Harrison Bay Eagles Hatch and Pip!

One chick has hatched and the other is on its way at the Harrison Bay Eagle nest! The first peek was at 7:29PM this evening. The arrow points at the wing sticking out.

Here's an animated gif of the first peek. You can see the wing moving:

Here's a good look at the baby. This is about as good as it gets at night, between Mom incubating and the infrared light...

Here's the baby's back as Mom removes the shell from the nest bowl:

There was a pip in the second egg today, so we'll probably see another hatch tomorrow!

Harrison Bay Eagles Pip!

The hatch has finally started at the Harrison Bay Eagle nest. I've circled the pip that's visible for just a moment during this egg roll. You can also hear the chick peeping when Mom gets up.

Berry College Eagles Pip! & Intruder, Southwest Florida Eagles Day 17&18 E8 Returns To Nest, Bald Eagles HK And Sterling, Africam Black Eagles

I got a really nice view of the pip in the egg at the Berry College Eagle nest this evening. There is a possible crack too! Here's some s'caps:

The view gets better as Mom rolls it.

Is that a crack or grass!?

It moved like it was grass... But that's still a nice pip!

I'm going to record overnight, even though it's hard to see any details under the IR light...

Here's a video of the egg roll that showed A Better View Of The Pip (2:47).

There was other excitement at the Berry College nest today. An intruder did a fly-by of the nest and I got the video as Mom Defends Nest Against Intruder! (4:39)

At the Southwest Florida Eagle nest, E8 was returned to the nest! When I brought up the cam, both chicks were clearly visible in the nest. But I just sat watching instead of getting a s'cap. Then I thought about it after Mom began hovering over them. But you can still see one at 11 o'clock and one at 7 o'clock.

The wildlife rehabilitators at CROW posted some pictures of E8 having breakfast. Click on the pictures to see the full picture. The rehabbers are wearing a veil so the chick doesn't get habituated to humans. Here are their pictures of E8 being returned to the nest. And they posted GoPro video of the renesting. Unfortunately, it was chest mounted instead of head mounted, so we get to see a lot of the controls for the lift. But they did show E7 giving E8 and welcoming bonk!

Pam Monahan has a new post of Bald Eagles HK and Sterling. I love the last picture!

There are some new pictures of the Africam Black Eagles. It seems they stay in their territory year round. They need to do some major nestorations after that storm, so it's good that they are still there.

Berry College Eagles Pip!!

I have finally spotted a pip at the Berry College Eagles. In the below animated gif, watch the egg on the left as it rolls. Here's a s'cap of where to look.

Here's the same s'cap without the red circle:

Here's the animated gif, where you can see the spot roll with the egg:

I'm so eggcited, I had to post right away!! Other things are happening in the Eagle cam world, so I'll do my normal post tonight.

Southwest Florida Eagles Day 1&2 Second Hatch!, Harrison Bay Eagles First Egg Laid!, Bald Eagle ND Photographed!!

Here's my s'caps from today at the Southwest Florida Eagle nest:

That bite is way too big for that baby!

We've had a lot of rain today. Mom is not inclined to get up and expose her hatchling to the rain... Which leaves the viewers to wonder how the hatch is going.

It's hard to tell if that's a crack or debris.

We finally got a little clearing and can see a nice pip.

Dad took a good look at the nest bowl when he got a chance.

So cute. The cam swivels around, sometimes presenting the occupants upside down.

A nice crack has formed in the egg. The fish that is being fed to the baby must be delicious! The parent is drooling all over the baby while trying to get the fish into the baby's mouth. That's a line of drool across the top of the baby's head and there's more drool on its body.

This is the last frame that was in focus when zoomer took us in a little too close. That's the baby's beak showing at the pip hole.

Here's a link to E7's Lunch & E8 Moves Inside Egg (2:57) video.

And E8 did hatch at the Southwest Florida nest tonight. Check out this video E8 Hatches (3:43).

And there's much eggcitement at the Harrison Bay Bald Eagle nest! Their first egg arrived this evening! Last year, they didn't lay the first egg until 2/18. So, this was a surprise! Here's a video First Egg Laid (8:58). If they lay a second egg, it will be on Saturday.

Exciting news! Reese Lukei photographed Bald Eagle ND! He is almost 6 years old and is very handsome! ND hatched from the Norfolk Botanical Garden nest in early February of 2010, from the last brood that Mom Norfolk saw fledge. (She did see three chicks hatch in 2011, but was killed before they fledged.) I believe Reese found him in Virginia Beach -- maybe ND has come home to establish a territory and take a mate! ND's siblings are NC (Camellia - tracked with a transmitter) and NE (infamous for being rescued from the canal). More info is available regarding these eagles, so Google away! Include "Center for Conservation Biology" or "Norfolk Botanical Garden" in your search. And here's one more link, to the last time ND was spotted, a couple of years ago...

Southwest Florida Eagles Hatch and Pip!, Upper Mississippi River Eagles Sleeping On Nest (Egg Watch?)

I've got a ton of s'caps from the hatch at the Southwest Florida nest! I couldn't see anything during the night because Mom was blocking the view whenever she moved about. But starting at midnight, I could hear cheaps, so I knew the baby had made some good progress. It's hard to see here, but the hatch has progressed well at this point.

We got a look at the eggs shortly after the infrared light switched off. It's very pixelated, but you can see the shell is almost cracked in half.

The focus came in a little when Mom moved away. Here's the date/time stamp for the below s'cap.

I can see some body and a wing sticking out here. The picture shifted on the web page and I didn't realize the date/time stamp had been cut off. But this was at 7:22AM.

These next two were from 7:31AM. The baby is still wet from being in the shell.

Then the fish deliveries started. A good way to tell if a hatch has happened yet is to see if there's any food in the pantry...

I think this was Dad that removed some of the shell from the bowl.

Looks pretty yucky in there...

The second egg is starting to hatch.

Another view of the second egg starting to hatch.

This is at noon and the baby is dry.

At 12:25PM I saw the baby beg for food for the first time.

The first attempted feeding was at 12:33PM. I don't know if the baby got any bites.

What a cutie!

I saw several feeding attempts during the day and I think the baby might have gotten some bites.

I think Dad and Mom were both trying to feed the baby at the same time...

Here's a short video Hatchling Goes Belly Up (1:43) while reaching for a bite. It's neat because you can see the place on its abdomen where it absorbed the yolk while hatching. Keep an eye on the nest for the second hatch!

Here's an interesting development at the Upper Mississippi River Eagle nest. It seems that Moms will spend the night at the nest if they are starting to feel like an egg is coming... So maybe we will see something at this nest soon!

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!