June 16, 2005
General Eagle News
First a personal note: Since I have learned that not everyone follows both cams, I'll repeat my message in both web logs. I'll be going on vacation to the Outer Banks of North Carolina from June 18-25. During that time, we will not have any Gallery updates or new Web Log posts, but please feel free to continue sending Gallery submissions and questions, as I'll be checking in occasionally. We'll get caught up completely when I return.
Also, our cam technician will be keeping a close eye on the equipment, but with one less person on duty, we might not be as speedy to notice a problem, so we ask for your patience if any technical glitches occur.
At the Eagle Cam nest, we've been seeing Aramis with the occasional adult and sometimes on his own, but for most of the day he is gone. I asked our ranger if anyone knows if Aramis has fledged, based on the view from their TV monitor and field observations. He said they can't be sure, but he saw the nest through the trees not long ago and could not see an eagle in it or around it. Nothing conclusive, but it adds to our belief that Aramis might be flying.
Also, we wanted to pass along a couple links to other cams where eaglets will be fledging or are in the process of fledging. We didn't get to see much of our own eaglets learning to fly, but these two cams might provide some better views of eaglets leaving the nest.
Eagle Cam - Washington State Dept. of Fish and Wildlife
Eagle Cam - Fort St. Vrain (Xcel Energy)
Finally, we wanted to pass along some news from Vermont. As some may have noticed by checking out the Vermont Initiative website, they have new eaglets in the hacking tower. According to Lil Lumbra, their media person, they've added another three eaglets. Two eaglets are from a rehabilitator named Tom Riccardi (from Massachusetts) and one is an orphan eaglet found in Maryland. They brought the orphaned eaglet to Tom's place a few weeks ago, but it was too young to go in with the first group of birds.
Also, they will be getting two more eaglets from a rehabilitator in New York in about a week. They have set up the boxes so that the center one is still accessible to the first group of fledged eaglets in case they need to come back and feed.
Keep an eye on the birds for me!
Until next time,
Lisa - webmaster