MISC. USA Eagles ~ 2014

gigi · **Posted:** Fri Jan 17, 2014 1:33 pm

Mary Anne!

Beth · **Posted:** Fri Jan 17, 2014 5:01 pm

Thanks MA! :8snowflake:

Metro cam -Columbus Ohio- both??

kittenface · **Posted:** Sat Jan 18, 2014 12:01 am

Thanks you MA. :hapdance:

kittenface · **Posted:** Sat Jan 18, 2014 12:07 am

Eagle Cam
Cam link:

Facebook link

Once on the brink of disappearing from the continental United States, the Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) has made a phenomenal comeback over the past 20 years. Now, you get the chance to view these raptors up close!

The Chesapeake Conservancy and the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center would like to give special thanks to Skyline Technology Solutions, who is managing the video stream for us, Earth Security Electronics, who installed and set up the camera, and the Shared Earth Foundation.

Our national bird, bald eagles are found all across North America, from northern Mexico to Alaska & Canada. As birds of prey whose primary source of food is fish, bald eagles are most likely to be found near large bodies of open water. They prefer to nest in old-growth trees where they can have a birds-eye view of any dangers that may abound. In these chosen trees you might be surprised to find that bald eagles are known to build the largest tree nests ever recorded for any animal species. These nests have been found to be over 8 feet wide! So be prepared to see lots of sticks being delivered
How fast do you think a bald eagle can fly? The answer...43 mph while flapping and almost 100 mph when diving for prey! These strong fliers use thermal convection currents (rising warm air) to soar for long distances during migration or hunting. Speaking of hunting, bald eagles love the Chesapeake so much because of the abundance of shad and bass which they enjoy feasting on. Expect to see a lot of fish being brought home for supper, but also keep in mind that in the Cheapeake Bay area bald eagles are the number one natural predator of raccoons. Their ability to hunt fish so well may be due to the fact that they have special spike-like structures on their talons (called spicules) which allow them to grasp even the slimiest fish. It also doesn't hurt that they have gripping power ten times greater than humans!

Bald eagles mate for life and are considered early breeders, so expect some action sooner than later. They tend to have nests built by mid-February, and have eggs laid only a couple weeks later. The eggs usually hatch from mid-April to early May with the young fledging by early July. The Conservancy is dedicated to making sure that these noble Bay residents continue to inhabit the shores of the Bay and its tributaries by working to protect river corridors and maintain healthy fish populations
To learn more about bald eagles and the Bay's other amazing creatures use our National Wildlife Refuge App, or visit one of our regions many National and State parks and refuges to see them in the wild!

gigi · **Posted:** Sun Jan 19, 2014 12:42 pm

I have added the cam and info link the first post in this topic and on the main eagle cam links page. Thanks for bringing it to our attention KF!

I am trying to find out which state this nest is in. The Conservancy's offices are in Annapolis MD, but that doesn't necessarily mean that the cam is that state. Will add that to the info if I can find out.

SuzanneH · **Posted:** Sun Jan 19, 2014 12:58 pm

Pittsburgh Hays Eagles

This is long but if you have time, take a look! They are wonderful to watch.

gigi · **Posted:** Sun Jan 19, 2014 1:52 pm

Watching it now Suzanne. Love seeing them get the nursery ready. :flirty:

kittenface · **Posted:** Mon Jan 20, 2014 2:07 pm

Pittsburgh Hays

kittenface · **Posted:** Tue Jan 21, 2014 3:42 pm

Carolina, Savannah is standing in the nest Derek up on the rail staring at her. HMMM!!!!

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

WOO HOO!!! Great catch, KF..

Ya know, they just took all the branches/sticks into the enclosure yesterday...good thing....and they kept turning on the light well into the night (rhyme..HEE HEE)..maybe to check on them...or maybe its now on a timer? Who knows, but usually after a certain time, you can no longer see them...but you could last night and boy were they hyped up!!! flitting from perch to nest to perch...it was strange!!!

gigi · **Posted:** Tue Jan 21, 2014 7:28 pm

kittenface · **Posted:** Tue Jan 21, 2014 9:12 pm

Washington nest had 2 doing nestorations ome still there. Pictures on the way

kittenface · **Posted:** Wed Jan 22, 2014 1:52 pm

Beth · **Posted:** Fri Jan 24, 2014 4:36 pm

Do we have two eggs???
Sun is very bright and hard to see...

Carolina - Savannah & Derek

Beth · **Posted:** Fri Jan 24, 2014 5:06 pm

Still one....

Beth · **Posted:** Sat Jan 25, 2014 11:14 am

Savannah and Derek - 2nd egg
Late yesterday or early today...

kittenface · **Posted:** Mon Jan 27, 2014 11:54 pm

New Eagle nest on Ustream
River Farm Eagle Cam
This is all it says
River Farm Eagle Cam
from Leesburg, VA, United States

Videos show the Eagles are doing a lot of restorations

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

Carolina raptor...nice and protected from the snow...I still don't understand why they leave the eggs uncovered sometimes..after I took this, Savannah returned to the eggs..

gigi · **Posted:** Wed Jan 29, 2014 11:43 am

Thanks KF. :sum9:

I will get this added to the list of Micellaneous cams later today after I return from bird rehab.

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

kittenface wrote:

New Eagle nest on Ustream
River Farm Eagle Cam
This is all it says
River Farm Eagle Cam
from Leesburg, VA, United States

Videos show the Eagles are doing a lot of restorations

Interesting...now I'm getting a "Page not found" message..hmmmmmmm...wonder if they've removed it from UStream...I'll do some research..

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