Vanier Park Eagles - Seasons 2018 - 2024

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Re: Vanier Park Eagles - 2018 - 2020 Seasons

Post by Diana » Mon Oct 21, 2019 11:31 am

Hi all

Mike and I were at the park a couple of times yesterday and the Juvenile as well as one adult were sitting in the coastguard tree.
He looked quite skinny compared to the adult so I thought the adult might be the female. We have been checking all the Vancouver nests daily and this is the only juvenile that we have seen return so far.

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Re: Vanier Park Eagles - 2018 - 2020 Seasons

Post by Diana » Mon Oct 28, 2019 11:09 am

Hi everyone


The last time I saw 2 adults at Vanier was Oct.14th. They do go away for a few days here and there when they don't have babies but this has been a long time now. If anyone sees the two of the together can you please write on the forum. It is the female that isn't there. The coastguard nest has fallen quite a bit on one side due to the rain and recent winds. Im not sure why this photo is turned around and I don't know how to straighten it..sorry

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Re: Vanier Park Eagles - 2018 - 2020 Seasons

Post by Diana » Mon Oct 28, 2019 2:19 pm

Update

I just saw two adults sitting in a tree not far from kits pool, hopefully it’s the Vanier Pair. I met a couple that was taking pictures of them .They are going to send them to me and when they do I will post. Fingers crossed

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Re: Vanier Park Eagles - 2018 - 2020 Seasons

Post by tvkits » Tue Oct 29, 2019 1:57 pm

I saw one hanging out at the foot of Trafalgar last night and also one day on the weekend (i forgot which day--i think Sunday).

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Re: Vanier Park Eagles - 2018 - 2020 Seasons

Post by Diana » Tue Oct 29, 2019 2:20 pm

Yes, that’s where I saw the two of them.. last night and today there was still only one at Vanier.
That other Eagle may just have been passing through . Thanks Tim

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Re: Vanier Park Eagles - 2018 - 2020 Seasons

Post by Diana » Sun Nov 03, 2019 8:21 am

Both adults were at Vanier Park this morning, one was in the coastguard tree and one was sitting in a tree next to where the old nest used to be before it was cut down. The female has been gone for over three weeks so I am not sure if this is the same one or if he has a new mate.

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Re: Vanier Park Eagles - 2018 - 2020 Seasons

Post by Diana » Sun Nov 03, 2019 10:20 am

some photos from this morning
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coastguard tree
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old nest area
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old nest area

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Re: Vanier Park Eagles - 2018 - 2020 Seasons

Post by CanadaLee » Sun Nov 03, 2019 10:27 am

I wonder if they will start building a nest at the coast guard tree or last year's nest.

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Re: Vanier Park Eagles - 2018 - 2020 Seasons

Post by Diana » Sun Nov 03, 2019 12:45 pm

The Parks board cut down the tree that their nest was in. There was a pole put in close to the music academy but they don’t seem interested in it yet.

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Re: Vanier Park Eagles - 2018 - 2020 Seasons

Post by tvkits » Mon Nov 11, 2019 6:48 am

Looks like some pile driving happening across from the Coast Guard station. A larger ferry dock for the aquabus will be installed :
https://vancouver.ca/streets-transporta ... grade.aspx



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Re: Vanier Park Eagles - 2018 - 2020 Seasons

Post by gemini » Thu Nov 14, 2019 9:33 pm

Don't forget the Fraser Valley Bald Eagle Festival is this Weekend!

Experience this Natural Phenomenon in 2019

The 24 Annual Festival - November 16-17, 2019

Download a map HERE! And just follow the Scenic 7 Highway - 30 minutes east of Mission, BC to the Harrison River/Harrison Mills, BC
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Re: Vanier Park Eagles - 2018 - 2020 Seasons

Post by tvkits » Fri Dec 13, 2019 2:41 pm

Two adults have been building a new nest in the bike park over the past few weeks.

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Re: Vanier Park Eagles - 2018 - 2020 Seasons

Post by tvkits » Tue Mar 17, 2020 8:00 pm

it looks like the eagles are using the new nest in the bike park and not (yet?) using the pole-mounted nest in the adjacent forest.

Lots of kids at the bike park due to spring break.

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Re: Vanier Park Eagles - 2018 - 2020 Seasons

Post by tvkits » Sat Mar 21, 2020 8:41 pm

Passed by today briefly...a lot less people around but no fewer than four adult eagles--all flying around and calling like mad.

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Re: Vanier Park Eagles - 2018 - 2020 Seasons

Post by JudiW » Sun Apr 26, 2020 12:30 pm

Nesties

Was down to Kitsilano Monday April 20 on my way back from the Dr. about my feet, now that a whole new story during the Coronavirus,
on my way to the Vet in Kitsilano to pick up Einsteins ashes observed from Burrard Bridge the new nest with a juvenile standing up on the nest bowl by him/her self but when we went to observe the nest from the ground the eaglet had sat down and the eaglet was invisible to see from the ground observation
Pa Vanier Park sitting on the old nest tree looking for Herring in False Creek Vancouver BC Canada_edited.jpg
Jayden watching the eagles on the beach at high tide December 2018_edited_edited.jpg

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