Harrison Mills Observation and Discussion thread 2017..2018
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Harrison Mills Observation and Discussion thread 2017..2018
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The Harrison Mills Bald Eagle Nest discussion forum is unique among the family of HWF nest cams in that it is the only nest where we can see the eagles arriving on the Chehalis Flats following the salmon back from the salmon runs up north on their back to their nests and territories sometime in late September into October .
THe Honeycombs and all the eagles from this area head north towards northern BC and Alaska ... they will stay around the coast and rivers where salmon starts to spawn..... as soon as the spawning occurs father south the eagles will follow those fish so they can feed of them............ the eagles will arrive back here at Harrison Mills..sometime around late September into October.......
The Harrison Mills area where the Honeycombs nest..... is noted for its abundance of spawning fish from late October into December........ and what is so breathtaking is that thousands of eagles from all over have been seen during this time...and they usually stay around until the fish are gone ,they will then move on to their own territories and nesting areas.
Weather Report
The Harrison Mills bald eagle nest is 175 feet up a huge Douglas fir - on the 10th green of the Sandpiper Golf Course at and the folks at Pretty Estates have named the adults Mr. and Mrs. Honeycomb, in the Penthouse Nest.
Picture with thanks to Karen Bills...click for bigger...
Picture of Nest location with thanks to Judy B
For David Hancock's history of the Harrison Mills nest read his lengthy article. I suggest printing it to read at your leisure: http://www.hancockwildlife.org/forum/vi ... 875#575875
2017 had its ups and downs on this nest ... The Honeycombs were tormented by intruders from day the first egg was laid .. Mom laid two eggs and both hatched.....Mom and Dad took turns incubating the eggs and brooding and feeding the chicks.. Food was scare at times but both chicks grew and developed then sadly Dad disappeared when the chicks were close to 7 weeks old and Mom was left to raise two growing chicks on her own ..... which she did with some help from the fish fairy and both chicks fledged successfully ... You can read all about 2016-2017..HERE
Please check here for all other additional information about this nest
History of the H Mills Nest
Map of the Sandpiper Golf Course with thanks to Gail Morris
Click here for the cams
The Harrison Mills Bald Eagle Nest discussion forum is unique among the family of HWF nest cams in that it is the only nest where we can see the eagles arriving on the Chehalis Flats following the salmon back from the salmon runs up north on their back to their nests and territories sometime in late September into October .
THe Honeycombs and all the eagles from this area head north towards northern BC and Alaska ... they will stay around the coast and rivers where salmon starts to spawn..... as soon as the spawning occurs father south the eagles will follow those fish so they can feed of them............ the eagles will arrive back here at Harrison Mills..sometime around late September into October.......
The Harrison Mills area where the Honeycombs nest..... is noted for its abundance of spawning fish from late October into December........ and what is so breathtaking is that thousands of eagles from all over have been seen during this time...and they usually stay around until the fish are gone ,they will then move on to their own territories and nesting areas.
Weather Report
The Harrison Mills bald eagle nest is 175 feet up a huge Douglas fir - on the 10th green of the Sandpiper Golf Course at and the folks at Pretty Estates have named the adults Mr. and Mrs. Honeycomb, in the Penthouse Nest.
Picture with thanks to Karen Bills...click for bigger...
Picture of Nest location with thanks to Judy B
For David Hancock's history of the Harrison Mills nest read his lengthy article. I suggest printing it to read at your leisure: http://www.hancockwildlife.org/forum/vi ... 875#575875
2017 had its ups and downs on this nest ... The Honeycombs were tormented by intruders from day the first egg was laid .. Mom laid two eggs and both hatched.....Mom and Dad took turns incubating the eggs and brooding and feeding the chicks.. Food was scare at times but both chicks grew and developed then sadly Dad disappeared when the chicks were close to 7 weeks old and Mom was left to raise two growing chicks on her own ..... which she did with some help from the fish fairy and both chicks fledged successfully ... You can read all about 2016-2017..HERE
Please check here for all other additional information about this nest
History of the H Mills Nest
Map of the Sandpiper Golf Course with thanks to Gail Morris
Re: Harrison Mills 2017-2018 Observation and Discussion Thread
Time Line 2017....2018
Eagles Retuned.. Mom Honeycomb Home Oct.3 at 9:19am..... Mom's leg band is on her right leg .. Mom on the nest with a new mate March 11 at 7:22 male is on the right Look at his tail feathers and the colour of his back feathers
Eggs Laid.. Egg #1 seen April 15 ... Start here
MAY 20 , 2018 at 2:48pm ...Active Pip .. with thanks to Yolande
with thanks to Judy B Almost Hatched - 2 minutes
Egg Hatched.. May 21 at 4:22pm . viewtopic.php?p=56638#p56638
Chick named .. May 28,one week old ..Chips by Betty Anne ..
Sadly Chips passed away ..May 29th, he was going to be 8 days old today . . Start here ........
viewtopic.php?p=60245#p60245
and there are lots of beautiful pictures of Chips from the time he hatched..
Start Here....viewtopic.php?p=55771#p55771
May 30 at 1:12pm
Mom is consuming Chips remains.....viewtopic.php?p=60978#p60978
Poem By Carolyn...... viewtopic.php?p=60995#p60995
MAY 31, 9:40am.. Dad and Mom on the nest .. start here....
viewtopic.php?p=61363#p61363
June 2..5:05pm.. Dad on the nest.. start here viewtopic.php?p=62521#p62521
June 6.. Eagle on tree top viewtopic.php?p=64908#p64908
June 13..... Eagle perched in tree top start here .... viewtopic.php?p=68350#p68350
June 14 ..12 noon.. Dad is in the nest...... viewtopic.php?p=68752#p68752
Dad. June 17, 2018 , 6:12pm ..viewtopic.php?p=70706#p70706
June 19 at 9:33am....Dad on the runway then Female and Dad in the nest ..start here viewtopic.php?p=71689#p71689
June 19 , 12:39pm. Female and Dad on the nest.... start here.
viewtopic.php?p=71812#p71812
June 19 .. 3:54 pm....... Female and Dad on the nest ... viewtopic.php?p=71922#p71922
June 20, 745pm....Two eagles in the nest ..Dad and new Female
viewtopic.php?p=72627#p72627
June 21, they came to the nest at 5:58am... Two eagles in the nest.. Dad and Female .. start here viewtopic.php?p=72703#p72703
June 22 , 6:13am,. Two eagles on the nest Def Dad and New Female ..start here
viewtopic.php?p=73158#p73158
June 23, 11am.. Eagle on the nest Unknown Female .. viewtopic.php?p=73513#p73513
June 24 , 8:45pm//Two eagles in the nest .. viewtopic.php?p=74453#p74453
June 25.. 4:25am Female still on the Runway and Male arrives later
viewtopic.php?p=74541#p74541
June 25 , 12:08pm .. Two eagles on the nest...
viewtopic.php?p=7June 25 4715#p74715
June 25 , 7:07pm....Two eagles on the nest.
viewtopic.php?p=74948#p74948
June 26 , 7:26pm . Def. Dad Father did Chips on the nest.......
viewtopic.php?p=75419#p75419
June 26, 9:17pm to June 27 and both left at 4:26am ..Two eagles on the nest ..
viewtopic.php?p=75509#p75509
June 27 , 1:43pm/. .Female on the nest and lots of good ID pictures of her
viewtopic.php?p=75776#p75776
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June 28 ,,6:06am... Dad and Female in the nest ..srart here . viewtopic.php?p=76190#p76190
June 30 Dad and Female on the nest actually they arrived at 12:09pm
viewtopic.php?p=77379#p77379
June 30 ..July 1 .. start here viewtopic.php?p=77681#p77681
July 3..5:42a .. Dad and female on the nest.. viewtopic.php?p=79285#p79285
July4.. Dad and Female on th nest 5:59am. viewtopic.php?p=79741#p79741
July 5.....Eagle in the nest .. viewtopic.php?p=80341#p80341
July 17....Female and In the nest ..9:08pm....Female spent the night... this is second or third time that we know of.. cams were down a lot .. viewtopic.php?p=86779#p86779
July 18, 3:38am Female sleeping on the ICB .. Dad shows up ..lots of restorations.. start here
viewtopic.php?p=86823#p86823
July 18..8:17pm.Female on the nest,....she left and she came back with a fish and ate it all, .. Dad showed up.. they left later...... look here... viewtopic.php?p=87150#p87150
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July 19...5:27a..Female in the nest.. .she left....Dad in with a stick. Dad left.....Female in with a fish .. Dad back with the stick .. ..Dad Left... Female left later. Look here .. ..viewtopic.php?p=87232#p87232
July 25, 5:42pm.. Dad and female on the nest
viewtopic.php?p=89492#p89492
Cams were mostly down after this and when they were up on Friday July 27 .. no eagles were seen...
July 31.. Cams are all still down
July 31, 8;10 pm.. Dad and Female in the nest ........
viewtopic.php?p=91582#p91582
Aug.2 .. 6:53am Cams are streaming ...Dad on the nest ..Eagle perched in tree out front
viewtopic.php?p=92095#p92095
Aug.4 .. 8:15a... Cams were up for a few mins.. no eagles in the nest but there was evidence they were there.
viewtopic.php?p=92736#p92736
Aug,6 at 8:39pm.Cams were up briefly ..no eagles in the nest but it seems like they were there..start here .
viewtopic.php?p=93498#p93498
Aug.9 at 4:05a ..Direct Access Cams are streaming but not the embedded cams
viewtopic.php?p=94021#p94021
Aug. 9. 6:56a Lady and Dad on the nest... reporting from the Direct Access cams..., the embedded cams are down !
viewtopic.php?p=94040#p94040
Aug.9, 2:01pm Direct Access Cams are streaming .. the embedded cams are down ...start here
viewtopic.php?p=94157#p94157
Aug.11 , 3:32pm Direct Access Cams and embedded cams are streaming
viewtopic.php?p=94761#p94761
Aug, 12 , 11:51a...Embedded and Direct Access cams are streaming...
viewtopic.php?p=94956#p94956
Aug. 13,3:47pm.. ..All the cams are streaming...
viewtopic.php?p=95347#p95347
August 14, 2018 , 5:57am. All the cams are up.
viewtopic.php?p=95463#p95463
August 16,17 .. All the cams have mostly been down...
August 18..the cams were up most of the day... start here . viewtopic.php?p=96400#p96400
August 19.. all the cams are still running since yesterday
August 20.. all the cams are still streaming
August 23,.6:46am. Dad on the nest ..viewtopic.php?p=97544#p97544
August 23 , 7:57pm..... Dad in the nest ... viewtopic.php?p=97741#p97741
August 25 , 6:17am.......... Dad and Lady in the nest viewtopic.php?p=98058#p98058
August 25, 4:23pm ..Dad and Lady on the nest ..viewtopic.php?p=98185#p98185
August 26, 5:47 am. Dad and Lady on the nest .. viewtopic.php?p=98326#p98326
August 26, 7:29pm Dad and lady on the nest viewtopic.php?p=98510#p98510
August 27, 5:52am... Dad and Lady on the nest
viewtopic.php?p=98573#p98573
Aug .27 , 7:09pm Dad on the nest viewtopic.php?p=98778#p98778
Aug.28, 6:21 am.. Dad and Lady on the nest.. viewtopic.php?p=98841#p9884
Aug.28, 7:01pm.... Lady and Dad in the nest ..start here viewtopic.php?p=99044#p99044
Aug.29, 5:43am ... Lady and Dad on the nest ..start here
viewtopic.php?p=99134#p99134
August 30, 6:34am... Dad and Lady on nest...
viewtopic.php?p=99400#p99400
August 31, 11:18am... Juvie on the H Mills nest..viewtopic.php?p=99676#p99676.. we were hearing Dad and Lady also~
Sept 1, 6:11am
viewtopic.php?p=99793#p99793
Sept.1 , 7:58am,..Dad is back
viewtopic.php?p=99821#p99821
Sept.2 , 6:04am.... Dad and Lady on the nest
viewtopic.php?p=100056#p100056
Sept, 2, 8:08pm...Lady in the nest
viewtopic.php?p=100248#p100248
Sept.3, 5:57am.Lady perched close to the nest and Dad in the nest
viewtopic.php?p=100297#p100297
Sept. 3, 8:03pm...Lady on the nest .. viewtopic.php?p=100437#p100437
Sept.4..No nest visits .
Sept.5.No eagLe visits .
Sept. 6 The embedded cams were down for a while and we watched on the zoomer cams,...... No nest visits .
Sept .7 6:22am..... Dad on the nest ....viewtopic.php?p=101141#p101141
Sept.8 ..7:38 pm ....Dad and Lady in the nest ....viewtopic.php?p=101550#p101550
Sept.9, 10, 11, 12 , 13. .. No nest visits ~
Sept 12..6:22pm..Eagle seen by the river.. viewtopic.php?p=102221#p102221
Sept .13 ...Approx. 7:01pm.... eagle seen by the river ..viewtopic.php?p=102409#p102409
Sept.14... 6:12am .Heard one eagle ? Lady .. 6:17 am and 6:24am Heard two eagles ...responding to one another.. Dad and Lady!
Sept. 15..7:26pm..... Eagle by the river
viewtopic.php?p=102756#p102756
Sept.16...6:23pm...Eagles on the flats .. viewtopic.php?p=102901#p102901
Sept.17, 6:15am.. Lady calling ....Dad responding viewtopic.php?p=103007#p103007
Sept.19 at 7:17pm..Dad is on the nest ...viewtopic.php?p=103572#p103572.
Sept.20 at 6:14am .. Hearing Dad and Lady close by viewtopic.php?p=103617#p103617
Sept.21..`No eagles seen or heard
Sept .22.5:39pm..... Lady on the runway
viewtopic.php?p=104130#p104130
Sept.23, 7:02pm....Dad on the nest.. viewtopic.php?p=104393#p104393
Sept.25, 5:42pm ..Eagles out front viewtopic.php?p=104646#p104646
Sept. 25 .. 2:23 -2:44 . Two eagles seen on a log and on flew flew of from a tree ~ viewtopic.php?p=104817#p104817
Sept.27..11:47am......Eagles on the flats....start here
viewtopic.php?p=104978#p104978
Sept.28 , 9:18am... Dad on the nest ..viewtopic.php?p=105107#p105107
Sept 28.. 3:11pm. Dad and Lady on the nest .....viewtopic.php?p=105191#p105191
Sept . 29 .. 6:49a ......... Dad flying by ..Lady on the nest
viewtopic.php?p=105370#p105370
Sept.29, 3:53pm .. eagle / eagles on the sandbar and One on the stacking tree tree by Mom's perch.....start here
viewtopic.php?p=105519#p105519
4:36pm.. All the cams are down.....
Last seen..
Mom ,May 31.
Dad and Lady August 9......Dad came back August 23 ..Lady and Dad were on the nest August 25.
Sept.3.and 8 .. Dad and Lady were on the nest ...
Sept. 4, 5 , 6, 9, 10, 11, 12 , 13 14, 15, 16,17,18 , 20, 21, 24, 25 26 . 27 No nest visits ..
Eagles Retuned.. Mom Honeycomb Home Oct.3 at 9:19am..... Mom's leg band is on her right leg .. Mom on the nest with a new mate March 11 at 7:22 male is on the right Look at his tail feathers and the colour of his back feathers
Eggs Laid.. Egg #1 seen April 15 ... Start here
MAY 20 , 2018 at 2:48pm ...Active Pip .. with thanks to Yolande
with thanks to Judy B Almost Hatched - 2 minutes
Egg Hatched.. May 21 at 4:22pm . viewtopic.php?p=56638#p56638
Chick named .. May 28,one week old ..Chips by Betty Anne ..
Sadly Chips passed away ..May 29th, he was going to be 8 days old today . . Start here ........
viewtopic.php?p=60245#p60245
and there are lots of beautiful pictures of Chips from the time he hatched..
Start Here....viewtopic.php?p=55771#p55771
May 30 at 1:12pm
Mom is consuming Chips remains.....viewtopic.php?p=60978#p60978
Poem By Carolyn...... viewtopic.php?p=60995#p60995
MAY 31, 9:40am.. Dad and Mom on the nest .. start here....
viewtopic.php?p=61363#p61363
June 2..5:05pm.. Dad on the nest.. start here viewtopic.php?p=62521#p62521
June 6.. Eagle on tree top viewtopic.php?p=64908#p64908
June 13..... Eagle perched in tree top start here .... viewtopic.php?p=68350#p68350
June 14 ..12 noon.. Dad is in the nest...... viewtopic.php?p=68752#p68752
Dad. June 17, 2018 , 6:12pm ..viewtopic.php?p=70706#p70706
June 19 at 9:33am....Dad on the runway then Female and Dad in the nest ..start here viewtopic.php?p=71689#p71689
June 19 , 12:39pm. Female and Dad on the nest.... start here.
viewtopic.php?p=71812#p71812
June 19 .. 3:54 pm....... Female and Dad on the nest ... viewtopic.php?p=71922#p71922
June 20, 745pm....Two eagles in the nest ..Dad and new Female
viewtopic.php?p=72627#p72627
June 21, they came to the nest at 5:58am... Two eagles in the nest.. Dad and Female .. start here viewtopic.php?p=72703#p72703
June 22 , 6:13am,. Two eagles on the nest Def Dad and New Female ..start here
viewtopic.php?p=73158#p73158
June 23, 11am.. Eagle on the nest Unknown Female .. viewtopic.php?p=73513#p73513
June 24 , 8:45pm//Two eagles in the nest .. viewtopic.php?p=74453#p74453
June 25.. 4:25am Female still on the Runway and Male arrives later
viewtopic.php?p=74541#p74541
June 25 , 12:08pm .. Two eagles on the nest...
viewtopic.php?p=7June 25 4715#p74715
June 25 , 7:07pm....Two eagles on the nest.
viewtopic.php?p=74948#p74948
June 26 , 7:26pm . Def. Dad Father did Chips on the nest.......
viewtopic.php?p=75419#p75419
June 26, 9:17pm to June 27 and both left at 4:26am ..Two eagles on the nest ..
viewtopic.php?p=75509#p75509
June 27 , 1:43pm/. .Female on the nest and lots of good ID pictures of her
viewtopic.php?p=75776#p75776
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June 28 ,,6:06am... Dad and Female in the nest ..srart here . viewtopic.php?p=76190#p76190
June 30 Dad and Female on the nest actually they arrived at 12:09pm
viewtopic.php?p=77379#p77379
June 30 ..July 1 .. start here viewtopic.php?p=77681#p77681
July 3..5:42a .. Dad and female on the nest.. viewtopic.php?p=79285#p79285
July4.. Dad and Female on th nest 5:59am. viewtopic.php?p=79741#p79741
July 5.....Eagle in the nest .. viewtopic.php?p=80341#p80341
July 17....Female and In the nest ..9:08pm....Female spent the night... this is second or third time that we know of.. cams were down a lot .. viewtopic.php?p=86779#p86779
July 18, 3:38am Female sleeping on the ICB .. Dad shows up ..lots of restorations.. start here
viewtopic.php?p=86823#p86823
July 18..8:17pm.Female on the nest,....she left and she came back with a fish and ate it all, .. Dad showed up.. they left later...... look here... viewtopic.php?p=87150#p87150
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July 19...5:27a..Female in the nest.. .she left....Dad in with a stick. Dad left.....Female in with a fish .. Dad back with the stick .. ..Dad Left... Female left later. Look here .. ..viewtopic.php?p=87232#p87232
July 25, 5:42pm.. Dad and female on the nest
viewtopic.php?p=89492#p89492
Cams were mostly down after this and when they were up on Friday July 27 .. no eagles were seen...
July 31.. Cams are all still down
July 31, 8;10 pm.. Dad and Female in the nest ........
viewtopic.php?p=91582#p91582
Aug.2 .. 6:53am Cams are streaming ...Dad on the nest ..Eagle perched in tree out front
viewtopic.php?p=92095#p92095
Aug.4 .. 8:15a... Cams were up for a few mins.. no eagles in the nest but there was evidence they were there.
viewtopic.php?p=92736#p92736
Aug,6 at 8:39pm.Cams were up briefly ..no eagles in the nest but it seems like they were there..start here .
viewtopic.php?p=93498#p93498
Aug.9 at 4:05a ..Direct Access Cams are streaming but not the embedded cams
viewtopic.php?p=94021#p94021
Aug. 9. 6:56a Lady and Dad on the nest... reporting from the Direct Access cams..., the embedded cams are down !
viewtopic.php?p=94040#p94040
Aug.9, 2:01pm Direct Access Cams are streaming .. the embedded cams are down ...start here
viewtopic.php?p=94157#p94157
Aug.11 , 3:32pm Direct Access Cams and embedded cams are streaming
viewtopic.php?p=94761#p94761
Aug, 12 , 11:51a...Embedded and Direct Access cams are streaming...
viewtopic.php?p=94956#p94956
Aug. 13,3:47pm.. ..All the cams are streaming...
viewtopic.php?p=95347#p95347
August 14, 2018 , 5:57am. All the cams are up.
viewtopic.php?p=95463#p95463
August 16,17 .. All the cams have mostly been down...
August 18..the cams were up most of the day... start here . viewtopic.php?p=96400#p96400
August 19.. all the cams are still running since yesterday
August 20.. all the cams are still streaming
August 23,.6:46am. Dad on the nest ..viewtopic.php?p=97544#p97544
August 23 , 7:57pm..... Dad in the nest ... viewtopic.php?p=97741#p97741
August 25 , 6:17am.......... Dad and Lady in the nest viewtopic.php?p=98058#p98058
August 25, 4:23pm ..Dad and Lady on the nest ..viewtopic.php?p=98185#p98185
August 26, 5:47 am. Dad and Lady on the nest .. viewtopic.php?p=98326#p98326
August 26, 7:29pm Dad and lady on the nest viewtopic.php?p=98510#p98510
August 27, 5:52am... Dad and Lady on the nest
viewtopic.php?p=98573#p98573
Aug .27 , 7:09pm Dad on the nest viewtopic.php?p=98778#p98778
Aug.28, 6:21 am.. Dad and Lady on the nest.. viewtopic.php?p=98841#p9884
Aug.28, 7:01pm.... Lady and Dad in the nest ..start here viewtopic.php?p=99044#p99044
Aug.29, 5:43am ... Lady and Dad on the nest ..start here
viewtopic.php?p=99134#p99134
August 30, 6:34am... Dad and Lady on nest...
viewtopic.php?p=99400#p99400
August 31, 11:18am... Juvie on the H Mills nest..viewtopic.php?p=99676#p99676.. we were hearing Dad and Lady also~
Sept 1, 6:11am
viewtopic.php?p=99793#p99793
Sept.1 , 7:58am,..Dad is back
viewtopic.php?p=99821#p99821
Sept.2 , 6:04am.... Dad and Lady on the nest
viewtopic.php?p=100056#p100056
Sept, 2, 8:08pm...Lady in the nest
viewtopic.php?p=100248#p100248
Sept.3, 5:57am.Lady perched close to the nest and Dad in the nest
viewtopic.php?p=100297#p100297
Sept. 3, 8:03pm...Lady on the nest .. viewtopic.php?p=100437#p100437
Sept.4..No nest visits .
Sept.5.No eagLe visits .
Sept. 6 The embedded cams were down for a while and we watched on the zoomer cams,...... No nest visits .
Sept .7 6:22am..... Dad on the nest ....viewtopic.php?p=101141#p101141
Sept.8 ..7:38 pm ....Dad and Lady in the nest ....viewtopic.php?p=101550#p101550
Sept.9, 10, 11, 12 , 13. .. No nest visits ~
Sept 12..6:22pm..Eagle seen by the river.. viewtopic.php?p=102221#p102221
Sept .13 ...Approx. 7:01pm.... eagle seen by the river ..viewtopic.php?p=102409#p102409
Sept.14... 6:12am .Heard one eagle ? Lady .. 6:17 am and 6:24am Heard two eagles ...responding to one another.. Dad and Lady!
Sept. 15..7:26pm..... Eagle by the river
viewtopic.php?p=102756#p102756
Sept.16...6:23pm...Eagles on the flats .. viewtopic.php?p=102901#p102901
Sept.17, 6:15am.. Lady calling ....Dad responding viewtopic.php?p=103007#p103007
Sept.19 at 7:17pm..Dad is on the nest ...viewtopic.php?p=103572#p103572.
Sept.20 at 6:14am .. Hearing Dad and Lady close by viewtopic.php?p=103617#p103617
Sept.21..`No eagles seen or heard
Sept .22.5:39pm..... Lady on the runway
viewtopic.php?p=104130#p104130
Sept.23, 7:02pm....Dad on the nest.. viewtopic.php?p=104393#p104393
Sept.25, 5:42pm ..Eagles out front viewtopic.php?p=104646#p104646
Sept. 25 .. 2:23 -2:44 . Two eagles seen on a log and on flew flew of from a tree ~ viewtopic.php?p=104817#p104817
Sept.27..11:47am......Eagles on the flats....start here
viewtopic.php?p=104978#p104978
Sept.28 , 9:18am... Dad on the nest ..viewtopic.php?p=105107#p105107
Sept 28.. 3:11pm. Dad and Lady on the nest .....viewtopic.php?p=105191#p105191
Sept . 29 .. 6:49a ......... Dad flying by ..Lady on the nest
viewtopic.php?p=105370#p105370
Sept.29, 3:53pm .. eagle / eagles on the sandbar and One on the stacking tree tree by Mom's perch.....start here
viewtopic.php?p=105519#p105519
4:36pm.. All the cams are down.....
Last seen..
Mom ,May 31.
Dad and Lady August 9......Dad came back August 23 ..Lady and Dad were on the nest August 25.
Sept.3.and 8 .. Dad and Lady were on the nest ...
Sept. 4, 5 , 6, 9, 10, 11, 12 , 13 14, 15, 16,17,18 , 20, 21, 24, 25 26 . 27 No nest visits ..
Re: Harrison Mills 2017-2018 Observation and Discussion Thread
Mom feeding Bunker and Divot
Re: Harrison Mills 2017-2018 Observation and Discussion Thread
Summaries of the Nesting Seasons
2013 was the first year we watched this nest, and while there were some occasional eagle visits, Mr. and Mrs. Honeycomb didn't arrive until mid March (see here for a possible reason). They promptly set to work, fixed up the nest, and laid two eggs four days apart, both of which hatched four days apart. Both Birdie and Bogey did well for a couple of weeks, though little Bogey was always visibly smaller, but then Birdie started a major growth spurt and there were a few days with less food - which meant that there was none left for the now much smaller chick; little Bogey died when he/she was 23 days old. Birdie thrived, and fledged successfully. He was seen flying down near the river - and did return to the nest for a couple of quick visits before heading off to see the world. You can read all about the 2013 nesting season here - Harrison Mills 2013 Observations and Discussion .
The 2014 nesting season was different - you can read all about the 2014 nesting season here - Harrison Mills 2014 Observations and Discussion. Mrs. Honeycomb only laid one egg, and though both parents incubated it diligently, it didn't hatch. We were all a bit heartbroken - but do know this may also be part of the natural way of things. IrishEyes put together a great summary of the 2014 nesting season - Part 1 and Part 2
The 2015 nesting season was wonderful..Mom Honeycomb laid two eggs and both hatched...... they were named Driver and Putter....The Honeycombs knew the area better and there was no shortage of food.....both chicks fledged successfully.....
You can read all about the 2015 nesting season here Harrison Mills 2015 nest season
2016 was another great season ~~ Mom laid two eggs again and both hatched,, they were named Sandy and Piper ..sadly Piper passed away at 3 days old and to Quote Judy B
There was no aggression any of us saw, he got to look around and see the world for a few days, and have a bit of fish, and is spending his final time curled up with Sandy and snuggled by Mom. I wish he didn't have to leave so soon - but if he must, this is not a bad way to go. :elove::brknhrt: Sandy Fledged successfully.
You can read all about 2016 Here
2013 was the first year we watched this nest, and while there were some occasional eagle visits, Mr. and Mrs. Honeycomb didn't arrive until mid March (see here for a possible reason). They promptly set to work, fixed up the nest, and laid two eggs four days apart, both of which hatched four days apart. Both Birdie and Bogey did well for a couple of weeks, though little Bogey was always visibly smaller, but then Birdie started a major growth spurt and there were a few days with less food - which meant that there was none left for the now much smaller chick; little Bogey died when he/she was 23 days old. Birdie thrived, and fledged successfully. He was seen flying down near the river - and did return to the nest for a couple of quick visits before heading off to see the world. You can read all about the 2013 nesting season here - Harrison Mills 2013 Observations and Discussion .
The 2014 nesting season was different - you can read all about the 2014 nesting season here - Harrison Mills 2014 Observations and Discussion. Mrs. Honeycomb only laid one egg, and though both parents incubated it diligently, it didn't hatch. We were all a bit heartbroken - but do know this may also be part of the natural way of things. IrishEyes put together a great summary of the 2014 nesting season - Part 1 and Part 2
The 2015 nesting season was wonderful..Mom Honeycomb laid two eggs and both hatched...... they were named Driver and Putter....The Honeycombs knew the area better and there was no shortage of food.....both chicks fledged successfully.....
You can read all about the 2015 nesting season here Harrison Mills 2015 nest season
2016 was another great season ~~ Mom laid two eggs again and both hatched,, they were named Sandy and Piper ..sadly Piper passed away at 3 days old and to Quote Judy B
There was no aggression any of us saw, he got to look around and see the world for a few days, and have a bit of fish, and is spending his final time curled up with Sandy and snuggled by Mom. I wish he didn't have to leave so soon - but if he must, this is not a bad way to go. :elove::brknhrt: Sandy Fledged successfully.
You can read all about 2016 Here
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2018 Nesting Season – September 2017 – August 2018
This Nest has been Adopted By:
Gia, Roman, Ava
IrishEyes
Kyle and Neil Hardy
gemini
Pat Petzing
The “Special Lady”
Gail and Ivan Morris
Y.A. Proctor
IrishEyes in honor of Mom and Dad Honeycomb, Bunker and Divot
Charlie Ipcar
JudyB
Jeff and Debbie Bogdan
Helen Nimz
Sue Dumas
AnneP
Anonymous
Previous Year's Adoptions
2013
2014
2015
2015/2016
2016/2017
You too can honor your favorite fine feathered family -
and support the work of Hancock Wildlife -
by adopting the HWF nest of your choice -
Click HERE to see how!
This Nest has been Adopted By:
Gia, Roman, Ava
IrishEyes
Kyle and Neil Hardy
gemini
Pat Petzing
The “Special Lady”
Gail and Ivan Morris
Y.A. Proctor
IrishEyes in honor of Mom and Dad Honeycomb, Bunker and Divot
Charlie Ipcar
JudyB
Jeff and Debbie Bogdan
Helen Nimz
Sue Dumas
AnneP
Anonymous
Previous Year's Adoptions
2013
2014
2015
2015/2016
2016/2017
You too can honor your favorite fine feathered family -
and support the work of Hancock Wildlife -
by adopting the HWF nest of your choice -
Click HERE to see how!
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For inf. purposes ........Mom Honeycomb will be 23 years old this year .....
Closing remarks from David Hancock:
So now we have more details -- Chapter 2 of hopefully many! Our big lady was banded in June, 2001 as a full adult and released after she had completed about 2 months of rehabilitation following collision with a car. So this bird was now a minimum 17 years old when she came to the Harrison Mills nest. She had survived a battle with a vehicle but been found by people who cared. Then again, if my suspicions are correct, she is the female from the Morris Valley nest, she has had another run-in with humans -- this time with disturbing chain saws, consecutive work crews and helicopters -- and again survived. No wonder our eagles have been increasing. Once we changed our attitude and considered predators good icons, essential indicators of how healthy an ecosystem is, they rebounded with the very virility our Harrison Mills pair was continuing to show.
Closing remarks from David Hancock:
So now we have more details -- Chapter 2 of hopefully many! Our big lady was banded in June, 2001 as a full adult and released after she had completed about 2 months of rehabilitation following collision with a car. So this bird was now a minimum 17 years old when she came to the Harrison Mills nest. She had survived a battle with a vehicle but been found by people who cared. Then again, if my suspicions are correct, she is the female from the Morris Valley nest, she has had another run-in with humans -- this time with disturbing chain saws, consecutive work crews and helicopters -- and again survived. No wonder our eagles have been increasing. Once we changed our attitude and considered predators good icons, essential indicators of how healthy an ecosystem is, they rebounded with the very virility our Harrison Mills pair was continuing to show.
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Frequently asked for links
Friday, Dec.19, 2014. Eagle nests In H Mills/Fraser Valley area K Bills. HERE
Excellent Article by Judy B.
Impact of Sibling Rivalry As Seen on Web Cams
Friday, January 31 2014 @ 07:20 PM AST
Contributed by: JudyB
HERE
Story of the River by Judy B
Screen Caps re ID of Mom Honeycombs leg band
Link to HANCOCK WILDLIFE MEMBER'S DICTION-AERIE HERE
Chehalis River Underwater Cam.Discussion and Observation thread and links to the types of fish
Friday, Dec.19, 2014. Eagle nests In H Mills/Fraser Valley area K Bills. HERE
Excellent Article by Judy B.
Impact of Sibling Rivalry As Seen on Web Cams
Friday, January 31 2014 @ 07:20 PM AST
Contributed by: JudyB
HERE
Story of the River by Judy B
Screen Caps re ID of Mom Honeycombs leg band
Link to HANCOCK WILDLIFE MEMBER'S DICTION-AERIE HERE
Chehalis River Underwater Cam.Discussion and Observation thread and links to the types of fish
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More Links
Cam Maintenance Sept .11 .....2017
Honeycombs ..Time lines
Return Dates of the Honeycombs
Honeycombs..Re Winter breaks
Background of Chehalis Flats Bald Eagle & Salmon Preserve Concerns:
http://fraservalleybaldeaglefestival.ca ... -preserve/
Perches on the H Mills Nest Cams
http://archive.hancockwildlife.org/foru ... 847#907847
Cam Maintenance Sept .11 .....2017
Honeycombs ..Time lines
Return Dates of the Honeycombs
Honeycombs..Re Winter breaks
Background of Chehalis Flats Bald Eagle & Salmon Preserve Concerns:
http://fraservalleybaldeaglefestival.ca ... -preserve/
Perches on the H Mills Nest Cams
http://archive.hancockwildlife.org/foru ... 847#907847
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How to tell Who is Who
Mrs Honeycomb has a band on her right leg, and appears to have a feather missing on the right side of her tail; it may have broken - sometimes it looks as if I can see the top part of it.
(Picture courtesy of Judy B)
Mrs Honeycomb was banded by O.W.L. as a full adult in the spring of 2001 - so she will be at least 21 years old in spring 2016; you can read the rest of her story from David Hancock here - A Good Eagle Story.
Welcome our current Dad .. Notice the dark feathers under his eyes ...
Beautiful Mom
ADDED
Post with thanks to Judy B viewtopic.php?p=40696#p40696
Mrs Honeycomb has a band on her right leg, and appears to have a feather missing on the right side of her tail; it may have broken - sometimes it looks as if I can see the top part of it.
(Picture courtesy of Judy B)
Mrs Honeycomb was banded by O.W.L. as a full adult in the spring of 2001 - so she will be at least 21 years old in spring 2016; you can read the rest of her story from David Hancock here - A Good Eagle Story.
Welcome our current Dad .. Notice the dark feathers under his eyes ...
Beautiful Mom
ADDED
Post with thanks to Judy B viewtopic.php?p=40696#p40696
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More pictures of Dad from the zoomers and posters at H Mills
View of Dad's both eyes Courtesy of Darlene and Bev
Dark spec. in Dad's left eye Courtesy of Yolande .
Dark spot on Dads tail feathers Courtesy of Yolande
Comparison views Dad's and Mom's tail feathers... Dad on top .Mom on bottom Courtesy Judy B
Mom on top ..Dad on the bottom... Notice both have dark spots on the top on their tails near their wings .Dad has white feathers sticking out from his darker back feathers'
Credit to Heather , Gail, Yolande , Darlene , Judy and Bev...we all got the same pictures at different times. ..
View of Dad's both eyes Courtesy of Darlene and Bev
Dark spec. in Dad's left eye Courtesy of Yolande .
Dark spot on Dads tail feathers Courtesy of Yolande
Comparison views Dad's and Mom's tail feathers... Dad on top .Mom on bottom Courtesy Judy B
Mom on top ..Dad on the bottom... Notice both have dark spots on the top on their tails near their wings .Dad has white feathers sticking out from his darker back feathers'
Credit to Heather , Gail, Yolande , Darlene , Judy and Bev...we all got the same pictures at different times. ..
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Dad has " bump" on lower beak near the hinge.. cl for bigger
This is Dad's right side Courtesy of Yolande
This is Mom's left side ..she doesn't have a bump on her lower beak or a spot in her eye. Cl for bigger . Mom's right side Courtesy of Yolande /
We can see the spot in Dad's left eye also in this one.
Both s'caps courtesy of Judy B .
This is Dad's right side Courtesy of Yolande
This is Mom's left side ..she doesn't have a bump on her lower beak or a spot in her eye. Cl for bigger . Mom's right side Courtesy of Yolande /
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Reserved for more pictures
Post by Judy B. re ..naming the New Dad ... viewtopic.php?p=40696#p40696
Link for ID Pictures of New Pair and Or Dad and new Female on H Mills
viewtopic.php?p=72846#p72846
Post by Judy B. re ..naming the New Dad ... viewtopic.php?p=40696#p40696
Link for ID Pictures of New Pair and Or Dad and new Female on H Mills
viewtopic.php?p=72846#p72846
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More links from 2017-2018
Mom and Dad or New Male on Mom's perch Saturday Oct.21 at 7:29a
Mom on the nest Sunday Oct 22 at 8:58am Mom comes to the nest .. New Male is on Mom+ Dads perch
Monday..Oct 23 at 7:16am..Mom and New Male on Mom's Perch
Friday Oct.27 at 7:28a Mom and New mate on Mom's perch
Friday Oct.27 at 9:17a....Mom is on the nest
Sunday ..Oct.29 at 7:50am .....Male on the nest
Thursday.Oct.31.Website is down .
Wednesday..Nov..22.Website is back up Please look here for updates when website was down
Wednesday..Nov..22.Website is back up Please look here for updates when website was down
Nov.22 at 9:29am Mom on her perch facing the flats
..]Nov.28 ? 8:21am Mom in the Baby Sitting Tree close to the nest
..Nov.28...8:39am Mom and her new mate on Mom's perch facing the flats
.Saturday.. Dec.2 ..2:20pm..Mom and new Mate on Mom's perch facing the flats
Sunday...Dec.3.. 10:10am to 2:57pm ...Mom on her perch facing the flats
Jan1..2018 .at 8:20am.......N Direct Access cam is back and N embedded Cam has spinning circle
Jan2.....N Embedded Cam is streaming also
Jan 3..... S Embedded and Direct Access Cams are streaming at 2:10pm
Jan.4 S Embedded cam is cutting in and out and has no sound
Jan. 5 at 4:55pm Two eagles on Mom + Dads perch close to the nest..attempted mating
Jan.9 ..4:24pm Eagle close to the nest
Jan.9 Two adults now
North Cam on line Feb.19 around 11am.. I checked the DVR and there was reboot.
Feb.18...... The embedded and Direct Access Cams are all down around 3:15pm..Power Outages
Feb.19. 8:10am.......N Cam is back
Feb.22, 2:38pm ...S cam is streaming...
March 3, 6:17pm.... Eagle on the nest ?Mom
March 7, 5:43pm....Mom on the nest
March 9, 6:11pm.Mom made a brief visit on thee incoming branch
March 11, 7:21pm.Mom and Mate on the nest
March 12, 7:12pm... Mom and Mate on the nest
March13, 6:59am...Mom and Mate on the nest
Videos with thanks to Darlene..
Ma and new mate north cam
Ma and new mate
March 14 at 2:14pm....Eagle on Mom's perch...Mom Honeycomb
March 16 at 7:12am .. Eagle on the nest ? Mate
March 18, 6:28pm Mate first then Mom on the nest
March 21, 7:25pm..Mom and Mate on the nest
March 22, 7:34pm'..short nest visit by mate
March23, 6:26pm..Mom and Her Mate Long visit and best visit yet .... Video of the Highlights of the March 23 nest visit with thanks to Darlene. Evening of 23rd highlights
March 25 at 11:30am .Mom and Mate on the nest
March 26.Vistor in the nest at 1:43 pm
March 26..Mom and ?Mate in nest at 6:48pm
March27 at 8:34am .. Young Male in the nest
March 27at 7:53pm..Eagle in the nest
March 28 at 6:37am .Mom and Mate on the nest
March 28 1:15pm start here..interesting visit
March 28 , 6:12pm... Mate and Mom on the nest
March 29..Mate and Mom on the nest/.11:47am..
March 30, 6:31am.Mom and Mate.
March 30 , 11:29am \..Mom and Mate on the nest
Mom and Mate are making frequent nest visits and doing restorations and mating too.. so I won't be posting anymore links here unless we see they are not coming to the nest .
ADDED
Mom spent first night on the nest April 5 at 7:57pm
Mom and Mate spend the night on the nest , April 10, 8:39pm
All the cams are down since Wednesday, May 2 at 4:45pm.
Mom and Dad or New Male on Mom's perch Saturday Oct.21 at 7:29a
Mom on the nest Sunday Oct 22 at 8:58am Mom comes to the nest .. New Male is on Mom+ Dads perch
Monday..Oct 23 at 7:16am..Mom and New Male on Mom's Perch
Friday Oct.27 at 7:28a Mom and New mate on Mom's perch
Friday Oct.27 at 9:17a....Mom is on the nest
Sunday ..Oct.29 at 7:50am .....Male on the nest
Thursday.Oct.31.Website is down .
Wednesday..Nov..22.Website is back up Please look here for updates when website was down
Wednesday..Nov..22.Website is back up Please look here for updates when website was down
Nov.22 at 9:29am Mom on her perch facing the flats
..]Nov.28 ? 8:21am Mom in the Baby Sitting Tree close to the nest
..Nov.28...8:39am Mom and her new mate on Mom's perch facing the flats
.Saturday.. Dec.2 ..2:20pm..Mom and new Mate on Mom's perch facing the flats
Sunday...Dec.3.. 10:10am to 2:57pm ...Mom on her perch facing the flats
Jan1..2018 .at 8:20am.......N Direct Access cam is back and N embedded Cam has spinning circle
Jan2.....N Embedded Cam is streaming also
Jan 3..... S Embedded and Direct Access Cams are streaming at 2:10pm
Jan.4 S Embedded cam is cutting in and out and has no sound
Jan. 5 at 4:55pm Two eagles on Mom + Dads perch close to the nest..attempted mating
Jan.9 ..4:24pm Eagle close to the nest
Jan.9 Two adults now
North Cam on line Feb.19 around 11am.. I checked the DVR and there was reboot.
Feb.18...... The embedded and Direct Access Cams are all down around 3:15pm..Power Outages
Feb.19. 8:10am.......N Cam is back
Feb.22, 2:38pm ...S cam is streaming...
March 3, 6:17pm.... Eagle on the nest ?Mom
March 7, 5:43pm....Mom on the nest
March 9, 6:11pm.Mom made a brief visit on thee incoming branch
March 11, 7:21pm.Mom and Mate on the nest
March 12, 7:12pm... Mom and Mate on the nest
March13, 6:59am...Mom and Mate on the nest
Videos with thanks to Darlene..
Ma and new mate north cam
Ma and new mate
March 14 at 2:14pm....Eagle on Mom's perch...Mom Honeycomb
March 16 at 7:12am .. Eagle on the nest ? Mate
March 18, 6:28pm Mate first then Mom on the nest
March 21, 7:25pm..Mom and Mate on the nest
March 22, 7:34pm'..short nest visit by mate
March23, 6:26pm..Mom and Her Mate Long visit and best visit yet .... Video of the Highlights of the March 23 nest visit with thanks to Darlene. Evening of 23rd highlights
March 25 at 11:30am .Mom and Mate on the nest
March 26.Vistor in the nest at 1:43 pm
March 26..Mom and ?Mate in nest at 6:48pm
March27 at 8:34am .. Young Male in the nest
March 27at 7:53pm..Eagle in the nest
March 28 at 6:37am .Mom and Mate on the nest
March 28 1:15pm start here..interesting visit
March 28 , 6:12pm... Mate and Mom on the nest
March 29..Mate and Mom on the nest/.11:47am..
March 30, 6:31am.Mom and Mate.
March 30 , 11:29am \..Mom and Mate on the nest
Mom and Mate are making frequent nest visits and doing restorations and mating too.. so I won't be posting anymore links here unless we see they are not coming to the nest .
ADDED
Mom spent first night on the nest April 5 at 7:57pm
Mom and Mate spend the night on the nest , April 10, 8:39pm
All the cams are down since Wednesday, May 2 at 4:45pm.
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Return Dates of the Eagles
2017....2018 Nesting season
Mom Returned
Oct. 3, 2017 .
New Mate ( later called Dad ) seen on the nest .March 11, 2018
Look here ...viewtopic.php?p=248#p248
Time Line
2017..2018
Egg #1 seen April 15, 2018
Egg Hatched ..May 21 at 4:22pm ..Chick was named Chips by Betty Anne at Pretty Estates ..
Sadly Chips 8 days old passed away May 29 under the comfort of Mom
Mom was last seen May 31 .
New Female (later called Lady ) on the nest with Dad June 19.
2017....2018 Nesting season
Mom Returned
Oct. 3, 2017 .
New Mate ( later called Dad ) seen on the nest .March 11, 2018
Look here ...viewtopic.php?p=248#p248
Time Line
2017..2018
Egg #1 seen April 15, 2018
Egg Hatched ..May 21 at 4:22pm ..Chick was named Chips by Betty Anne at Pretty Estates ..
Sadly Chips 8 days old passed away May 29 under the comfort of Mom
Mom was last seen May 31 .
New Female (later called Lady ) on the nest with Dad June 19.
Re: Harrison Mills 2017-2018 Observation and Discussion Thread
The 2017-2018 season started here
Last post on the old forum was here
Sunday, February 25, 2018.
Good Morning H Mills, Darlene, Yolande, Gail, Heather, Anne, Sandy, Misha and all who watch this nest
Weather Report 7:11am Windy at the empty nest
Last post on the old forum was here
Sunday, February 25, 2018.
Good Morning H Mills, Darlene, Yolande, Gail, Heather, Anne, Sandy, Misha and all who watch this nest
Weather Report 7:11am Windy at the empty nest