[Cams]

Cams have been down again for a few days. During the time they were back, they worked only intermittently and the full screen option was gone.

Durand now has her fourth egg (pic from the blog):



Also from the blog today:

Cams

Ugh!  Continual server problems this season have been quite untimely!  The system went down Friday evening so no weekend viewing was available.  We are working to get the system rebooted and back up this morning ASAP.  Hopefully, later this morning we will see 4 eggs in the nest!

Looking beautiful:

       
 

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/mar/10/13-bald-eagles-likely-killed-by-human-causes-did-n/

13 bald eagles likely killed by ‘human causes,’ did not die naturally, investigators say!!!

Federal investigators said Thursday that the 13 bald eagles found dead on the Eastern Shore last month did not die of natural causes or disease.

Starting to really "dislike" humans!!! 

Thank you, Donna. I have been checking for updates on this case daily. It is so rare to see a conviction in this type of crime, but I hope this will be an exception.

Starting to really "dislike" humans!!! 

Me too.

[New female falcon in town may mean a Terminator turf war over Marv and the nest boxBy Brad Dokken]

From the Grand Forks Herald today:

New female falcon in town may mean a Terminator turf war over Marv and the nest box

By Brad Dokken

In a sure sign of spring, a male and female peregrine falcon have converged at a nest box on the UND water tower, but the female's identity is a mystery, and her presence could result in a turf war when and if Terminator—the female peregrine who has nested in Grand Forks since 2008—returns to the site.

Grand Forks raptor expert and licensed bander Tim Driscoll said the male is Marv, which he confirmed by the band number on the bird's leg. This will be Marv's third season of mating in Grand Forks.

Driscoll names the peregrines he bands, saying it's easier to remember the birds by name than by a band number. Grand Forks and Fargo have the only two confirmed peregrine nests in North Dakota.

Driscoll said the new female has a black-colored band on her leg, but he hasn't been able to get a get a look at the band number to learn more about her past. She may have been produced in Winnipeg, he said, because banders in the Manitoba capital traditionally use black leg bands.

Driscoll, by comparison, uses bands that are black and red.

Female peregrines are larger than males, he said, and the birds don't travel together during migration.

Marv returned on Monday to Grand Forks, Driscoll said—two days earlier than last year. In 2014, his first year in Grand Forks, Marv flew April 21 into town. Terminator, who was hatched in 2006 in Manitoba, traditionally hasn't shown up in Grand Forks until late March or early April, Driscoll said.

Feathers could fly

This will be Terminator's ninth year of nesting in Grand Forks if she returns, Driscoll said. And if she returns and the mysterious female still is here, feathers might fly—both figuratively and literally.

The anticipation of the drama that could unfold is part of the fascination, Driscoll said.

"We don't know if Terminator comes back, but if she does, the basic assumption would be there'd be a bit of a territorial fight," Driscoll said. "The assumption would be (Terminator) would win because she has more at stake because it's her nest box."

That's not a given, though, he conceded.

"To make it more complicated, she's got Marv, and maybe he won't take to this new lady," Driscoll said. "He's letting her sit in the box, but that doesn't mean he will mate with her. It's never this simple, but generally speaking, when there are territorial disputes, it's female-on-female and male-on-male."

In the meantime, Driscoll said he's going to keep trying to get a better look at the number on the new female's leg band, which is easier said than done.

Worst-case scenario, a new female is better than no female, he said, but Terminator is his sentimental favorite.

"It's better to have her here than no Terminator, but she's not even late yet, so I'm not too worried about that," Driscoll said. "If things hold, we expect her to show up in a couple of weeks.

"I hope we have a few more years of Terminator left."

The new female, above, and Marv, below. Photo by Dave Lambeth.



http://www.grandforksherald.com/outdoors/wildlife/3982973-new-female-falcon-town-may-mean-terminator-turf-war-over-marv-and-nest-box

Yesterday I found a note on a birding list which mentioned that the current resident male at the Grand Forks, North Dakota nest, Marv, had already returned home. This is his earliest return ever, by at least two weeks.

Marv was born at the Fargo nest in 2013, one of three chicks that year. In 2014, at just a year old, he showed up in Grand Forks. He and Terminator raised two chicks. Last year, they raised four chicks together.

So although Marv is not even three years old, this will be his third year at the Grand Forks nest.

Terminator has not yet returned, but it is too early to expect her to show up. She usually returns in April.

But this year, a new female has shown up at the nest. She appears to have a solid black band, which would mean that she is a Canadian bird.

Unfortunately, there is no webcam at the Grand Forks nest.

The gyrfalcon came for another visit:

This is one of the older nest sites. There was a webcam at the nest for some years, and then it seemed to disappear.

Last year, a new nest box was built for the birds, and a new cam was added. I believe that the resident male, RÃ¥ger, is the original male, while Linnea, the resident female, has been there for several years.

In 2015, they raised two chicks; one male, Emmert, and one female, Vetelin.

This year, the cam has been down since January. It began functioning again a few days ago.







I hope this will be a good year for RÃ¥ger and Linnea.

http://www.kof.nu/english/falcons/ewebcam.html

Rhea Mae:

This morning:

Today's update is encouraging; the eagle's injured foot looks a lot better.

Bothell Tree Eagle Update - the Bald eagle that was trapped hanging in the tree is improving. Overall she is looking good and is self-feeding - she is eating everything we give her! She is still in pain and is not wanting to weight bear on that hip and foot. But, look at the color in the foot, it is yellow and not red, black, and swollen. The hallux (like a thumb) is still broken so the foot will remain wrapped for a couple more weeks and we hope for continued healing.

Photo from Sarvey Wildlife Care Center.

The cam at this site was down for most of last year, but is now active again.

The resident female enjoying the sun:





http://apps.iplpower.com/axis/falcon2.aspx

Miep (VV) and Spikkel (VM) were both at the nest today: