Police Academy -- Washington,DC-- 2018
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Police Academy -- Washington,DC-- 2018
HWF would like to welcome the Earth Conservation Corps (AKA Police academy) bald eagle nest for it's first year of coverage here on the forum.
Link to cam with log ~~ http://www.eaglecam.org/eagle-forum
Link to cam with chat ~~ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqPTLkR ... e=youtu.be
Link to FB page ~~ https://www.facebook.com/groups/AnacostiaRaptors/about/
Link to cam 2 ~~ To access cam 2 hover over the lower right hand corner of the cam 1 screen. When you see an icon that looks like a small suitcase---click on it. This gives you the ability to toggle back and forth between the 2 cams
Liberty and Justice---the stars of this nest ---
THE POLICE ACADEMY NEST
In 2005, a pair of bald eagles, Liberty & Justice built their nest on the grounds of the Metropolitan Police Department in Southeast Washington, DC. The pair has raised two eaglets every year for the last 11 years.
This nest is 110 feet up on an oak tree.
The nest and tree --
Liberty, the female, has primary responsibility for incubating her eggs and caring for the young chicks. Justice, the male, has the crucial job of catching fish and bringing them for his mate and eaglets.
The adults, Lkiberty and Justice, were named by former Police Chief Cathy Lanier, on the day of the Boston Bombing. She called a press conference at the eagle's nest to name them.
Link to cam with log ~~ http://www.eaglecam.org/eagle-forum
Link to cam with chat ~~ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqPTLkR ... e=youtu.be
Link to FB page ~~ https://www.facebook.com/groups/AnacostiaRaptors/about/
Link to cam 2 ~~ To access cam 2 hover over the lower right hand corner of the cam 1 screen. When you see an icon that looks like a small suitcase---click on it. This gives you the ability to toggle back and forth between the 2 cams
Liberty and Justice---the stars of this nest ---
THE POLICE ACADEMY NEST
In 2005, a pair of bald eagles, Liberty & Justice built their nest on the grounds of the Metropolitan Police Department in Southeast Washington, DC. The pair has raised two eaglets every year for the last 11 years.
This nest is 110 feet up on an oak tree.
The nest and tree --
Liberty, the female, has primary responsibility for incubating her eggs and caring for the young chicks. Justice, the male, has the crucial job of catching fish and bringing them for his mate and eaglets.
The adults, Lkiberty and Justice, were named by former Police Chief Cathy Lanier, on the day of the Boston Bombing. She called a press conference at the eagle's nest to name them.
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Some history about this nest ~~
These eagles are an urban wildlife success story. Pollution forced bald eagles to abandon their last DC nest in 1946. Restoring the Bald Eagle as a nesting resident of their community was the dream of the teenage volunteers of the Earth Conservation Corps.
In 1994, the teenage volunteers of the Earth Conservation Corps launched a bold experiment to try to spur the return of the bald eagle as a nesting resident of our Nation's Capital.
In 1996 youths from the Earth Conservation Corps, under a permit from the Fish and Wildlife Service, began releasing 16 young bald eagles from Wisconsin at the National Arboretum in Washington in an attempt to restore the birds to the Anacostia region.
The Corps translocated 16 eaglets from nests in Wisconsin to an artificial "hack box" located in the U.S. National Arboretum. After being raised for six weeks at the Arboretum the juvenile eagles were released into the skies over Washington. Four eaglets were released every spring from 1994 to 1998. The eagle restoration efforts by the youth of the Earth Conservation Corps galvanized the entire city in their mission to restore the eagles' Anacostia River habitat.
At that time the Anacostia was one of the nation’s most polluted rivers and the communities along the river were some of its most violent. In subsequent years, several pairs of eagles have built nests along the river, and the Anacostia River is rebounding.
The Washington, DC nest of the famous pair, The President and First Lady, was also a result of these efforts. That nest is also here on the forum and is sponsered by the American Eagle Foundstion.
A map showing the location of this nest (yellow), the AEF nest (red), and where the eagles were originally released (blue). ..
These eagles are an urban wildlife success story. Pollution forced bald eagles to abandon their last DC nest in 1946. Restoring the Bald Eagle as a nesting resident of their community was the dream of the teenage volunteers of the Earth Conservation Corps.
In 1994, the teenage volunteers of the Earth Conservation Corps launched a bold experiment to try to spur the return of the bald eagle as a nesting resident of our Nation's Capital.
In 1996 youths from the Earth Conservation Corps, under a permit from the Fish and Wildlife Service, began releasing 16 young bald eagles from Wisconsin at the National Arboretum in Washington in an attempt to restore the birds to the Anacostia region.
The Corps translocated 16 eaglets from nests in Wisconsin to an artificial "hack box" located in the U.S. National Arboretum. After being raised for six weeks at the Arboretum the juvenile eagles were released into the skies over Washington. Four eaglets were released every spring from 1994 to 1998. The eagle restoration efforts by the youth of the Earth Conservation Corps galvanized the entire city in their mission to restore the eagles' Anacostia River habitat.
At that time the Anacostia was one of the nation’s most polluted rivers and the communities along the river were some of its most violent. In subsequent years, several pairs of eagles have built nests along the river, and the Anacostia River is rebounding.
The Washington, DC nest of the famous pair, The President and First Lady, was also a result of these efforts. That nest is also here on the forum and is sponsered by the American Eagle Foundstion.
A map showing the location of this nest (yellow), the AEF nest (red), and where the eagles were originally released (blue). ..
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Stats for 2018 ~~
*Eggs laid -- Egg 31 -- Egg #1 -- February 7, 2018 !! Egg #2 -- February 11, 2018
*Eggs hatched -- Egg #1/ECC3 -- March 17, 2018 ~~ Egg #2/ECC4 -- March 19, 2018
* Named -- ECC3 -- Honor and ECC4 -- Courage
*Branched --ECC3/Honor - May 24, 2018 ~~ ECC4/Courage - May 26, 2018
*Fledged -- ECC3/Honor - May 31, 2018 (75 days old) ~~ ECC4/Courage - June 2, 2018 (75 days old)
*Last seen -- One was last seen on July 5th ~~ The second young eagle was last seen on July 8th. Fly high and free and have a wonderful eagle life Honor and Courage!!!
The 2018 eaglets courtesy of the ECC Cam --
-- ECC3
-- ECC4
*Eggs laid -- Egg 31 -- Egg #1 -- February 7, 2018 !! Egg #2 -- February 11, 2018
*Eggs hatched -- Egg #1/ECC3 -- March 17, 2018 ~~ Egg #2/ECC4 -- March 19, 2018
* Named -- ECC3 -- Honor and ECC4 -- Courage
*Branched --ECC3/Honor - May 24, 2018 ~~ ECC4/Courage - May 26, 2018
*Fledged -- ECC3/Honor - May 31, 2018 (75 days old) ~~ ECC4/Courage - June 2, 2018 (75 days old)
*Last seen -- One was last seen on July 5th ~~ The second young eagle was last seen on July 8th. Fly high and free and have a wonderful eagle life Honor and Courage!!!
The 2018 eaglets courtesy of the ECC Cam --
-- ECC3
-- ECC4
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Dad posing proudly by his eaglets
Watching Dad
Watching Dad
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I wondered at first if Mom had brown speckles in her head feathers---turns out she was digging around and came up looking like this
Close up of a big eaglet puddle
Hello there---what a bright eyed cutie!
Close up of a big eaglet puddle
Hello there---what a bright eyed cutie!
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This little one has eaten very well!! Kapowie!!
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Found these cuties this morning. Other nests have camera issues or like The Wetlands,
apparently are no longer available.
Approximately 8:43 a.m. nest time
apparently are no longer available.
Approximately 8:43 a.m. nest time
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There was a brief rain storrm where Dad played the "Pop tent". After the rain--the kids wanted out!
Dad took off being blown sideways and look at Mom hanging on in the wind!
Mom came in with a big fish and both parents were nearly up-ended by the wind. Dad waited for just the right time to take off.
Dad took off being blown sideways and look at Mom hanging on in the wind!
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Lunchtime ---eating Mom's big fish
Mom's "hair" blowing in the wind. Come on Mom---we are waiting!!
A big old PS just before sunset.
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A nice dinner before settling down for the night.
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Police Academy
First time posting on this site. I think this is the female on the nest.
Very blustery at the nest.
One eaglet is preening. Eaglet looks like his/her crop is full and not in need of food.
Cannot fully see the other eaglet because the female is blocking the view.
Looks like a large fish on the other side of the nest.
Very nice looking nest.
Enjoy your day.
Sandy
First time posting on this site. I think this is the female on the nest.
Very blustery at the nest.
One eaglet is preening. Eaglet looks like his/her crop is full and not in need of food.
Cannot fully see the other eaglet because the female is blocking the view.
Looks like a large fish on the other side of the nest.
Very nice looking nest.
Enjoy your day.
Sandy
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Lunch time on the nest with Mom this afternoon (Thurs). Nice feeding with both eaglets getting lots of bites to enlarge their already full crops!!
A chunk for the smaller eaglet
A bite for the larger one too
A chunk for the smaller eaglet
A bite for the larger one too
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Checking on the nest this am. Very interesting location. Sometimes so
windy it makes me dizzy to watch for more than a short minute.
Family all together, parents watching all the human traffic.
8:40 a.m. nest time
windy it makes me dizzy to watch for more than a short minute.
Family all together, parents watching all the human traffic.
8:40 a.m. nest time