at SE16, who is pooping. These two are funny...

Big stretch.

I also got some s'caps of the White-bellied Sea Eagles for today:

They really fan the heck out of each other when they wingercize. The other chick is in the process of standing up to get out of the way.

They are looking full grown.

SE16 does a couple of big stretches.

Zoomer gave us some close-ups of SE16:

Then it's back to nap time.

There is a new Loch of the Lowes Osprey blog entry about FR3 and FR4's migrations.

The Southwest Florida Eagle Cam is running now. I know people that love Ozzie are still upset, but it will be interesting seeing what happens now at this nest.

When there are super high tides, I lose my internet connection. Here's why... This is the junction box for my telephone line, without flooding:

And with flooding:

Whenever it floods or even rains real hard, I lose my telephone. Which meand that I lose my internet since I have DSL. It's been several hours now since high tide and the box has dried enough for me to get a decent connection. But, high tide is coming again, so my blog entries might be spotty... And this entry is rushed because I'm scared I'll lose my internet before I can hit the post button...