Surrey Reserve 2021-2022 Observation and Discussion

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Re: Surrey Reserve 2021-2022 Observation and Discussion

Post by nightowl » Wed Aug 10, 2022 11:58 pm

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Re: Surrey Reserve 2021-2022 Observation and Discussion

Post by CC398 » Thu Aug 11, 2022 7:37 am

Good morning Surrey Reserve! Thank you for starting our day Nightowl. Here is a look at today's weather in Surrey.

I checked both DVR streams and did not see any Eagles out there.
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Re: Surrey Reserve 2021-2022 Observation and Discussion

Post by gemini » Thu Aug 11, 2022 11:19 pm

11:18 pm Been checking off and on since early evening but haven seen any visits all day. I checked back to CC's last post.
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Re: Surrey Reserve 2021-2022 Observation and Discussion

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Re: Surrey Reserve 2021-2022 Observation and Discussion

Post by CC398 » Fri Aug 12, 2022 7:37 am

Good morning SR friends, thanks for checking gemini, and thanks for starting our day here Nightowl! Here is a look at today's weather.

I checked both DVR's and did not catch any visits from any Eagles. I am reluctantly accepting that our SM and SF have gone off north on their migration. I know it's what they do, but I'm pretty attached to them :rh:

I think they will return to this territory in the early fall, and I'll be watching for them until then :)
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Re: Surrey Reserve 2021-2022 Observation and Discussion

Post by gemini » Fri Aug 12, 2022 8:34 pm

8:33pm Checked the DVR's back to 8:29 this morning but didn't see any action of any kind. All is quiet at the nest.
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Re: Surrey Reserve 2021-2022 Observation and Discussion

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Re: Surrey Reserve 2021-2022 Observation and Discussion

Post by JudyB » Sat Aug 13, 2022 1:18 pm

Good afternoon, everyone, and thanks for starting our day, nightowl! :bye 1:

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I took a quick look back on the dvr, and didn't see any visits in the last 12 hours. I hope SM and SF are having a wonderful vacation, and finding lots of salmon! :love:

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Re: Surrey Reserve 2021-2022 Observation and Discussion

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Re: Surrey Reserve 2021-2022 Observation and Discussion

Post by gemini » Sun Aug 14, 2022 5:30 am

5:23 am Checked the DVR back the last 12 hours but didn't see any eagles.
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Re: Surrey Reserve 2021-2022 Observation and Discussion

Post by JudyB » Sun Aug 14, 2022 8:08 am

Good morning, everyone!
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Now that it looks as if SM and SF are away for a month or so (if they follow the pattern at most of our nests), it's time to start thinking about annual maintenance. There's a lot that needs to be done at the rest of our nests, but I'm thinking that all we really need here is a cleaning of the domes and a check of the wires etc to make sure nothing is showing signs of wear and tear.

Anything else that could be useful while they're there?

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Re: Surrey Reserve 2021-2022 Observation and Discussion

Post by gemini » Mon Aug 15, 2022 9:43 am

Checked the cams last night back 12 hours at 8:23 pm, and this morning back 12 hours at 9:33 am. As expected, there weren't any visits.
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Re: Surrey Reserve 2021-2022 Observation and Discussion

Post by JudyB » Mon Aug 15, 2022 4:10 pm

2022 Cam Maintenance
Matching Drive

Hi everyone!

It's certainly been an unusual nesting season - but one thing remains the same:

We need your help so we can be prepared to see what happens next.

The first $1000 in donations toward our cam maintenance fund drive will be matched by long-time supporters of Hancock Wildlife - so the time to donate is now!

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I may take a bit of a look back in another post - but now I'd like to look ahead to our plans and hopes for next year - and how you can help us get there. :thumlft:

While we all miss Dad Trooper at Delta 2, I'm looking forward to watching Ma Delta teach DM (Delta Male) how to be a good mate and with luck a good dad to the little chicks we hope to see them raise together in the new nest we'll be building for them, with big thanks to everyone who donated to our GoFundMe drive.

The French Creek eagles raised two chicks in 2022 - though they didn't use the nest with the cam and, even if they had, the cam went offline before the nesting season got underway. Ever the optimist, I'm hoping we'll be able to get the cam streaming again, and at the very least see the adults and maybe next year's fledglings visit the nest with a cam - and just maybe they'll decide it's time for a change and move to the nest with the cam!

Mom Dimple and Dad Duffer finally produced eggs in 2022 after three years together at Harrison Mills, but were disrupted by an intruder during the incubation. I really want to see them raising little chicks next year - and I think it will happen, and very much hope that we'll be able to replace the cams that are no longer working so we'll be able to see them raise their first chicks together.

A young pair of eagles took over the Surrey Reserve nest for the 2022 season, and weren't ready to nest then, but I think they are now - and we're looking forward to watching SM and SF (Surrey Male and Surrey Female) learn how to raise the tiny chicks we hope they will have. This is the only nest that doesn't need major work - but it would be nice to get the cams cleaned - and to do the preventive maintenance needed to make sure they keep working.

The White Rock pair had a sad year in 2022, losing their chicks when they were a little more than six weeks old - and I'm hoping we'll be able to see them come back with another successful season (they've successfully fledged 14 young eagles so far). One of the cameras at the nest they appear to be preparing for next year is in danger of falling after one of the straps holding it broke, so we are hoping to be able to fix that quickly.

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The screenshot above is Ma Delta feeding her tiny eaglets in 2019 - and I would love to have five pictures like this, one from each of our nests, at this time next year. :love:

Naturally, the eagles will have a say in that - but we need to get functioning cams securely fastened at as many nests as possible in the month or so while the eagles are generally away in search of salmon.

We'll be posting additional information about the work we'd like to do at the various nests soon, but we really do need donations now so we can start reserving lifts and scheduling climbers and hopefully buying a few new cams. And remember - the first $1000 in donations will be matched - so if you adopt a nest for $250, HWF will receive $500!

We've tried to answer some of the common questions about donating here - All About Donating - and please feel free to PM me if you have other questions or concerns.
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Re: Surrey Reserve 2021-2022 Observation and Discussion

Post by nightowl » Mon Aug 15, 2022 11:59 pm

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Re: Surrey Reserve 2021-2022 Observation and Discussion

Post by JudyB » Tue Aug 16, 2022 8:23 am

Good morning, everyone! :bye 1: nightowl!
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I haven't checked it out yet, but the link for the story about the Nazca booby bird is https://www.theweathernetwork.com/ca/ne ... ple-amazed in case folks are interested.


I'm trying something new here - I've set the South cam up so it will do a patrol, visiting some of the presets for 2-5 minutes each; if my math is correct, it takes 34 minutes for each circuit. Here's a list of where it's currently going, with the time at each stop in seconds:
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Zoomers can stop the patrol by clicking the Stop button in the left control panel:
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If you want to turn the patrol on again when you're zooming, just click the Patrol button in the row above the Stop button.


It's fairly easy to change the time spent at any of the locations, or add or remove presets - let me know if you have suggestions. Thanks!

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