Blackwater Eagles are back

[Donna]

http://youtu.be/7w1ZMKL3Dx0 1 chick deseased, the other still moving, then the cams went down. Hope this one will survive. 

[Kris G.]

From their blog:

Last update for today.

February 26, 2012 (final post for the day)
Our ranger -- who can see the live cam feed -- relayed the following news:

"As of 3:30 pm, the remaining chick was still alive. Parent was not on the nest at the time but soon returned. At 4:10 pm, I glanced at the TV and finally saw both parents on the nest. Male appeared to be sitting, and female chowing down on something. Did not see chick get fed, though. This is good, however, because I reviewed a couple hours of the tape from this morning and never saw a visit from the other parent."

The other chick does appear to be dead and is slowly getting buried in the nest material. Sometimes eagle parents remove the body and sometimes they let it get buried in the deep nest.

If the remaining chick is still alive later on Monday, we'll turn the cam feed back on

[Donna]

Such a shame!  Praying for that little one.

[valhalla]

In an effort to interject something positive and upbeat here, I see eagles overhead when walking and driving along the Bay.  I am about 10 - 12 miles from Cambridge, as the eagle flies.  We have a lot of eagles in the area.  They have made a wonderful comeback!  I don't have to go anywhere to see eagles!  This is the good and of course, the bad is the territorial thing, which I opt to veiw as good.  Eagles will hang with people (think Arlington, VA), but the size of the Bay is finite, which makes the territories very defined.  This is nature's way of "thining the herd".  Sad as it looks, this IS a good thing -- the eagles are BACK!

[MAK]

  Nature can be so cruel sometimes but like Janet said the strong survive and carry on the species. 

[Donna]

Nature can be so cruel sometimes but like Janet said the strong survive and carry on the species. 

Not in my book! It's maddening!! Not on BP meds yet but I feel it coming!!

[Dumpsterkitty]

The last eaglet didn't make it.  Fly free little ones! 

Nest Update

02/27/12:
Special News

Our Eagle Cam Web Log has a new post for Monday that explains the current status of the nest. The blog entry also explains why the cam is currently offline.

[Annette]

 

[Kris G.]

 Such a tragic turn of events. Fly free, little Eaglets. 

[Donna]

Oh this just breaks my heart. Poor babies! 

[MAK]

 

[Donna]

Here's a photo of Craig Koppie in the Eagle Cam nest yesterday retrieving the chicks. Folks have asked about our parents. If there is an intruder hanging around the nest, then the parents will have to deal with that. Sometimes it results in a new mate at the nest - survival of the strongest and most persistent. But it's something that will likely play out away from the nest. We hope to hear Craig's thoughts in the next couple days.

[Donna]

We saw an eagle couple on the nest Wednesday. First time in a while. We should have a report from Craig Koppie about our eaglets soon. We'll update the blog with news when it comes

[Kris G.]

Posted today-

http://www.friendsofblackwater.org/eagle12blog/

[Donna]

Posted today-

http://www.friendsofblackwater.org/eagle12blog/

Very very sad and tragic.