Norfolk Eagle Trak: Azalea

[Kris G.]

This was on the blog today:

Azalea has again flown over new territory, but also settled into something of a routine. She is spending less and less time near the nest. At night she is roosting at the dump area, but not always in the same tree. She is making morning visits to the nest and afternoon soaring flights over the area. Two new locations during her flights were July 31 at 2:00pm she was over Camellia Shores across Lake Whitehurst (data point to the left on map), and on August 2 at 2:00pm she was over Waterford Apartments near Shore Drive and the northwest edge of Little Creek Reservior (far right data point). During this time there have been no sightings of either HE or HK, and it appears that only one of the adults - female - is still here.

One of the adults brought a fish to the nest about 10:30 today, but Azalea accidently knocked it off the nest and it fell to the ground. No one has reported seeing Azalea catch her own food, so don’t know if she has done so as of yet.

Kris G.

[Donna]

Thanks for the report on Azalea. Good she's doing well.

Donna   

[Kris G.]

I hope she is because one of the comments made was she has been observed favoring a leg.  Maybe this is why she isn't hunting on her own.  Will keep looking at the blog for more info to see if there's a problem-hope not.

Kris

[Kris G.]

This was an update posted today about Azalea:



Satellite Map Aug 1 to 11: Azalea has wandered even farther from Norfolk Botanical Garden. The lowest center data point is over the Haygood area near Independence Blvd in Virginia Beach at 3:00pm on August 5. The most eastern point (far right) is over Bay Colony and Broad Bay in Virginia Beach on August 8 at 1:00pm. The far upper left data point is over Hewitt Farms/Belaire neighborhood in Norfolk on August 11 at 4:00pm. You will notice that all three of these times are during the afternoon when she is more likely to be soaring. Other than at those times Azalea has been staying close to NBG spending most of her time either in the nest tree, camera tree or at “the dump�. Broad Bay is about 7 or 8 air miles from NBG and that is encouraging to see her that far from NBG.

[valhalla]

We have friends in Hampton, VA - I might have to take a road trip to Norfolk - always an excuse to buy wine (oops -does this need 2 posts?)

[Kris G.]

Azalea vs. Hope (the Whimbrel)And the winner is?????

Azalea (banded HH) was fitted with a satellite transmitter on May 20, 2009 and we have all been anxious to see just where this young bald eagle wanders off to. So far, that has been no farther from home than all of 8 miles out over Bay Colony and Broad Bay in Virginia Beach.

Hope (the Whimbrel) was fitted with a satellite transmitter by CCB biologists the day before Azalea, May 19, 2009 on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, and as of yesterday August 15th has traveled more than 8,000 miles!!! She left the Eastern Shore on May 26 and flew to James Bay in Nunavut Canada, then west to the MacKenzie River in the Yukon Territory, out over the Beaufort Sea, back to Hudson Bay where she left on August 10 passing over eastern Canada and New England, off the coast of Maine, over the Atlantic Ocean east of Bermuda and as of yesterday, August 15, was still flying south toward the Virgin Islands 250 miles away. Hope has flown non-stop over 3,200 miles averaging 37 miles per hour. You can read about Hope and see a map of her travels at http://www.ccb-wm.org/programs/migration/Whimbrel/whimbrel.htm

The score card reads

Azalea - 8 miles

Hope - 8,000 miles

[NancyM]

Hi KrisG, 

Many thanks for posting the updates on Azalea. Would it be possible to include a link to those blog posts? (thanks)

[Donna]

Hi KrisG, 

Many thanks for posting the updates on Azalea. Would it be possible to include a link to those blog posts? (thanks)

//www.dgif.virginia.gov/eaglecam/

Here ya go Kris.

Donna

[Kris G.]

Hi KrisG, 

Many thanks for posting the updates on Azalea. Would it be possible to include a link to those blog posts? (thanks)

Here's the link to the blog:
http://eagletrak.blogs.wm.edu

Kris

[NancyM]

Thank you!

[Kris G.]

Azalea vs. Hope (the Whimbrel)And the winner is?????

Azalea (banded HH) was fitted with a satellite transmitter on May 20, 2009 and we have all been anxious to see just where this young bald eagle wanders off to. So far, that has been no farther from home than all of 8 miles out over Bay Colony and Broad Bay in Virginia Beach.

Hope (the Whimbrel) was fitted with a satellite transmitter by CCB biologists the day before Azalea, May 19, 2009 on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, and as of yesterday August 15th has traveled more than 8,000 miles!!! She left the Eastern Shore on May 26 and flew to James Bay in Nunavut Canada, then west to the MacKenzie River in the Yukon Territory, out over the Beaufort Sea, back to Hudson Bay where she left on August 10 passing over eastern Canada and New England, off the coast of Maine, over the Atlantic Ocean east of Bermuda and as of yesterday, August 15, was still flying south toward the Virgin Islands 250 miles away. Hope has flown non-stop over 3,200 miles averaging 37 miles per hour. You can read about Hope and see a map of her travels at http://www.ccb-wm.org/programs/migration/Whimbrel/whimbrel.htm

The score card reads

Azalea - 8 miles

Hope - 8,000 miles


New update on Hope posted tonight:

Hope (the Whimbrel) updateHope finally came to rest on the southern shore of St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands on friday evening August 15 after flying non-stop from Hudson Bay in Canada. She is wearing a satellite transmitter weighing only 9.5 grams and expected to last one year or more before wearing out and falling off. Since being fitted with the transmitter by Libby Mojica on May 19, 2009 on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, Hope has flown 20,131 kilometers - over 12,000 miles!!!

[Kris G.]

The latest satellite map through afternoon August 18 shows that Azalea has begun to travel. On Sunday August 16 at 1:00pm she was over the Creeds area of southern Virginia Beach. On Monday August 17 she left NBG about 1:00pm and flew out over Norfolk, turned south and flew over Portsmouth and at 3:00pm was over the Deep Creek section of Chesapeake. From there she flew southeast flying over the Northwest River into Currituck County, North Carolina. She spent the night just south of the Tulls Bay Colony residential area. About 10:00am Tuesday August 18 she got up and started flying north back into Virginia over the Blackwater area and at noon was over North Bay in Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge. From there she flew due north in a straight line over the Virginia Beach resort area to Fort Story at 1:00pm and then returned to NBG. In 24 hours Azalea made about a 90 to 100 mile round-trip and spent the night away from home for the first time.
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[Kris G.]

Bigger map of Azalea's travels:

[valhalla]

Speaking of Norfolk Eagles....
I just received my 2010 "The Garden of Eagles" calendar - beautiful!  One of the pictures is of Azalea getting her transmitter. 

[Kris G.]

Speaking of Norfolk Eagles....
I just received my 2010 "The Garden of Eagles" calendar - beautiful!  One of the pictures is of Azalea getting her transmitter. 

Nice!!  I couldn't believe this roundabout trip she took! 

Kris