Santa Cruz Update, February 11, 2009
| · GUIDELINES FOR USE · Portal |
 Help
 Search
 Members
 Calendar
|
| Welcome Guest ( Log In | Register ) | Resend Validation Email |
 Join the millions that use us for their forum communities. Create your own forum today. Learn More · Sign-up Now | Welcome to CHIL EagleCAM. We hope you enjoy your visit. You're currently viewing our forum as a guest. This means you are limited to certain areas of the board and there are some features you can't use. If you join our community, you'll be able to access member-only sections, and use many member-only features such as customizing your profile, sending personal messages, and voting in polls. Registration is simple, fast, and completely free. Join our community! If you're already a member please log in to your account to access all of our features: |
   |
Santa Cruz Update, February 11, 2009| Eagle Guy |
Posted: Feb 11 2009, 09:17 PM
|
|
Advanced Member  Group: Members Posts: 2,105 Member No.: 66 Joined: 7-June 06  |
Because everyone has been on Santa Rosa last week and this week, I decided to come out to cover Santa Cruz Island for a few days. Today I went out to the west end of Santa Cruz to see if the Sauces pair were going to use last year's nest. When I first arrived, female A-02 was perched in some trees a few hundred feet from the nest tree. I circled around behind her on a ridge trying to find a good location for us to put a blind. While searching I saw male A-28 coming up the canyon from the beach. He flew in and landed on a branch above the nest.
 About 15 minutes later A-02 joined him on an adjacent branch.  So it looks as if they will be using the same nest this year. Here is a short video of the two at the nest. Sauces pair at their nest As you know, A-46 was seen recently in Santa Barbara. He has now returned to Santa Cruz and we'll continue to track him. I'll update the maps as soon as I get time. I'll be searching for other pairs as the weather allows. It is supposed to rain a lot starting Friday, so we may be limited it what we can do this tour. Until next week. |
 
|
| SoCal Lady |
Posted: Feb 11 2009, 09:32 PM
|
|
Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 16,391 Member No.: 418 Joined: 7-April 07 |
  FANTASTIC NEWS --A46 IS BACK HOME!!The Sauces Pair is great news too--such a handsome pair! And Steffani reporting K63 back home too---on Catalina---what a happy week this is! |
|
|
| Artsy Mom |
Posted: Feb 11 2009, 09:50 PM
|
|
Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 15,316 Member No.: 1,026 Joined: 18-April 08 |
Thanks for that close up view of the Sauces pair
...and how great to hear that the wandering A46 'bad' boy (according to his namesake Stephen Colbert) is back on Santa Cruz  We are all so appreciative of all the work you and the IWS crew have done to get the cams and equipment ready for this new season. It is going to be a lot of fun watching and I'm sure it will also be very dramatic too.  |
|
|
| Patti |
Posted: Feb 11 2009, 10:41 PM
|
|
Advanced Member Group: Moderators Posts: 27,590 Member No.: 84 Joined: 9-June 06 |
Thank you for the great local news!
|
|
|
| harpo516 |
Posted: Feb 12 2009, 04:45 AM
|
|
Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 46,011 Member No.: 192 Joined: 25-July 06 |
Great to hear the news from SC this week - looking forward to a successful breeding season for the channel island eagles - thank you for taking us along!
|
|
| KareninSoCali |
Posted: Feb 12 2009, 06:02 AM
|
|
Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,853 Member No.: 1,270 Joined: 20-May 08 |
YAY! That is great news for sure! I am so egg-cited that there are so many nests and hopefully it will be a very successful egglet laying season!
 Way to go, eagles! And way to go all the staff and crew who work so hard to help it be successful and for all the work it entails to keep us eagleholics informed!  |
|
|
| Naturegal |
Posted: Feb 12 2009, 06:12 AM
|
|
Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 36,545 Member No.: 15 Joined: 6-June 06 |
Thank you Dr. Sharpe for your update and photos. Hope the weather cooperates for you while looking for eagles.
|
|
|
| summer818 |
Posted: Feb 12 2009, 09:20 AM
|
|
Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 7,600 Member No.: 591 Joined: 14-June 07 |
Thank you so much Dr. Sharpe, as always we appreciate all the updates we get from you and your staff. We were planning on heading up to Sperling Preserve this weekend (just north of UCSB) and look for A46, aka Stephen Colbert, Jr., but fabulous news, he's back home! My brother lives on Klamath Lake, and told me he saw a large bird with blue tags flying over the lake about a month ago or so. Obviously, A46, quite the safe little traveler. Again, thank you so much!
|
|
|
| iggle |
Posted: Feb 12 2009, 10:00 AM
|
|
Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,814 Member No.: 1,469 Joined: 4-June 08 |
Great news on the Sauces pair!
 for a successful nest there this year. And how cool that A46 has come home again. S.C. Jr. - Welcome Home!Thank you , Dr. Sharpe, for your dedication to these birds and for allowing us to peek into their lives..... |
|
|
| Loverofchicks |
 Posted: Feb 12 2009, 03:32 PM
|
|
Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 418 Member No.: 27 Joined: 6-June 06 |
Thanks so much . Those pictures were great. Now for the egg-citement of the nest and babies before long   Keep dry.  Frances |
|
|
| davetheagle |
Posted: Feb 12 2009, 05:14 PM
|
|
Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 202 Member No.: 1,281 Joined: 20-May 08 |
love is in the air
|
|
|
| cdn-cdn |
Posted: Feb 13 2009, 03:03 PM
|
|
Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 11,122 Member No.: 136 Joined: 5-July 06 |
Wow, Dr. Sharpe, such terrific photos of the Sauces pair, and video, too! Hope they have better luck this year.
|
|
|
| lovethebabies |
Posted: Feb 13 2009, 07:04 PM
|
|
Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 971 Member No.: 658 Joined: 6-July 07 |
Thanks for the update Dr Sharpe! Was exciting to get another update on A46-so he made it home!
Beautiful pictures of the Sauces pair! Now if we can just get reasurring news on A49. Have a safe week! |
|
|
 |
|
