EagleCam - we now have two hatched eggs and two cute Eaglets!!

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife ^ | 3/24/07 | Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

[paulat]

Don't click on this pic!

Go to the link below the title (Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife), hit the orange button sorta in the middle of the page that says "View Cam Live."

When that comes up, you can switch between cams by using the dropdown list that says "View Another Live Cam!"

Our cams are:

EagleCam1 - Kent
EagleCam2 - Kent
EagleCam3 - Kent NEW!

Let me know if you have any problems.

[paulat]

You got it! I am just so excited to see the first chick!

For those who don’t know...the first egg was layed several days before the second...so we might see some intersesting stuff this time around.

[andysandmikesmom]

I saw that...and with the bluebird, as I mentioned, I initially saw 4 eggs, and then a few days later, there were six eggs...now this surprised me...not being a bird expert, I just assumed, that they laid all the eggs at one time...I really did not realize, that they might lay some eggs, at one time, and then a few, or several days later, lay some more eggs...

I think it is all going to be quite interesting...

[paulat]

This is wonderful...I passed it out at work, and we’re all surrogate parents!

[andysandmikesmom]

I know...we are all taking such an interest on how these birds do...its kind of like when one of my dogs had puppies, I felt like a surrogate parent as well...

I know we will all be proud as anything when the new chicks arrive...we also get to see how hard the bird parents have to work, at getting food for their new brood...it will a long hard haul for them...kind of like it is for us ‘human’ parents raising our children....its hard work, but oh, so worth it all...

[EnnisExile]

I’ve been watching all the cams on this site. The bluebird initially laid two eggs, then a couple of days later two more, and then 2-3 days later another two, for the present total of six.

The barn owl is sitting on two eggs.

One day I just clicked on one site after another and saw ALL the eggs, two on the Washington eagle cam, two on the Puget Sound eaglecam and those mentioned above. I couldn’t believe that I was seeing them all at once.

The heron cam has been sporadic but there has been activity and there may be eggs by now. It’s a bit far away to see.

[andysandmikesmom]

I keep clicking on that barn owl, hoping to see if she has eggs, but so far, I have not been able to catch sight of the eggs...thanks for letting me know...

[EnnisExile]

Oh, and in my post at #85 above, I meant the osprey nest has been sporadic, not the heron cam. The latter is up but very grainy.

[andysandmikesmom]

I get it....when I go to that site, I just run through all the various birds, seeing who is on the nest, who is not on the nest, how many eggs there are, etc...pretty soon, we will be really busy, once the eggs hatch...as I said, I have enjoyed this whole site for a few years now, and each year its all new and exciting all over again...

[SuziQ]

I was wondering when the WA eaglets were going to hatch. That's cool that both the nests at Kent and at Puget Sound have two eggs.

The nest at the Quabbin Reservoir is hopping! Both eggs hatched in the week before Easter and the little eaglets are growing like weeds! There have been problems with the camera, though, so we can't watch them all the time, but the site provides a Picture Gallery, and you can see some still shots from the last 24 hours. HERE are the most recent pictures from this afternoon.

[James W. Fannin]

Thanks for the ping. I hope someone wins your contest.

[Not A Snowbird]

I check several times a day! I can’t wait for the little guys (gals?) to hatch!

[Ladysmith]

Oh, little babies at your link! Can’t wait for these to hatch!

She has her left wing spread out over the nest, doesn’t seem to be in any hurry to tuck it back in. Wonder why?! :o)

[SuziQ]

I sure wish the camera were back in operation at the Quabbin site. It’s nice seeing the stills, but they are so cute, in streaming video, when they are first moving around the nest, just kind of flopping and hopping. It’s funny when go to sleep because one usually just plops down on the top of the other and they sleep in a big feather ball.

[Ladysmith]

...awwwww!!... Cute! :o)

[firewalk]

Thanks for the ping (:

[SuziQ]

Here's a picture of the two eaglets in the nest at the Quabbin Reservoir in Central MA It's hilarious to see all the fish carcasses.

I suspected that they were fixing to hatch a couple of weeks ago when, all of a sudden, a whole bunch of fish began appearing in the nest. I think Dad was bringing Mom meals home so she could stay with the babies as they hatched.

[SuziQ]

I just went on the Kent WA site, and saw the eagle starting to do some ‘brooding’. That’s when the bird is sitting on the eggs, but begins to drag more material up against her body, in effect building up the nesting area and making more room so that, when the eggs do hatch, the babies have plenty of room under the parent that is sitting on the nest, but the edges of the nest are sealed up against the parent’s body, so the babies are much warmer. The eagles at the Quabbin started doing this a few days before their eggs hatched.

[Not A Snowbird]

She’s sitting with her wing extended again. Hmmm.

[Not A Snowbird]

Daddy just arrived and brought a big stick that looks like a divining rod. He’s positioned it to the side of the nest, almost like a barrier.

He’s egg sitting now, Mamma’s off hunting.

Or maybe Mamma brought the stick... who knows, they look alike. I don’t know who’s who.

[SuziQ]

If I remember correctly, the female is usually larger than the male, though it’s hard to tell sometimes because of the positioning of the camera.