French Creek Estuary Eagles, Vancouver Island - 2020 - 2021

Camera is offline, but we do get occasional updates for the French Creek Estuary nest on Vancouver Island, BC, from local observers

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Re: French Creek Estuary Eagles, Vancouver Island - 2020-2021

Post by BillA » Thu Apr 15, 2021 8:15 am

I think we've had a visitor on since the cam came back.
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Re: French Creek Estuary Eagles, Vancouver Island - 2020-2021

Post by BillA » Thu Apr 15, 2021 9:06 am

8:54 AM PDT
Looks like it left:
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Re: French Creek Estuary Eagles, Vancouver Island - 2020-2021

Post by JudyB » Thu Apr 15, 2021 6:00 pm

Sorry, Bill - the cam does sometimes lose it's focus.

5:58 pm
I went in to move the cam back to either the nest or the view towards the water for the night because I know it will lose focus when it gets dark - but there were eagles in the perch tree, so I left it there. I'll try to remember to check it in the morning as it's getting light and refocus it.
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Re: French Creek Estuary Eagles, Vancouver Island - 2020-2021

Post by DDuckies2 » Thu Apr 15, 2021 6:56 pm

The gathering!

6:31pm 5 eagles
6:44pm 4 eagles
6:50pm 3eagles.
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Re: French Creek Estuary Eagles, Vancouver Island - 2020-2021

Post by nightowl » Thu Apr 15, 2021 11:54 pm

FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 2021

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Re: French Creek Estuary Eagles, Vancouver Island - 2020-2021

Post by BillA » Fri Apr 16, 2021 6:39 am

To piggy-back on DD's post from yesterday evening, using rewind.
6:53 PM PDT
Three eagles became two.
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7:19 and a third eagle shows up next door.
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At 7:40 it goes back down to two.
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Re: French Creek Estuary Eagles, Vancouver Island - 2020-2021

Post by gemini » Fri Apr 16, 2021 6:47 am

An update from Denise Foster as to the happenings at French Creek:

Sadly, as you may have guessed, our favourite French Creek eagle pair seem to have taken a hiatus from egg laying this year. They're still using the new nest they built at the Marina (and defending it). It's possible they may have built a 2nd nest in the area however I haven't seen or heard anything.

Still lots of eagle action at French Creek Estuary Land, the marina and general area. There have been a number of smaller herring spawns since the big ones in March and quite a number of Chinook salmon here to feed on the herring (along with eagles, sea lions, etc). Also lots of brant (gone now), wigeons, mallards, mergansers, long-tails, golden eyes, pintails and unusually, a small flock of harlequins. Eagles have been taking advantage of the big flocks of ducks/seagulls by culling out weaker ones.

Some videos you may be interested in seeing with thanks to: Denise Foster, chair, Save Estuary Land Society

Ten eagles plus fly ins
The pair on the top of the tree looked "in the mood for love" until the Juvenile hoodlums arrived. Taken at French Creek Estuary land near the artificial nest.

:vid: Ten eagles plus fly ins


Lots of calling
Immature eagle getting an earful on the Marina pair's favourite perch at French Creek Estuary land.

:vid: Lots of calling


Adult eagle, shore, rocks
Immature eagles hanging out on the rocks and an adult on shore all waiting for herring along with sea lions and seals.This is just north of the Dalmation eagle nest.

:vid: Adult eagle shore rocks


Oopsie Daisy
This juvenile was doing its best to hang on during one of many very windy days at French Creek Estuary land.

:vid: Oopsie Daisy


Mom eats gull or duck
The female of the French Creek Marina pair flew into her favourite perch with what looked like a seagull or duck. By the time I got close enough with the camera she was well into her meal. Hard to tell just what she was eating. Video's a little shaky as another windy day!

:vid: Mom eats gull or duck


And just for something different . . .

Pacific Tree Frogs
Froggy went a courtin'. Pacific tree frogs (sometimes referred to as "chorus frogs") can be heard far and wide as darkness falls and into the night. This audio was taken at the pond at French Creek Estuary Land

:vid: Pacific Tree Frogs
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Re: French Creek Estuary Eagles, Vancouver Island - 2020-2021

Post by BillA » Fri Apr 16, 2021 6:56 am

8:26 PM PDT
Now we get down to one.
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8:31 PM
And then there were none.
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Re: French Creek Estuary Eagles, Vancouver Island - 2020-2021

Post by BillA » Fri Apr 16, 2021 12:56 pm

There was a visitor this morning from 6:30 AM PDT until around 6:47.
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Re: French Creek Estuary Eagles, Vancouver Island - 2020-2021

Post by BillA » Fri Apr 16, 2021 12:58 pm

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A visitor arrives
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Re: French Creek Estuary Eagles, Vancouver Island - 2020-2021

Post by BillA » Fri Apr 16, 2021 3:04 pm

gemini wrote:
Fri Apr 16, 2021 6:47 am
An update from Denise Foster as to the happenings at French Creek:......
Thank you Sharon and Denise :thumlft:
I really enjoyed a coupla' those vids!!! :)

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Re: French Creek Estuary Eagles, Vancouver Island - 2020-2021

Post by BillA » Fri Apr 16, 2021 6:23 pm

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We are graced by a visit.
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Re: French Creek Estuary Eagles, Vancouver Island - 2020-2021

Post by BillA » Fri Apr 16, 2021 6:49 pm

6:46 PM PDT
The visitor leaves
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Re: French Creek Estuary Eagles, Vancouver Island - 2020-2021

Post by nightowl » Fri Apr 16, 2021 11:56 pm

SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 2021

SUNDAY, APRIL 18, 2021

MONDAY, APRIL 19, 2021

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Re: French Creek Estuary Eagles, Vancouver Island - 2020-2021

Post by gemini » Mon Apr 19, 2021 3:09 pm

Another video from Denise Foster

:vid: Immature watches the Herring spawn
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