Archive through May 27, 2003
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Archive through May 27, 2003
Max | Monday, May 26, 2003 - 04:21 pm     Here's another one to watch. The baby is much larger and this link takes you to a live video feed complete with sound (best if you have a high-speed net connection) http://www.nu.com/eagles/live/eagles_popup_100.asp |
Ophiliasgrandma | Monday, May 26, 2003 - 04:39 pm     Oh, Max, that is wonderful beyond words. I caught both parents on the nest and one of them was feeding junior. I could hear the baby cheep from time to time. |
Whoami | Monday, May 26, 2003 - 04:46 pm     That is VERY COOL Max! Geeze, I'm going to end up with so many windows open, checking out all these cams! |
Babyruth | Monday, May 26, 2003 - 04:53 pm     Ooh! I love watching all these eagle cams. It's kinda like watching internet Big Brother. Maybe we should call it Big Feather, or something. |
Twiggyish | Monday, May 26, 2003 - 05:57 pm     In the top picture, the baby looks like it's to the right of the egg. |
Mygetaway | Monday, May 26, 2003 - 06:29 pm     Well, I guess someone needs to say it. I hate to say it, but I think we've lost our "Miracle." This has been really upsetting for me to watch all day. If the baby was still viable, we would have seen activity like we have the last two days. There has been none of that. I've been waiting and waiting, but it just seems like there is no more hope. I know I can go check out the other cam posted above, but for some reason I got really attached to Star and the Kent nest. This just won't be quite the same. |
Grannyg | Monday, May 26, 2003 - 06:30 pm     Has anybody caught a glimpse of Mama feeding Miracle today? |
Twinkie | Monday, May 26, 2003 - 06:31 pm     GRRRR Why do I only have a black screen? The seconds and minutes are ticking away but I don't see anything. |
Lucy | Monday, May 26, 2003 - 06:33 pm     It seems like Star and mate have been acting very odd today. I'm still trying to see some activity from Miracle, but can't seem to locate the little one. Can someone let me know if they've seen her/him? Thanks... |
Lucy | Monday, May 26, 2003 - 06:35 pm     MGA and GrannyG, We must have been thinking the same thing at the same time. I'm very sad right now and I wish the parents would return to the nest. |
Grannyg | Monday, May 26, 2003 - 06:41 pm     Lucy, I am very sad too. I have watched on and off all day today just trying to find something or see something but no luck. |
Twinkie | Monday, May 26, 2003 - 06:43 pm     Is everyone else able to see the live video feed with sound that Max posted? I have a high speed connection but the only picture I'm getting is a black screen and no sound but the time is ticking away. |
Spygirl | Monday, May 26, 2003 - 06:54 pm     No Twinkie, I got a blank screen, too. I'm very sad about the little eaglet and the unhatched egg. If anyone sees and update by the land owners, please post here. I'm heading to bed early tonight. |
Lucy | Monday, May 26, 2003 - 06:54 pm     MGA and Grannyg, I did a Google search and found this site that journals the events of last year's events with Star and Patriot. Doesn't seem like the nest activities this year are anything like last year. I'm certainly not giving up, just concerned. http://www.thesitefights.com/dcapman/journal/journal2.html |
Mygetaway | Monday, May 26, 2003 - 07:09 pm     Wow.. thanks for that link Lucy.. Some great pictures in there from last year.. Here is a link for the main site of the cam link from above.. Maybe there is a problem with the direct link. They also have an album of still pictures to look at too. http://www.nu.com/eagles/default.asp |
Mygetaway | Monday, May 26, 2003 - 07:13 pm     Here's some info from that site about the chick over there.... One Chick Hatched This Season (At the Northeast Utilities System Nest) A chick was hatched at 6:50 p.m.Thursday, April 17. The parents have been supplying the nest with plenty of fish and the chick has been eating. This is the only chick that made it out of the three eggs laid this season. On April 14, one of the three eggs disappeared from sight. We expected a hatch on or around April 9, 12 and 17, since those dates would have completed each egg's 35-day incubation period. We cannot explain precisely what happened to the missing egg, but we know that if an egg were cracked for some reason, one or both adults would either consume it or remove it from the nest. This response prevents odors that could attract predators, as well as spoilage (bacterial action) that could potentially spread to healthy eggs. It also allows the bird to recycle the energy/nutrients she expended to produce the egg (i.e. it doesn't go to waste). If an egg is simply infertile or dies, the birds wouldn't be able to determine that and would not roll it out of or remove it from the nest. As far as we are aware, the birds remove, or consume, only eggs that are cracked or broken. |
Lucy | Monday, May 26, 2003 - 07:21 pm     Mom or Dad in the tree?? |
Mygetaway | Monday, May 26, 2003 - 07:30 pm     I think that's Star Lucy.. The male hasn't been around today much at all, except maybe when he thought she had food. (LOL??) |
Mygetaway | Monday, May 26, 2003 - 08:27 pm     There is something that is moving in the nest right now... but I think it's just a leaf or a feather.. anyone else watching right now? It's about an inch to the left of the egg. |
Whoami | Monday, May 26, 2003 - 08:41 pm     I was watching the Northeastern Utilities nest earlier, and I could hear thunder in the background. Then the picture got darker and darker. Maybe a bad storm, and we will get a clear picture tomorrow? When I went to it, it looked like the mom was sitting on the baby (around it's tail area). It was laying there completly still. I was hoping it wasn't another bird that had come and killed it or something. I was waiting for the "mama" to get up so I could see if the baby would get up and move. But, the one that was sitting on the baby never left, just kept looking around. Hopefully it was just the mama knowing a storm was coming, and came and sat on the baby to protect it. I thought it was a little large though to be getting sat on. |
Max | Monday, May 26, 2003 - 08:51 pm     There were thunder storms in the area for the NU site all day. Because they are three hours ahead of the Kent nest, combined with the storms in the area, everything went black fairly early. For a while, I could still see the mom's white head, but that was all. The baby in that nest is quite large, slightly less than half mom's size from what I could tell, so when the dawn comes, you should be able to see it fairly easily. It's still camoflauged, but not nearly as much as Miracle. |
Mygetaway | Tuesday, May 27, 2003 - 12:05 am     Sad News From ECHQ (Copied from the Kent Eagle Forum Site, and brought here) Life is hard and comes with so many ups and downs. On April 9th we were wondering if Star was ever going to lay any eggs. We started believing that the new male was not getting the job done. Egg laying was late and she had never been this late before. Then very early in the morning on April 11th the first egg, finally! We all jumped with joy and excitement. When the second day after she laid the first egg was here and no egg appeared, we were all sad there would only be one this year. Then late in the evening on April 13th, Star produced her second egg. Once again we all jumped for joy! We are going to have a good year! Then disbelief began to set in; something seemed to be very wrong here! We all watched in dismay as this new mate was not following suit, not sharing the egg sitting duties and not delivering food to Star during her brooding time. Most unusual compared to what we have been accustomed to viewing. She seemed to handle it although the eggs were left during a few of our cooler days and some days with drizzling rain. At one point, up to 2 hours and 20 minutes. Other periods at times were nearly that long but we had to consider the (her) options... no food, no mom, no babies at all. At that point, we were very discouraged yet keeping a positive outlook because there is no biological data referencing this particular situation. Many of you were sending us your experiences and it was welcome except sadness set in again because that information told us the eggs most likely would not hatch. If they did it would be the “miracle of the century”. Low and behold, that miracle became a reality! On May 21st a small hole appeared and we all started getting excited again! Wonderful news! On May 22, that hole changed to a crack, on May 23 the crack changed to an even larger split in the shell and on May 24 the first eagle chick hatched and appropriately given the name “Miracle”. Once again we were all elated and danced with joy! We now have the start of another good year of watching Star raise yet another family to soar the skies overhead. We would all watch as the babies grow, learn to stand, learn to walk with those big feet, grow feathers and develop character, and the fight and play. One of the best parts...to watch them take their first jump (plunge or fall if you will) to flight to soar high over our heads while we watch in awe of these beautiful, majestic birds. On May 25th late in the afternoon this little “Miracle” stopped moving. Star went out and returned with a large clump of grass, covered both the egg and the chick and sat on them as if to keep them warm. Through the night it poured rain and we envisioned seeing that protective momma cover her family like she always had while waiting for the other egg to hatch. First thing in the morning we checked to see how things were going but this morning the baby was gone and the second egg sits alone. We are sorry to have to break this news to you all. After last Saturday mornings’ full emergence of that cute little fluff ball, we felt we would have a much different outcome to write about. This has been one of the hardest updates we’ve ever written. Although, as we’ve always stated: “Mother Nature has control. It’s all in her hands and she can sometimes be very cruel.” This is one of those times we had hoped we’d never have to experience. Inevitably as you all know, it happens. From Loraine, Garry, Star and Clueless. We bid a sad heartfelt goodbye to “Miracle” and the un-born egg (or unviable for those needing a technical term). This is just a small bit of the up and coming update to be sent in to the WDFW first thing tomorrow. Please watch for the full story. Thank you for your patience Loraine and Garry |
Whoami | Tuesday, May 27, 2003 - 02:04 am     Why do I feel I've jinxed her by taking interest? |
Grannyg | Tuesday, May 27, 2003 - 04:07 am     I am so sad!! |
Max | Tuesday, May 27, 2003 - 06:29 am     I was afraid this was the case. Whoami, you aren't that powerful, hon. It's just the way things go sometimes, as they said. The NU eaglet is alive and well. I'll still peek at Star and watch the NU eaglet grow. Maybe next year the Kent nest will be a happier home. |
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