MISC. Eagles ~ 2012

kittenface · **Posted:** Sat Feb 04, 2012 12:56 pm

Oh what a great family potrait, do you know wskrsnwings if the nest is there in that clump of trees we see on the water view? Also I wonder if its not if that 3rd Eagle I saw the other day is anywhere's around and if that might be having an effect on the 2 of them sitting on the eggs
Questions question that all I ever have :teehee:

wskrsnwings · **Joined:** Thu Jan 26, 2012 1:03 pm **Posts:** 88

kittenface, I don't know where their nest is in relationship to the dam tailwaters... hope not too close!

Been searching and reading this am to find more history on Hope and Valor and the nest :
FB photos of 2010 nest and their 3 eaglets-first two photos:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Stewards-of-the-Upper-Mississippi-River-Refuge/162067670495014#!/media/set/?set=a.185428718158909.34394.162067670495014&type=1
Lots of reading in older posts on their FB page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Stewards-of-the-Upper-Mississippi-River-Refuge/162067670495014#!/pages/Stewards-of-the-Upper-Mississippi-River-Refuge/162067670495014

Video of nest (at the very end! 2:45 mark) on 1/31/12, day before first egg laid.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_ZVbL3wJfk&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL

If I am thinking correctly (head is spinning): When high winds blew down the historic nest in 2010, another was built nearby, eggs abondoned, nest blew down. Hope and Valor went back to historic nest site and this is where current nest is reinforced with 2x4's.

kittenface · **Posted:** Sat Feb 04, 2012 5:02 pm

Thanks V that is a lot of info to read before work so it'll be my reading material tonight I love to read up on new nests and see what all I can learn

kittenface · **Posted:** Mon Feb 06, 2012 12:19 am

Good night Sweet Hope :flirty:

wskrsnwings · **Joined:** Thu Jan 26, 2012 1:03 pm **Posts:** 88

Happy news! I received a very nice email from Pam Steinhaus, visitor mgr of SUMR. She said "This nest is actually on the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge, but we use Lock and Dam 13 as a location point." I found a link to learn about the massive refuge: http://www.fws.gov/midwest/uppermississippiriver/ Pam also gave a little insight to the history of this pair. "I'm not sure how old Valor is, Hope's previous mate was electrocuted a few years ago. He is older than 5" The newspaper article I have says a male eagle was killed flying into a power line in 2006. So these two have been together a while. The more I watch them, i can chuckle over these two, Hope keeping everything in order and Valor taking things as they come. :teehee:

It was a wonderful sunny day for Hope & Valor and their eggs. Valor sat on the eggs at least two long periods that I saw. There was another mating which I witnessed as I turned on pc this am... sleepy fingers not quick enough to get photo. :(
Valor sitting on eggs

Hope returns "I'm back, move over"

Hope enjoying the day with her eaglets to be :girlyes:

Working next two days, so keep an eye on them for me. Thanks!!

wskrsnwings · **Joined:** Thu Jan 26, 2012 1:03 pm **Posts:** 88

kittenface, doesn't she look so pretty in the moonlight!! :girlluv:

Nite all!!

kittenface · **Posted:** Mon Feb 06, 2012 12:47 am

wskrsnwings wrote:

kittenface, doesn't she look so pretty in the moonlight!! :girlluv:

Nite all!!

She does for sure,
glad you got some news back about the 2 of them, they do compliment each other so well don't they?

kittenface · **Posted:** Mon Feb 06, 2012 2:13 pm

Well if we are going for 3 it should be today

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 63313

Stewards Upper Miss.

wskrsnwings · **Joined:** Thu Jan 26, 2012 1:03 pm **Posts:** 88

Yes!! Hope and Valor are on Ustream!! :ohyes:

Pam said they have been planning this. It can only get better from here on out! Thanks, skygirlblue for posting the pix. :hapdance:

Sleep well, Hope!!

wskrsnwings · **Joined:** Thu Jan 26, 2012 1:03 pm **Posts:** 88

Oops, forgot to post link.. too excited, and tired.

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/upper-miss-nwfr-eagle-nest

wskrsnwings · **Joined:** Thu Jan 26, 2012 1:03 pm **Posts:** 88

Re: Upper Mississippi

SUMR has opted to shut off Ustream cam for now. They have set up the new feed back at http://sumriver.org/ All five of the available wildlife cams are grouped together for easy switching from one to another. Also resolution is much better and they are still fine tuning the cams.

Here's a view of the nest I have never seen.

Hope and Valor taking turns this am sitting on the nest.

Can't get sound off new feed yet, so I still have the old feed with sound up at http://208.86.162.113:88/CgiStart?page=Single&Language=0

Update 1pm - have sound now on new link with the Blue Iris Remote view.

kittenface · **Posted:** Wed Feb 08, 2012 3:46 pm

Oh my goodness you even gave us another falcon box to watch
THANK YOU very much wskrsnwings :hapdance:

wskrsnwings · **Joined:** Thu Jan 26, 2012 1:03 pm **Posts:** 88

Won't it be great, kittenface!! We can zoom in and out to our heart's content at the eagle nest and falcon box. Watching all four cams, we can keep an eye on eagle hatch and peregrine falcon egg laying watch, then zoom in wherever the action is. :thumbup

kittenface · **Posted:** Wed Feb 08, 2012 5:17 pm

wskrsnwings wrote:

Won't it be great, kittenface!! We can zoom in and out to our heart's content at the eagle nest and falcon box. Watching all four cams, we can keep an eye on eagle hatch and peregrine falcon egg laying watch, then zoom in wherever the action is. :thumbup

This is for sure going to be fun I didn't even realize you could zoom til I just read this LOL

kittenface · **Posted:** Thu Feb 09, 2012 3:12 pm

Well I hate to say it wskrsnwings but this is the most boring time of nesting for any of the birds
The just sitting and sitting and sometimes turning, but mom is still looking as beautiful as ever

kittenface · **Posted:** Thu Feb 09, 2012 4:31 pm

OK wskrsnwings so is this our nest?

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 63313

It is. . KF. . but, you can isolate the cams. .. and view only one at a time if ya want to!!!

kittenface · **Posted:** Thu Feb 09, 2012 11:42 pm

skygirlblue wrote:

It is. . KF. . but, you can isolate the cams. .. and view only one at a time if ya want to!!!

Well now how in the heck do you do that I was lucky I figured the zoom :laugh2

kittenface · **Posted:** Fri Feb 10, 2012 12:13 pm

I can't get Hope & Valor's nest up is it just me ?
OK so again I should have read it says this :teehee:

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