Bucky, they say "This is an infrared light that cannot be seen by either the eagles or humans. Only the special camera lens can pick up that frequency of light to allow us to see the nest at night."
If I remember right (sketchy), Shadow has some black markings on his head and Jackie is pretty much all white. She may be a little larger, too.
Thanks for all of the info Slick! I see those head markings TY - great vid of last years chicks!
I had the volume up yesterday and one started screaming and a few minutes later the other one landed and then I saw that they were eating a fish! So I'm assuming the one who arrived had picked it up while out and brought it back for dinner.
I watched this quite a bit last year along with others who thought it pretty cool.
They had two eaglets, Simba and Cookie. But about a week after being banded, Cookie died after a snowstorm one night.
They left the "body" in and near the nest and let it decompose. That's what they do. Even when Simba fledged, you could see Cookie's banded leg in the nest.
Google Simba and Cookie if you want to see some videos.
They say they hatched late last year. Hopefully the extra weeks of snowy weather don't create poorer conditions this year.
If you put your cursor on the red line on the You Tube screen, you can move the red ball and take the video back to 6:21 AM today. You can see the time stamp on the bottom. You'll see Jackie a little restless and Shadow flies in (you can see him cross the lake) and he brings Jackie a fish for breakfast. He hangs for just a minute but she gets up to eat around 6:22 and you can see the eggs. Some of the people in chat are anxiously looking for evidence of "pip", where the eaglet is attempting to bust out. Lots of folks thinking it's gonna be real soon.
Bald eagles across the United States are dying from lead poisoning
By Alaa Elassar, CNN | Posted - Feb. 16, 2020
ATLANTA (CNN) — Bald eagles across the United States are dying from lead bullets — but it's not because they're being shot.
The Cape Fear Raptor Center, North Carolina's largest eagle rehab facility, has treated seven eagles in the past month for lead poisoning, executive director Dr. Joni Shimp told CNN.
Since November, at least 80% of the eagles the facility has euthanized were put down because of lead poisoning.
Hunters use lead bullets to kill deer and other animals. Although the hunters aren't targeting eagles, the birds are still indirectly affected when they consume animals shot with those bullets.
"Hunters in no way, shape or form intentionally try to kill an eagle, vulture or any other species," she said.
"If the deer isn't killed immediately and runs and the hunter can't find the deer, the eagles and vultures find it and ingest the lead."
Once absorbed in the gastrointestinal tract, the lead becomes toxic.
The latest incident for the center occurred Friday, when Hatteras Island Wildlife Rehabilitation found an eagle showing symptoms of lead poisoning and transported it to the Cape Fear Raptor Center for treatment. Dehydrated and too weak to move, the bird died the same night, said Lou Browning, president of the rehabilitation center.
Lead poisoning can cause a "lack of judgment when flying across roadways, the inability to take flight quickly resulting in being hit by cars, seizures and death," Shimp said.
Depending on the severity of the poisoning, some eagles survive after veterinarians use chelation therapy, injecting the birds with a drug that binds the toxins in their bloodstream and allows it be removed from their bodies.
Those in too much pain are put down. Many die despite treatment.
It's a national problem
Millions of birds across the United States, including bald eagles, are poisoned by lead every year, according to the American Bird Conservancy.
"It's an overall U.S. problem. The lead poisoning increases during deer season but we see it all year," Shimp said. "Some times it's chronic low-grade exposure over time that also brings them down."
Shimp said she believes the only solution is to educate hunters on the importance of using of non-lead ammunition.
Copper bullets can be purchased online but are more expensive and difficult to find in stores, she said.
"We need to target the big chain stores and get them to carry copper bullets," Shimp said. "Then I can set up education days at these stores, with a vulture, red tail (hawk) or eagle and show the hunters and point them to the copper ammo. Then we can start to win this war ... the war on lead, not on hunters."
The Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act, established in 1940, prohibits possessing, selling or hunting bald eagles. Federal, state and municipal laws continue to protect these animals even after they were removed from endangered animal lists in 2007.
Lots of folks wondering if it's gonna happen. Hope it does but if not, that's nature. I'd hate to think they wasted forty-something days on their belly's in the nest for nothing.
It’s hard to say this, but the odds of our Big Bear bald eagle nest’s eggs will hatch this year are diminishing each day. We’re on day 44 and day 41 since the eggs were laid. They typically hatch between 35-38 days; even giving them a day or two extra for slow development due to cold temperatures, the window of successful hatching is closing. We haven’t seen a definite pip (crack in the egg from the chick poking a hole in the shell) in either egg. At this point, we'll be very (pleasantly) surprised if either egg hatches.
There are several factors that could result in a nest failure. The eggs may have been infertile from the start (incomplete fertilization during mating, etc.) or the embryos could have died during incubation (from congenital defects, weather, or environmental factors) or the chicks may not have been able to successfully break out of their shells. Chances are that Jackie and Shadow (as this pair of eagles are known) will continue incubation for another 10 days or so, but they’ll start leaving the eggs unattended for periods of time that will lengthen each day. Unattended, the eggs may be preyed upon by ravens. It is possible that Jackie and Shadow may actually consume the eggs if they break in the nest.
Sometimes Mother Nature can be harsh and disappoint us with our human hopes. Getting a glimpse into the daily lives of this beautiful bald eagle pair has been a real treat. Bald eagles have a very strong fidelity to their nest sites; thus, it is likely that they’ll be nesting in the same place next season.
The Big Bear eagle nest is on National Forest land, within an area that is currently closed to all public entry in order to protect our national bird from disturbance during the nesting season.
Can't help but think of the Star Trek NG episode "Who Watches The Watchers" ... when the energy field that masks the presence of a scientific observation team fails and someone from the "primitive" society they were observing looks inside.
Big action at the nest yesterday. An unidentified adult eagle came by the nest a few times. Apparently uninvited because Jackie and Shadow gave it the bum's rush.
Been a tough few days for Jackie and Shadow. Tuned in the other day and Jackie was almost buried in snow. Tune in today and all you see are the two eggs, now broken and empty. Ravens came and got what was inside. Tough ending to the season.
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Sweet!
Sweet!
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Nice that's a cool looking
Nice that's a cool looking bird
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Way cool
Way cool
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Beautiful egg, beautiful
Beautiful egg, beautiful place. I'll check back to see parents.
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The eagle has landed.
The eagle has landed.
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Oh, thank you, Bss. Hey, I
Oh, thank you, Bss. Wow!
Hey, I miss you and I miss Johnny D, too.
Bss, do you ever come up here?
John, I'm not commuting to the Bay Area anymore, so I'll let you know when I'm coming.
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It’s been a while, but I’m
It’s been a while, but I’m due soon. Would like to link up, I’ll keep you posted!
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Good.
Good.
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Early this year?
Early this year?
Last year, you started this thread on March 7th. Egg #2 came a few days after on March 10th. Folks in chat are thinking Saturday or Sunday for #2.
Survival could be a little more precarious this year. Good luck Jackie and Shadow.
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Just saw one land back at the
Just saw one land back at the nest!
Is it easy to tell Jackie from Shadow?
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Kind of rude they leave a
Kind of rude they leave a light shining on them while they are trying to sleep though
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In the meantime koala’s are
In the meantime koala’s are near extinction.
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Bucky, they say "This is an
Bucky, they say "This is an infrared light that cannot be seen by either the eagles or humans. Only the special camera lens can pick up that frequency of light to allow us to see the nest at night."
If I remember right (sketchy), Shadow has some black markings on his head and Jackie is pretty much all white. She may be a little larger, too.
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Thanks for posting this. She
Thanks for posting this. She/he is talking away right now.
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Bucky, this video from last
Bucky, this video from last year shows the head markings on Shadow. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e01QCAb1cwI
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This is the best link I have
This is the best link I have seen on viva for a while. Thanks for posting.
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Thanks for all of the info
Thanks for all of the info Slick! I see those head markings TY - great vid of last years chicks!
I had the volume up yesterday and one started screaming and a few minutes later the other one landed and then I saw that they were eating a fish! So I'm assuming the one who arrived had picked it up while out and brought it back for dinner.
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I Am Blown Away at Their
I Am Blown Away at Their Beaks AMAZING !! ( sorry fish you are toast ) also when they Blink Bald Eagles are amazing.
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I watched this quite a bit
I watched this quite a bit last year along with others who thought it pretty cool.
They had two eaglets, Simba and Cookie. But about a week after being banded, Cookie died after a snowstorm one night.
They left the "body" in and near the nest and let it decompose. That's what they do. Even when Simba fledged, you could see Cookie's banded leg in the nest.
Google Simba and Cookie if you want to see some videos.
They say they hatched late last year. Hopefully the extra weeks of snowy weather don't create poorer conditions this year.
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Poor Cookie
Poor Cookie
im glad we dispose of our dead people those eagles are crazy
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2 Eggs Now.
2 Eggs Now.
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Bump the birds
Bump the birds
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Bump for the Eagles
Bump for the Eagles
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this makes me miss Mootha, an
this makes me miss Mootha, an avid fan of live nests
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Yeah 2 eggs now and due in
Yeah 2 eggs now and due in about a week or so.
Lots of younger ravens have been circling but Jackie and Shadow have held down the fort well.
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Eaglets probably any day now.
Eaglets probably any day now. Day 39 today.
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If you put your cursor on the
If you put your cursor on the red line on the You Tube screen, you can move the red ball and take the video back to 6:21 AM today. You can see the time stamp on the bottom. You'll see Jackie a little restless and Shadow flies in (you can see him cross the lake) and he brings Jackie a fish for breakfast. He hangs for just a minute but she gets up to eat around 6:22 and you can see the eggs. Some of the people in chat are anxiously looking for evidence of "pip", where the eaglet is attempting to bust out. Lots of folks thinking it's gonna be real soon.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBQhLAIBTH0&feature=emb_logo
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On a related note:
On a related note, while we're talking eagles:
Bald eagles across the United States are dying from lead poisoning
By Alaa Elassar, CNN | Posted - Feb. 16, 2020
ATLANTA (CNN) — Bald eagles across the United States are dying from lead bullets — but it's not because they're being shot.
The Cape Fear Raptor Center, North Carolina's largest eagle rehab facility, has treated seven eagles in the past month for lead poisoning, executive director Dr. Joni Shimp told CNN.
Since November, at least 80% of the eagles the facility has euthanized were put down because of lead poisoning.
Hunters use lead bullets to kill deer and other animals. Although the hunters aren't targeting eagles, the birds are still indirectly affected when they consume animals shot with those bullets.
"Hunters in no way, shape or form intentionally try to kill an eagle, vulture or any other species," she said.
"If the deer isn't killed immediately and runs and the hunter can't find the deer, the eagles and vultures find it and ingest the lead."
Once absorbed in the gastrointestinal tract, the lead becomes toxic.
The latest incident for the center occurred Friday, when Hatteras Island Wildlife Rehabilitation found an eagle showing symptoms of lead poisoning and transported it to the Cape Fear Raptor Center for treatment. Dehydrated and too weak to move, the bird died the same night, said Lou Browning, president of the rehabilitation center.
Lead poisoning can cause a "lack of judgment when flying across roadways, the inability to take flight quickly resulting in being hit by cars, seizures and death," Shimp said.
Depending on the severity of the poisoning, some eagles survive after veterinarians use chelation therapy, injecting the birds with a drug that binds the toxins in their bloodstream and allows it be removed from their bodies.
Those in too much pain are put down. Many die despite treatment.
It's a national problem
Millions of birds across the United States, including bald eagles, are poisoned by lead every year, according to the American Bird Conservancy.
"It's an overall U.S. problem. The lead poisoning increases during deer season but we see it all year," Shimp said. "Some times it's chronic low-grade exposure over time that also brings them down."
Shimp said she believes the only solution is to educate hunters on the importance of using of non-lead ammunition.
Copper bullets can be purchased online but are more expensive and difficult to find in stores, she said.
"We need to target the big chain stores and get them to carry copper bullets," Shimp said. "Then I can set up education days at these stores, with a vulture, red tail (hawk) or eagle and show the hunters and point them to the copper ammo. Then we can start to win this war ... the war on lead, not on hunters."
The Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act, established in 1940, prohibits possessing, selling or hunting bald eagles. Federal, state and municipal laws continue to protect these animals even after they were removed from endangered animal lists in 2007.
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Not sure if these eggs are
Not sure if these eggs are gonna hatch this eagle cam is starting to bum me out
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Lots of folks wondering if it
Lots of folks wondering if it's gonna happen. Hope it does but if not, that's nature. I'd hate to think they wasted forty-something days on their belly's in the nest for nothing.
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe2u7ogAgtQ
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GTFO of this thread shit head
GTFO of this thread shit head
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...such language
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Doesn't look promising for
Doesn't look promising for this year. Here's a note from the Forest Service off their FB page. https://www.facebook.com/SanBernardinoNF/posts/2997809913582856
Friday morning at 9:49.
U.S. Forest Service - San Bernardino National Forest
It’s hard to say this, but the odds of our Big Bear bald eagle nest’s eggs will hatch this year are diminishing each day. We’re on day 44 and day 41 since the eggs were laid. They typically hatch between 35-38 days; even giving them a day or two extra for slow development due to cold temperatures, the window of successful hatching is closing. We haven’t seen a definite pip (crack in the egg from the chick poking a hole in the shell) in either egg. At this point, we'll be very (pleasantly) surprised if either egg hatches.
There are several factors that could result in a nest failure. The eggs may have been infertile from the start (incomplete fertilization during mating, etc.) or the embryos could have died during incubation (from congenital defects, weather, or environmental factors) or the chicks may not have been able to successfully break out of their shells. Chances are that Jackie and Shadow (as this pair of eagles are known) will continue incubation for another 10 days or so, but they’ll start leaving the eggs unattended for periods of time that will lengthen each day. Unattended, the eggs may be preyed upon by ravens. It is possible that Jackie and Shadow may actually consume the eggs if they break in the nest.
Sometimes Mother Nature can be harsh and disappoint us with our human hopes. Getting a glimpse into the daily lives of this beautiful bald eagle pair has been a real treat. Bald eagles have a very strong fidelity to their nest sites; thus, it is likely that they’ll be nesting in the same place next season.
The Big Bear eagle nest is on National Forest land, within an area that is currently closed to all public entry in order to protect our national bird from disturbance during the nesting season.
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Eggs visible right now! https
Eggs visible right now! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBQhLAIBTH0
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Those Eggs Are Toast = No
Those Eggs Are Toast = No Hatch.
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These two little fuzzy
These two little fuzzy creatures in Florida hatched on the 19th and 22nd.
https://www.nefleaglecam.org/
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Can't help but think of the
Can't help but think of the Star Trek NG episode "Who Watches The Watchers" ... when the energy field that masks the presence of a scientific observation team fails and someone from the "primitive" society they were observing looks inside.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who_Watches_the_Watchers
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Here's one in "Westy":
Here's one in "Westy":
https://hdontap.com/index.php/video/stream/westminster-colorado-bald-eagle-live-cam?utm_source=nefleaglecam.org&utm_medium=discoverygrid&utm_campaign=partner+aef
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Big action at the nest
Big action at the nest yesterday. An unidentified adult eagle came by the nest a few times. Apparently uninvited because Jackie and Shadow gave it the bum's rush.
video of intrusion: https://youtu.be/ar-Rl8OzIFE
blog regarding intrusion: https://friendsofbigbearvalley.org/eagles/eagle-updates/
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Been a tough few days for
Been a tough few days for Jackie and Shadow. Tuned in the other day and Jackie was almost buried in snow. Tune in today and all you see are the two eggs, now broken and empty. Ravens came and got what was inside. Tough ending to the season.