West End - Santa Catalina Island - Seasons 2018-2024

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Re: West End - Santa Catalina Island - 2018/2019

Post by Debs » Sun Mar 17, 2019 3:40 pm

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Re: West End - Santa Catalina Island - 2018/2019

Post by Debs » Sun Mar 17, 2019 6:03 pm

The new baby is eating well; good contact with Mom's beak.

Working on some video.

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Re: West End - Santa Catalina Island - 2018/2019

Post by Debs » Sun Mar 17, 2019 10:36 pm

:vid:

St Patrick's Day Hatch - Congratulations Thunder & Superman - March 17, 2019 - West End Bald Eagles
https://youtu.be/563DdLnzbAg

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Re: West End - Santa Catalina Island - 2018/2019

Post by Debs » Wed Mar 20, 2019 6:11 am

March 19 2019

Congratulations Thunder and Superman on the safe arrival of #2 :rh:
A Collage March 19 2019 West End Kids.jpg
Both chicks look strong and healthy; here is a video of a late day feeding.

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Fish Delivery & Feeding Sweet Letts - Welcome #2 - West End Bald Eagle Nest - March 19, 2019
https://youtu.be/TGsw2QHLKgU

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Re: West End - Santa Catalina Island - 2018/2019

Post by Debs » Tue Apr 02, 2019 7:55 pm

April 2 2019

Good Evening West End Friends :bye 1:

I have been on vacation good to be home and check in on all the nests i follow.

All three eggs hatched at this nest and all three chicks are doing great!
Congratulations to Superman and Thunder

Here are the hatch dates:
March 17
March 19
March 22

Here are three captures of the sweet letts :rh:
West End Chick and its Fish.JPG
march 28 west end kids.JPG
West End chicks 2019.JPG
:nite:

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Re: West End - Santa Catalina Island - 2018/2019

Post by Debs » Thu Apr 04, 2019 11:44 am

April 4 2019

Morning West End Family :bye 1:

The West End chicks are thriving ... wonderful to see.

Here is an awesome capture from yesterday; all three lined up for a nice feeding.
April 3 450 pm west end chicks.jpg
From today ..

Superman, Thunder and the kids
April 4 West End Thunder SM and kids.JPG
Kids snuggled up to the rock ...
April 4 West End snuggled up to rock.JPG

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Re: West End - Santa Catalina Island - 2018/2019

Post by Debs » Thu Apr 04, 2019 11:45 am

April 4 West End kids.JPG
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April 4 West End Family.JPG

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Re: West End - Santa Catalina Island - 2018/2019

Post by Debs » Mon Nov 25, 2019 7:35 pm

November 25, 2019

Superman has not been seen since Nov 8, 2019 and although he has a history of taking a vacation in the fall we are a bit worried about him. Superman hatched in 2000 so he is 19 this year if you count his hatch year.

There has been another eagle in the WE territory perhaps look for a mate.

Here is a collage of a few captures I took of Thunder this evening as she waits for her Superman.
A Collage Thunder Awaits her Superman Nov 25 2019.jpg

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Re: West End - Santa Catalina Island - 2019/2020

Post by Debs » Mon Feb 10, 2020 6:56 pm

Feb 10, 2020

Superman has not returned to West End.
A new young male A61 Akecheta has taken Superman's place.
Thunder and A61 have been spending lots of time together strengthening their bond.
Three matings today i believe.

This is a video i did from yesterday it is cute.
Mating - Afterwards Thunder Has to Tell A61 to Dismount - West End Bald Eagles - Feb 9, 2020
https://youtu.be/0UxRkKorfR4

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Feb 9 2020 Mating West End Bald Eagles.JPG

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Re: West End - Santa Catalina Island - 2018/2019

Post by Debs » Mon Feb 10, 2020 7:03 pm

A few pictures of Thunder and A61
Feb 10 Thunder and 61.JPG
Feb 10 Thunder and A61.JPG
Feb 10 Thunder and Mate A61.JPG

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Re: West End - Santa Catalina Island - 2018/2019

Post by Debs » Mon Feb 10, 2020 7:22 pm

A-61 is from the Class of 2016 so he will be 4 this year.
Hatched - Smuggler's Cove
Actual hatch date unknown; no cam on that nest; sometime in March 2016
Banded April 29 2016
Parents - Possibly A-57 and A-58

Here is a map of the Northern Channel Islands compliments of IWS and CHIL
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Re: West End - Santa Catalina Island - 2019 + 2020

Post by JudyB » Tue Feb 25, 2020 1:54 pm

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

There's a bit of catching up to do here....

As Debs reported, K91/Thunder was not initially interested in A61/Akecheta when he tried to court her - but as it got closer to nesting time, and he continued to come around, she accepted him as her mate.

The pair produced their first egg at 4:15 pm on February 20. Thunder did her usual great job incubating the egg - and taking breaks as needed; Akecheta's instincts have not kicked in yet - he sometimes guarded the egg, and approached it and may have tried turning it - but he didn't incubate, and he was as likely to fly off after Thunder as to stay on the nest while she was away.

Dr. Sharpe noted in Chat that is was warm enough that the egg could be left alone, and fish are close, so she might be able to raise their chicks without a lot of help from Akecheta this year.

She laid a second egg on February 23 at 6:13 pm.

And the next day, around 2:37 in the afternoon, both adults were away from the nest when a pair of ravens arrived; they carried off one egg, and ate the contents of the other at the nest, making a mess of the neat nest bowl in the process.

Both adults have been working on the nest, and they've been seen mating. Thunder laid three eggs last year, so she may still have another egg in the works. Or she might produce a second clutch in a month or so - all we can do is wait and see - and send good thoughts.

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Re: West End - Santa Catalina Island - 2018 + 2019 + 2020

Post by JudyB » Fri Mar 27, 2020 4:38 pm

Fund Drive for Hard Drives

Good afternoon, everyone! I have just learned that we do not have the hard drives we need to record our cams as we approach little chick time - and we do not have the funds necessary to buy them.

These are the high resolution drives that are connected directly to the cams at the site, making it possible to record high quality videos of events at the nests - and we usually have them up and running before the eggs are laid. As you know, we already have eggs at three of our four nests, and they are likely any day now at the fourth nest - so time is of the essence.

Our tech person Ken is estimating that it will cost about $7000 to buy the high quality, high capacity drives needed for our 9 cams, and while we are keeping up with our regular monthly expenses, we don't have the extra money needed to buy and install the hard drives.

I know this is a hard time financially for many of us, with many businesses closed - but it may also be a time when some of us are staying home and watching the eagles after cancelling planned trips or dinners out - and I'd like to ask those who can to contribute towards these hard drives.
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Re: West End - Santa Catalina Island - 2018 + 2019 + 2020

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