Live Eagle Cam!
Even if you're not a birder, this is very cool. And it's happening just across the drink on Santa Cruz Island. Info from the Channel Islands Live! website:
Bald Eagle Chick Hatches on Santa Cruz Island:
First In Over 50 Years!!
On April 12, 2006 a bald eagle chick successfully broke from it's shell in a 5 foot round nest high in a tree on the north shore of Santa Cruz Island. The last known successful nesting of a bald eagle on the Northern Channel Islands was in 1949 on Anacapa Island.
You've got to click on the link to the live chick cam! It's very clear and the lil guy is trying very hard to prop himself up. He's got big yellow feet and is otherwise just a ball of grey fluff at the moment. Have fun!
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Comments (7)
This is the coolest thing I've seen in a long time! Thanks so much for doing it and for sharing it with all of us! I just LOVE it!
Comment #1 Posted by: Coleen Ashly | May 31, 2006 08:59 AM
Lisa, do you know what time the parents show up?
Comment #2 Posted by: Coleen Ashly | May 31, 2006 07:20 PM
Hi Coleen,
I logged on at 7:15 this morning and saw mama feeding chick! Chick is getting big and feathers are looking less fluffy.
Lisa
Comment #3 Posted by: Lisa Snider | June 1, 2006 07:19 AM
Hi
Wanted to let everyone know that an Eagle FAQ page has been added to the site. You can find a link to the page just below the Live EagleCAM link.
Thanks for all who are participating in this great event.
Cathy
Comment #4 Posted by: Catharine Reznicek | June 1, 2006 11:28 AM
This event is amazing! Thank you Cathy and Lisa for bringing this experience into my household. My three year old daughter and myself have enjoyed watching the chick and her parents every day, not to mention the amazing weather changes on Santa Cruz island each day. As a person who grew up during the realization that DDT was killing this species, it is even more amazing to see this family rebound from the effects modern civilazation can have on nature!
Comment #5 Posted by: Coleen Ashly | June 3, 2006 11:41 PM
Quick update from the site:
Please Note: On June 7, a biologist from the Institute for Wildlife Studies will be entering the nest and retrieving the eaglet. The bird will be placed in a sack and lowered down to the ground. Once on the ground, the biologists will attach a blue wing tag similar to the orange tags seen on the parents. A satellite transmitter will also be attached to the eaglet so that we can monitor its movements once it leaves the nest. Biologists will also check the overall health and condition of the bird. We anticipate that this will occur sometime midday and that the bird will be away from the nest for approximately one hour.
Comment #6 Posted by: Lisa Snider | June 6, 2006 05:59 PM
The eaglet has fledged! The live cam will go dark after today and then the website will have archival footage and info available. Although A49 has taken its first flight, it's still hanging close to the nest. My how this bird has grown!
Comment #7 Posted by: Lisa Snider | July 21, 2006 02:50 PM