Vanier Park Eagles - Seasons 2018 - 2024

[tvkits]

I think there's two eaglets growing in there!

[tvkits]

I was by there on the weekend: there's two little ones poking their heads up over the edge of the nest. Some crows dive-bombing the nest.

[tvkits]

Two babies are LARGE!!!

[tvkits]

Two juveniles getting more active!

[tvkits]

One is flying!

[CanadaLee]

One is flying!

Fantastic!

[JudyB]

Wonderful news - thanks for posting, tvkits!

[gemini]

2020 Cam Maintenance
Matching Drive

It's hard to believe that the fluffy little eaglets we first met in April are already flying around - and at least one of them is already half-way up the coast of British Columbia, feasting on salmon at one of the rivers with early salmon runs. The rest will be heading out soon, which will give us a brief window to clean the cameras, check the wiring and do any additional projects near the nests. Only one of our nests is currently sponsored (big thanks to Russ Cmolik for donating a new close-up cam for White Rock!) so we are asking those who enjoy the cams to help us get them ready for next year. We know life this year is different for many of us - but if you can help, we would really appreciate it.

We have some big plans - two new cams for White Rock, replacement domes at Surrey Reserve and Delta 2, and hopefully getting to the bottom of the connectivity issue that keeps taking the South cam at Harrison Mills offline - and there will be some large expenses if we're going to do it all. We'll need a lift to get people up to the cams at White Rock and possibly at Delta, and the tree at Harrison Mills is very tall, requiring a professional climbing team if we are to do any work on the cams themselves.

If we can raise $10,000, we should be able to do the most essential work at most of the nests. And happily some friends of the eagles have pledged to match the first $1250 raised in the next three days - so if you adopt Delta 2, Harrison Mills, Surrey Reserve or White Rock for next year for $250, Hancock Wildlife will get $500!

The easiest way to adopt a nest is to

• go to the "Donations" page on our website (https://hancockwildlife.org/donations/ - or click the button below)
• click the "Donate via CanadaHelps Now!" link
• enter the amount of your donation ($250 to adopt the nest of your choice for the coming year)
• pick "Adopt a Nest" from the Fund list
• use the message box to say which nest you are adopting and how you would like your name to be listed
• fill in your contact information and credit card details, and
• click "Complete Donation Now"

And if this isn't a good time for adopting a nest, you can also make a donation of any amount to the "Eagle Cams/General Repairs" fund or you can make a monthly donation by changing the highlighted box at the top of the page from "Donate Now" to "Donate Monthly" (the first month's donation is eligible to be matched). Many of the funds have a suggested amount - but that is just a suggestion. The amount you put in the Amount box is what you'll donate.

You don't need to be in Canada to use CanadaHelps - and the rate of exchange right now is favorable to those of us in the United States - a donation of $250 Canadian dollars is currently less than $200 US dollars, so if you give $250 through CanadaHelps (or PayPal), HWF gets $250 Canadian dollars, and the cost to you is based on the current rate of exchange.

You can also use the other methods on the Donations page, but it's not as easy to provide all the information, so if you're sending a check or planning to give a donation directly to someone at HWF, please let me ([email protected]) or gemini ([email protected]) know a donation is coming so it gets included in the matching drive.

And if you have any questions about any of this, please do contact me or gemini and we'll be happy to help.

Thank You!

[tvkits]

Took a bit longer for the second, but it looks like both successfully fledged.

[gemini]

This post marks the beginning of the 2020/2021 season for the Vanier Park Eagle's nest.

For links to previous seasons go HERE (scroll down)

[Diana]

Hello everyone

Mike and I first saw the male on October 8, 2020
On October 13 we saw two Eagles in the tree at Trafalger street where they often sit . It wasn’t until October 15 that we saw them both at the Coastguard tree at Vanier Park where the original nest used to be . Most of that nest fell down a couple of months ago.

[pureluck]

I dropped by the Vanier eagle nest late this afternoon. Right around 18:00 I caught some video of the adults trading places on the nest.
I'll attempt to embed a link to the video.

Video Part 1 https://youtu.be/MmaXCFPVhjk
Video Part 2 https://youtu.be/r_ZGxQkvTuw

[pureluck]

Just dropped by the Vanier nest and caught a partial view of an eaglet poking up over the edge of the nest. Just the top of its head. I'll add a photo or link to a video when I get home.

Here's a link to the video from this morning. My apologies for the soft focus. I was just setting up when it popped up. Didn't get a second opportunity to get a properly focused version.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hZ6MnuXZyg

Here's a link to my channel on youtube. Currently mostly Great Horned Owl videos, but I will start following the Vanier eagles now.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkhg6z ... c9Q/videos

[tvkits]

That's a great video! Thanks for sharing.
Do you know if there are two eaglets?

[pureluck]

So far, I have only seen one. But I'll keep checking.