Nest Watch - Saturday, April 14, 2007, IWS' Full House - Chicks and More Chicks

Good morning

You can not imagine the excitement of the morning to see the cam come up at SC and see that little grey head thru the sticks (meant to mention to mom and dad that front stick has got to go!) And then to hear that peep over that microphone buried in the nest!!!

I was out all day but came to over 30 pages of posts of observations, thoughts, photos and videos of all 3 nest with all those chicks! All being fed - all running around - all growing - all being cared for by wonderful eagle parents!

What a banner day for the eagles, for IWS, for The Channel Islands and thank you VCOE for making it possible for us to be a part! Then I thought about the raffle of last year, the camera and kayaks that we raised monies for, Peter's Piggy Bank which is ongoing - and I felt a teeny bit of "ownership" in the project as should all of you.

We are all giving something to help the cause of these eagles - thru money donations, thru item donations, thru observations, thru photos posted, thru spreading the word - we all are contributing! That friend you showed the site to who sent $5 to IWS - that's $5 more for help for the eagles to succeed!

So - from the bottom of my heart - thank you IWS and all the parties there that are working so hard to make this story a success - and it is even if it has taken many years of selfless dedication, it is becoming success - and to all of you who support the work in whatever way you can!

April 14, 2007

Since the eagle eggs are laid with a couple days between each, they will hatch in the same order. The age difference is one of the biggest factors of well-being and survival of the eaglets. The older chick is larger which is a distinct advantage in getting the food brought to the nest by the parents. The older chick will dominate its siblings, pecking them into submission and it has been observed, their actions may contributed to the death of younger eaglets - usually lack of and competition for the food. It is not common in a 2 chick nest but a third hatched chick has little chance of survival. (NOTE: The WE nest is unusual because it has 3 parents providing care and most importantly, food. Also the location of the nest provides easy access to food sources)

"The Bald Eagle"

3 chicks - 3 parents!

(by Paula - by hikers)

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So well put Deb! I agree 200%! I have supported and will continue to support this cause any way that I can. As we have seen, even a little can go a looooong way!

WE cam is up....looks like feeding, but cam is blurry

TH - Looks to be Mom on the chicks, but not positive.

SC - still dark

2nd eagle just took off at WE

Good morning from:


TH Mom brooding her chicks.................................. WE poor cam reception............................


SC cam still black but anxiously waiting to see new family.

Just missed a switch at TH, Dad is now on the chicks.

2nd eagle back at WE, either 01 or Dianna.

Dianna was on the nest, and 01 arrived. Now he just took off. Dianna on the nest.

Look to the left and behind Dad, looks like he brought breakfast in, unless it was there behind Mom.



This post has been edited by Paula eaglet momster on Apr 14 2007, 05:46 AM

a baby falcon was just hatched about 29 mins ago in Holland. just an FYI! Harpo I agree with you 100%

SC - still dark 0649 pdt

SO SAD WHEN I CLICK ON THE LINK NOTHING HAPPENS! THIS IS MY 2ND YEAR WATCHING I'M SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SAD!

Good morning, folks - what a day we had yesterday!

SC cam is on, Dad facing 3

hearing the little peeps

fedora

SC nest on - K10 on the chick, facing 3