Roberts Bay Eagles, Sidney BC - 2019-2024 Seasons

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Re: Roberts Bay Eagles, Sidney BC - 2019-2022 Seasons

Post by sassyk » Sun Sep 12, 2021 3:16 pm

Unfortunately I was unable to return to the nest area to confirm that the eaglet had successfully fledged. Hoping that it did and wishing it well on its travels to the salmon spawning grounds :rh:

I have locked this thread and will open a new thread for the 2021/2022 season when the eagles have returned to their nesting territory looking healthy and well fed. Hoping they produce a family next spring :luck:
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Re: Roberts Bay Eagles, Sidney BC - 2019-2022 Seasons

Post by sassyk » Sat Oct 16, 2021 3:35 pm

This is the opening post for the 2021-2022 nesting season.
I have unlocked this thread and your observations and photos are welcome here if you see the eagles around their nest territory.

Good News!!

I visited the nest site on Oct. 13th but didn't see or hear any eagles in the area. However, when we checked the perch trees down by the ocean, we heard an eagle squawk :woohoo: It took a few minutes to locate it but it looked like the female and was half hidden amongst the branches. We did not see the male.
Roberts Bay Eagle 13 Oct. 2021.JPG

The nest looked like some of the sticks had fallen but most of the nest looked intact.
Roberts Bay Eagle Nest(3) 13 Oct. 2021.JPG
Roberts Bay Eagle Nest(4) 13 Oct. 2021.JPG
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Re: Roberts Bay Eagles, Sidney BC - 2019-2022 Seasons

Post by sassyk » Fri Jan 28, 2022 3:29 pm

I was finally able to get out to visit a few eagle nests this past Wednesday with my birding partner. When we arrived both eagles were in the nest eating; there was a large black wing visible in the nest. A short while later one of the eagles, I believe it was the female, flew off towards the ocean while the male continued to eat. After about 20 minutes he flew off and landed in a nearby tree. We drove down the road and parked at the beach access and saw both eagles flying back to the nest where they continued to eat.
Roberts Bay Eagles(1) 26 Jan. 2022.JPG
Roberts Bay Eagles(2) 26 Jan. 2022.JPG

The female had just left the nest when I took this photo.
Roberts Bay Eagle(1) 26 Jan. 2022.JPG
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Re: Roberts Bay Eagles, Sidney BC - 2019-2022 Seasons

Post by sassyk » Fri Jan 28, 2022 3:32 pm

A few more photos of the male, watching the female flying away, taken this past Wednesday.
Roberts Bay Eagle(2) 26 Jan. 2022.JPG
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Re: Roberts Bay Eagles, Sidney BC - 2019-2022 Seasons

Post by sassyk » Fri Jan 28, 2022 3:35 pm

2 final photos of the male and a photo of both eagles in the nest eating, taken from a few streets away at the beach access this past Wednesday.
Roberts Bay Eagle(5) 26 Jan. 2022.JPG
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Re: Roberts Bay Eagles, Sidney BC - 2019-2022 Seasons

Post by sassyk » Tue May 03, 2022 10:20 pm

I visited the nest site on Apr. 28th with my birding partner. The female was in the nest and appeared to be feeding young. We chatted with the neighbour who told us that there is definitely at least one eaglet and probably two in the nest :woohoo:
Roberts Bay Eagles 28 Apr. 2022 (1).JPG
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Re: Roberts Bay Eagles, Sidney BC - 2019-2022 Seasons

Post by sassyk » Tue May 03, 2022 10:22 pm

Apr. 28th cont'd.

The eaglets are too small yet to see them peeking over the side of the nest :rh:
Roberts Bay Eagles 28 Apr. 2022 (4).JPG
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Re: Roberts Bay Eagles, Sidney BC - 2019-2022 Seasons

Post by sassyk » Tue May 03, 2022 10:23 pm

Apr. 28th cont'd.
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Re: Roberts Bay Eagles, Sidney BC - 2019-2022 Seasons

Post by sassyk » Sat Jun 11, 2022 12:51 pm

I visited the nest site with my birding partner on June 8th.

The lone eaglet was sitting on the right side of the nest when we arrived.
Roberts Bay Eagles 8 June 2022 (1).JPG

A short while later an adult (Mom) flew into the nest with prey. Eaglet
is visible in front of Mom's chest.
Roberts Bay Eagles 8 June 2022 (2).JPG

The eaglet waiting patiently to be fed.
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Re: Roberts Bay Eagles, Sidney BC - 2019-2022 Seasons

Post by sassyk » Sat Jun 11, 2022 12:53 pm

June 8th visit cont'd.

Mom feeding the eaglet; prey looked like fish.
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Re: Roberts Bay Eagles, Sidney BC - 2019-2022 Seasons

Post by sassyk » Sat Jun 11, 2022 12:55 pm

June 8th visit cont'd.

Feeding continued.
Roberts Bay Eagles 8 June 2022 (7).JPG
Roberts Bay Eagles 8 June 2022 (8).JPG

Mom was watching Dad flying by with a stick.
Roberts Bay Eagles 8 June 2022 (9).JPG
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Re: Roberts Bay Eagles, Sidney BC - 2019-2022 Seasons

Post by sassyk » Sat Jun 11, 2022 1:02 pm

June 8th visit cont'd.

Dad flew to a tree, snapped off the top, circled around the nest tree, then
landed in the nest with the branch. Mom & the eaglet weren't too pleased.
Roberts Bay Eagles 8 June 2022 (10).JPG

Mom hopped up to the branch beside the nest.
Roberts Bay Eagles 8 June 2022 (11).JPG

The eaglet wasn't too pleased with Dad interupting its feeding session.
Roberts Bay Eagles 8 June 2022 (12).JPG
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Re: Roberts Bay Eagles, Sidney BC - 2019-2022 Seasons

Post by sassyk » Sat Jun 11, 2022 1:10 pm

June 8th visit cont'd.

The eaglet was upset with Dad and did some serious wing flapping!
Roberts Bay Eagles 8 June 2022 (13).JPG
Roberts Bay Eagles 8 June 2022 (14).JPG

Eaglet was looking at Mom perched on the branch beside the nest.
Roberts Bay Eagles 8 June 2022 (15).JPG
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Re: Roberts Bay Eagles, Sidney BC - 2019-2022 Seasons

Post by sassyk » Sat Jun 11, 2022 1:13 pm

June 8th visit cont'd.

Dad finally got the message he wasn't welcome and flew off.
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Roberts Bay Eagles 8 June 2022 (18).JPG
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Re: Roberts Bay Eagles, Sidney BC - 2019-2022 Seasons

Post by sassyk » Sat Jun 11, 2022 1:17 pm

June 8th visit cont'd.

Eaglet watching Mom flying off.
Roberts Bay Eagles 8 June 2022 (19).JPG

Eaglet continued flapping its wings after Mom left.
Roberts Bay Eagles 8 June 2022 (20).JPG

Eaglet upset with Mom; she didn't continue the feeding after Dad left.
Roberts Bay Eagles 8 June 2022 (21).JPG
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