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Re: Chilliwack Bald Eagles Seasons 2018-2022

Post by Iona » Sun Jul 10, 2022 10:26 pm

Hey Scott Awesome eagle pictures and an amazing view

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Re: Chilliwack Bald Eagles Seasons 2018-2022

Post by Woodlands Bleu » Mon Jul 11, 2022 4:13 am

Wow Scott, wonderful pictures. It looks like a gorgeous area, you are fortunate.
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Post by mmud » Thu Jul 21, 2022 8:30 pm

Thanks Iona & Carolyn. It is a pretty area but would be nicer with a lot less people who always seem to be in a hurry. :)

I spent about 45 mins at the McGuire-Banford Rd. nest this afternoon. Nice to see one of the eaglets branching. No wing flaps or anything else the entire time I was there from this one.
Eagle and branching young  McGuire-Banford nest July 21, 2022 (1).jpg
Eagle and branching young  McGuire-Banford nest July 21, 2022 (2).jpg

I could hear but not see the one in the nest bowl continuously calling out until it finally stood up.
Eagle and branching young  McGuire-Banford nest July 21, 2022 (3).jpg
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Post by mmud » Thu Jul 21, 2022 8:32 pm

I kept scanning the area for an adult but no luck seeing one. I was about to head home and just put the camera down when one of the parents made a food drop.
The one in the nest bowl finally quit calling out and took whatever the meal was while the one on the upper branch just looked down at what was going on.
Eagle and branching young  McGuire-Banford nest July 21, 2022 (4).jpg
Eagle and branching young  McGuire-Banford nest July 21, 2022 (5).jpg
Eagle and branching young  McGuire-Banford nest July 21, 2022 (6).jpg
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Post by mmud » Thu Jul 21, 2022 8:34 pm

The adult looked up at the branched eaglet, took off, did a flyby, then headed to it's favorite perch.
Eagle and branching young  McGuire-Banford nest July 21, 2022 (7).jpg
Eagle and branching young  McGuire-Banford nest July 21, 2022 (8).jpg
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Post by mmud » Thu Jul 21, 2022 8:36 pm

Eagle and branching young  McGuire-Banford nest July 21, 2022 (10) cropped.jpg

That's all I had time for today but it was great to see a little more action at the nest. :)
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Post by Iona » Thu Jul 21, 2022 10:10 pm

Awesome shots Scott. Thanks for taking us along for the ride

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Post by mmud » Wed Aug 03, 2022 8:28 pm

One picture...one eaglet in the nest and none of the others around when I drove past the McGuire-Banford Rd. nest today.
The brancher apparently has fledged. :)

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Post by mmud » Thu Aug 11, 2022 9:09 pm

I finally got around to checking if the other eaglet at the McGuire-Banford nest had fledged yet.
An empty nest and no eagles in sight.

McGuire-Banford nest empty Aug 11, 2022.jpg

I scanned the area a few times with nothing spotted when the flock of pigeons who always perch on the barn flew off. I couldn't tell until I got home that the bird leisurely soaring above was a Peregrine falcon. Too bad it was so far away as I rarely get to see one.

Peregrine falcon McGuire Rd  Aug 11, 2022 (2)-1.jpg
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Post by Iona » Fri Aug 12, 2022 11:05 am

Nice shots of the falcon Scott

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Post by mmud » Sat Aug 13, 2022 11:44 pm

Thanks Iona. :)

I went by the McGuire-Banford nest after dinner hoping to see the juveniles flying around. No luck there but one of the adults stayed in the nest then entire time I was there.

Eagle adult in McGuire-Banford nest Aug 13, 2022 (1).JPG
Eagle adult in McGuire-Banford nest Aug 13, 2022 (3) cropped.jpg

I was able to catch a blink (nictitating membrane closed).
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Post by mmud » Sat Aug 13, 2022 11:47 pm

Eagle adult in McGuire-Banford nest Aug 13, 2022 (6).jpg

There was a ton of birds perched on the wires near the nest. Mostly male and female Brewer's blackbirds along with some starlings and a couple cowbirds (I think).

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Post by mmud » Sat Aug 13, 2022 11:50 pm

Brewers Blackbirds and others Banford Rd (3).jpg

On the way home there were lots of barn swallows flying around. Driving down Gibson road there were even more with some flying over the fields and road and 50 or so perched on the wires. Most flew off when a truck drove by so I just took a shot of the few remaining near me and spent the next 20 minutes or so trying to get a clear pic of one in flight. They are too fast for me! :)
The fields I was parked near were in the process of being fertilized and the farmer returned to continue freshening the air so I headed home.

Barn Swallows Gibson R. Aug 13, 2022.jpg

It was an enjoyable little drive.
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Post by Iona » Sun Aug 14, 2022 11:38 am

Thanks Scott Great pictures

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Re: Chilliwack Bald Eagles Seasons 2018-2022

Post by JudyB » Mon Aug 15, 2022 10:59 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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Thank You!

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