Hancock Wildlife Foundation

7:45am I checked the nest.
I've been waiting to catch h/her on the favourite branch! lol

Any time now and it will be gone.

Thanks Sandra it's fun to watch.

I looked at 9am and interesting one adult perched at the top of the tree and one on the branch with the eaglet on the edge of the nest maybe they expect it to fledge.......

Checked the nest this past week and the eaglet is there less and less and I have only seen one adult there recently with the eaglet. They will all go on their trip soon.

WOW!! that is so interesting. This i the first time I have seen an adult with an eaglet in a tree..thank you Marg.

Once they leave Sandra do they away or still stay in the area but not near the nest? I worry about the little munchkins..lol.

Hi Beth and welcome to our Stalashen nest!
Once the eaglets have fledged and instinct takes over all our eagles fly north to feed on salmon. I'm sure some have already left and all are pretty much gone by mid August. They start returning to their territories and nests around the end of September. Some think the newly fledged fly north with a parent, and they can also go on their own through following some eagles flying or through simple instinct.
The adults help the young learn to scavenge for food. Often the newly fledged will return to their nest territory as well in the fall. Not to worry!

Hi Beth, glad you followed my link I sent you welcome. Glad you enjoyed looking at the pictures. Sandra answered your question. I looked last night and one adult and our eaglet were there this morning just the eaglet is on a branch. Have a great day.

I've been enjoying following this thread, thank you Marg for all the updates and pictures and Sandra for yours too. Has the eaglet actually fledged yet or still branching in the nest tree ?

Karen, it has fledged but is still hanging around.
Having the telescope I have the advantage of looking several times a day still not as good as the Hancock cams though.

Thanks for the update Marg, great news re the eaglet !

Thanks for the updates Marg and Sandra. Great to hear of a successful fledge this year!

Thanks Heather & Karen.

I see the Stalashen eaglet is still in the area, I saw it yesterday on the old perch tree and later on a branch in the nest tree. This morning it was perched on a branch in the nest tree but at 10:23am I looked and it's not there... gone fishing maybe.

I was at Port Stalashen this morning and suspect that the young eagle perched in the same tree that I see the adults perch in there was the Stalashen fledgling He/she called off and on for the half hour I was in the area before flying off in the direction of the nest / nest tree.

Karen H

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Lovely shots Karen! This is the nest where I have found youngsters lingering on after parents have left the area through the years. Nice that you had a visit with him.