Monday, August 28, 2017

2017-2018 Season

A new Eagle Season is upon us, and with that, we're pleased to inform you that we have a new blog address for the upcoming season. Click the link below and be sure to bookmark it!

Saturday, July 1, 2017

July 2017

Mom and Dad - 7/1/17
7/1/17 - IR light off 6:19:42am. M in BSD 6:20:34; D in BD 6:20:37; D to LB 6:23:54 & out 6:25:36; M to LB 6:43:50 & out 6:44:09am.

7/2/17 - Cam 1 froze then goes black 4:05:16am. Cam 2: IR light off 6:20:54am; Dad in BD 13:26:45; He calls out a few times; "dancing feather" shed at 14:41:06, dances around from 14:41:24 - 14:58:40; D to LB 16:12:55; D out 16:14:03.

7/4/17 - D in 6:15:47am, moves a stk 6:17:41; IR light off 6:20:27; D out 6:25:53.



Dad Berry - photo by Earlene Cameron (7/16/17)
7/16/17 - Per Earlene Cameron: This photo was taken of Dad Berry on the evening of July 16, 2017. He was on Mom's favorite perch. Earlier that day, Bill and I had seen both Mom and Dad in a recently cut field eating an unfortunate fawn that was a victim of the blade. So, both of our favorite eagles are still in the area!!

Friday, June 30, 2017

June 16 - June 30, 2017

Bel's Video

Mom's fish - 6/16/17
6/16/17 - (125 & 123 days) Cams back online 9:20:26am; Flyby on AC 1:52:50ish; M in FD w/fish 12:18:35 & starts eating; M swallow fishtail 12:25:47; M picks up a small white feather 12:27:33; M out BD 12:29:11.

6/17/17 - (126 & 124 days) Inchworm on RB 5:55:55am; IR light off 6:12:14am; female bluebird 8:16:51, 8:31:34, 9:04:07, 9:08:30, 9:11:07; all cams went offline.

6/18/17 Sun. (127 & 125 days) Cams down.

6/19/17 Mon. (128 & 126 days) Cams back up/reset 9:20am, no eagles seen; reset 6:29pm. 

6/20/177 Tues. (129 & 127 days) per JaniBop - Mom calls out 12:13:17am & D answers; IR light off 6:21:28am; bird flies by & great-crested flycatcher lands on a left branch 10:54:36; GCF is back 11:07:30.

Dad looking lonely - 6/23/17
6/23/17 - D in back SD 6:13:18am, pecks around a bit, sits looking lonely, pecks some more; D finds a scrap of something and eats it 6:15:58; D to LB 6:19:24, rouses 6:19:39; D to nest 6:23:14, D out BD 6:23:50; IR light off 6:24:00. 

6/25/17 - No eagles seen on nest. Ground report per Earlene C. - Mom is on her favorite perch this evening (no other eagles around).  
6/26/17 - Per JaniBop: You can hear mom @ 9:07:02am. Per TNT: M to nest 10:04:50pm; she sleeps in the nest until about 2:27am. 

6/27/17 - EARLY MORN: M from nest to RB 2:27:29am; MORN: M back to nest 6:05:54; D in BD 6:11:38; IR light off 6:12:02; D to LB 6:18:59; D rouses 6:20:13; D out 6:20:46; M to LB 5:21:12 & out 6:21:24. 

Mom and Dad - 6/29/17
6/29/17 - D in LSD 6:05:55am, to LB 6:15:52; IR light off 6:17:40; D out 6:18:08; M in FD 1:44:10; D in FD 2:26:21; D out BD 2:37:03; M calls out 2:50:57 & 2:59:25; M out BD 3:15:45pm. 

Mom and Dad - 6/30/17
6/30/17 - M in BD 1:12:50pm, M calls out 1:15:24 & 1:15:55 & 1:21:56; M loses a downy feather 1:49:37; M to LB 1:59:15 then back to nest 2:00:01; M squees 2:10:35; M to LB 2:11:01 & out 2:11:06 (flew toward Martha Berry Hwy on appr. cam); cam reset 3:31pm; M in BD 8:12:55pm & digs in nest, D lands on branch behind & below nest 8:16:06, can see D's shadow on trees (back right) as he moves 8:18:38 (can see M's too); D flies under right side of nest 8:19:34; D leaves that perch 8:19:58; D in BD 8:20:43 & starts digging in nest; M to LB 8:25:49 & out 8:26:14; D to LB 8:27:55 & out 8:28:25pm.

Friday, June 16, 2017

June 15, 2017 (Thursday)

Bel's Nest Log
(124 & 122 days) Squees heard 9:45:35am; Appr Cam re-aimed at nest tree (A/C 167:59-ish); squees heard at 11:19:14; M in BD w/squirrel 11:19:25; B9 in BD & claims squirrel 11:19:28; B9 lunges at M 11:19:46 then starts eating; B9 moves squirrel away from M 11:38:32 then moves right back & complains she's too close; B9 tries to chest bump M off the nest 11:39:08; M to RB 11:39:30; M out 11:48:31; B9 swallows pelt 12:40:16; B9 feaks on RB 12:41:05; Ps 12:42:03; B9 to Y-nook for more feaking 12:42:05; B9 PS's on nest 12:51:20, goes to nest 12:51:22; rouses 1:08:09; B9 to LB 1:08:53, another PS 1:09:13 & flies out 1:09:54pm; all cams went down in the storm 4:42:55pm.

Thursday, June 15, 2017

June 14, 2017 (Wednesday)

Bel's Nest Log
(123 & 121 days). Cam 1 reset 3:24:34am. D in BD 6:03:40; B9 In BD squeeing 6:04:12, grabs D's right talon/leg & yanks big time; D to RB 6:04:21 & out 6:04:48; B plays w/stks 6:06:35, does some beak-plowing & butt rubs 6:08:56; B to RB 6:11:41; IR light off 6:13:47; squeeing B back to nest 6:14:18, to LB 6:14:57, moves out of view 6:15:35, back to nest 6:16:24, B8 out BD 6:16:38am; M in BD w/fish 1:26:30; M eats some fish until she stops to watch something 1:33:20; squeees heard 1:36:19; B9 in 1:36:25 & claims fish after almost landing on M; B9 quietens down enough to eat 1:37:47, squeeing in between bite; B9 mantles the fish 1:47:58 then moves over to M near M, complaining 1:48:06; M to back oF nest 1:49:00; M to LB 1:49:34 & flies off 1:49:46; B9 lays down 2:00:06; B9 gets up 2:21:38, turns around & lays back down; B9 gets up 2:59:20, hops to RB 2:59:35, flies off 3:00:23.

June 13, 2017 (Tuesday)

Bel's Nest Log
(122 & 120 days). D in LB 6:05:08am, to nest 6:05:17, did some beak plowing & talon scratching, slightly moved a stk; in general, D assessed the damage to his nest, lol; IR light off 6:10:37; D moves a stk 6:12:48; D out BD 6:20:10; a B squees nearby 8:50:3pm.


June 12, 2017 (Monday)

Bel's Nest Log
(121 & 119 days). Appr cam not aimed at nest tree (at default position way to the right of nest tree); IR light off 6:15:02; P lands on LB 6:17:36; B9 squees by 6:17:42; B9 in BD 6:17:54; B8 can be heard in distance 6:18:08; P out 6:18:12; B8 in to LB 6:18:13; P does a flyby right side 6:18:35; B8 to nest 6:19:16; B9 out BD 6:20:23; B8 out BD 6:20:35;fly-by shadow on right side 3:48:55; B8 in to LB 3:49:20pm; B9 heard off nest 3:50:07 & then fly-by behind nest 3:50:17; more nearby squeeing from B9 3:50:47 & B8 turns to watch; B8 to nest 3:52:21 B8 to RB 3:52:30; back to nest 3:54:12; B8 to LB 4:06:20 & out 4:06:36 (then both can be heard squeeing); B9 in to lower left branch 4:22:21, to nest 4:22:56, out BD 4:23:19.