MISC. Eagles ~ 2012

Catbird · **Posted:** Fri May 11, 2012 9:17 am

Harmon and his Dad are waiting for Mom to return with breakfast. Harmon was hungry and Dad was searching the nest for leftovers. When he couldn't find any tidbits to feed Harmon with, he started giving Harmon kisses!

Beth · **Posted:** Fri May 11, 2012 9:50 am

Harmon had a grass blankie Wed. evening :egg6:

Where is the world is Harmon :egg7:

(12:00 area :)

Also my MN Loon buddies posted this...
~From the time Harmon was stuck to M/D coming back there have been over
300k hits on the nest!

:girlcrazy:

What is 300K?
The letter "K" after 300 denotes a multiplication factor equal to 1000,
thus the sum of 300K should be derived by 300 multiplied by 1000 or 300 X 1000 = 300000.

PattiO · **Posted:** Fri May 11, 2012 10:02 pm

The WolfRiver chicks are doing good ... even though we lost the ptz cam.

SusanE · **Posted:** Sun May 13, 2012 9:18 am

Catbird and Beth, I loved your pics of Harmon getting kisses and being covered by a grass blankie. So cute! :girlluv:

kittenface · **Posted:** Sun May 13, 2012 1:20 pm

Dayton Eagles Jim, Cindy & the triplets
There are some awesome pictures here of the 3 little ones

Update May 4, 2012 - Dayton Power and Light crews returned to the well field Thursday, May 3rd and installed the avian protection devices on the poles closest to the nesting tree. We were not sure how Jim and Cindy would react to ongoing work so near the nest and the eaglets. I had advised the workers to be ready for a possible encounter with an agitated eagle, especially the workers hoisted aloft in the bucket.

They arrived at the gate at 1 PM and started on the transformer pole that is just a stone’s throw from the nest with the intention that if the eagles accepted their presence there the other poles would be no problem and they could proceed quickly and then get out of the area. Eagles can be very protective of their area and defend it fiercely from any intruder. The weather was great so the eaglets would not be exposed to inclement conditions should the adults become startled.

The eagles were amazing! Cindy flew overhead for a couple of erratic passes and then went off to hunt. Jim and the trio of eaglets watched with great interest as the show continued below them. Cindy returned multiple times with fish and even a turtle. She knew we were there and wanted us to know that she knew we were there, but never once appeared threatening. I knew they were accustomed to seeing well field crews nearby but this response was much better than anticipated. Unfortunately the crews ran out of devices before they ran out of poles.JBW/EEW

Update May 9, 2012 - The eaglets continue to eat and grow. But they are not alone. The neighboring Great Blue Heron rookery is full of noisy babies and the Red Tail Hawks are nesting as well. Also last week saw the return of the Eastern Kingbirds and the Ospreys. The new arrivals have led to several interesting observations this week.

Jim and Cindy continue to chase off any intruder that may pose a threat to the eaglets but they too are sometimes pursued. Last week I saw one of the Red Tail Hawks swooping down on one of the adult eagles as it was flying over the well field. After the third swoop, the eagle flipped over in midair projecting its talons towards the Red Tail and the hawk grew tired of the game. Then today I saw Jim or Cindy flying with an Eastern Kingbird riding on its back. Kingbirds are very territorial and sometimes go eagle-surfing across the skies.

Also today one of the eagles chased down an Osprey fishing the lake along Route 4 and appeared to relieve it of the fish it had caught.

Meanwhile the Red Tails are still hunting from atop the utility poles with the avian protection devices installed. I am hoping that the much larger eaglets will find these poles less attractive this year. We will have to wait until June to find out how well the devices work.JBW/EEW

gigi · **Posted:** Sun May 13, 2012 1:39 pm

Wow! Boonshoft sounds like a fabulous place full of lots of interesting avian species:
"But they are not alone. The neighboring Great Blue Heron rookery is full of noisy babies and the Red Tail Hawks are nesting as well. Also last week saw the return of the Eastern Kingbirds and the Ospreys. The new arrivals have led to several interesting observations this week."

kittenface · **Posted:** Thu May 17, 2012 6:28 pm

Sweet fat Harmon to lazy to even stand up and eat :egg6:

kittenface · **Posted:** Thu May 17, 2012 6:29 pm

Wolf River these 2 blend in so well here

SusanE · **Posted:** Thu May 17, 2012 7:09 pm

kittenface wrote:

Sweet fat Harmon to lazy to even stand up and eat :egg6:

bev. · **Posted:** Thu May 17, 2012 9:05 pm

glad to see Harmon doing so well

Catbird · **Posted:** Fri May 18, 2012 9:27 am

What a peaceful morning at the Minnesota nest this morning. Harmon and one of his parents were enjoying the dappled sunlight.

PattiO · **Posted:** Fri May 18, 2012 10:43 am

These are from last week at Wolf River (trying to catch up!)

kittenface · **Posted:** Sun May 20, 2012 2:02 am

Harmon

Dayton/Boonshoft

AEF

gigi · **Posted:** Sun May 20, 2012 8:27 am

I sure get a warm fuzzy feeling with that lil Harmon. :egg17:

All the birds are fabulous but he is the icing on the cake this year.
Boonshoft eaglets getting so big and looking great.

Catbird · **Posted:** Sun May 20, 2012 8:44 am

kittenface wrote:

Harmon

How sweet to see little Harmon (oops, I guess I should have said "big Harmon") sitting up in the nest. He sure is a cutie!

PattiO · **Posted:** Mon May 21, 2012 11:01 am

It's truly amazing that Harmon was given a second chance at a normal eagle life! :)

gigi · **Posted:** Mon May 21, 2012 12:33 pm

One of humankind's good moments. :thumbup

beans · **Posted:** Mon May 21, 2012 10:41 pm

Harmon is thriving!

Both Mom and Dad fly in and dinner is served!

PattiO · **Posted:** Mon May 21, 2012 11:59 pm

Wolf River .... I may not get a lot of daytime pics ... but oh well!! :teehee:

kittenface · **Posted:** Tue May 22, 2012 12:11 am

Those 2 are getting huge

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