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Bald Canyon Eagle Nest - San Clemente Island - Seasons 2018-2021

Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2018 7:28 pm
by Debs
:hi:

Welcome to the Bald Canyon Nesting Seasons 2018-2021:

~ update in progress ~


2021 posts begin HERE
2020 posts begin HERE
2019 posts begin HERE
2018 posts begin HERE

Meet the Bald Canyon Pair :wub:
A32 Resident Female & and K76 the Resident Male
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The resident female A32 is 15 years old and she is from a nest near Juneau, Alaska; released on September 12, 2004 from the North Hacktower. A32 has a FWS Leg Band: 629-47380.

The resident male K-76 is 12 years old. Hatched from Twin Rocks on April 3 or April 4 2007 and was fostered back into the nest on April 10 2007. K76 has a federal leg band 629-52430

The nest is located on San Clemente Island.
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Link to the IWS All Eagle Cams Page

http://www.iws.org/livecams.html

Direct Link to the Bald Canyon Cam
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sa6Z12zixkM

Summary 2019 Nesting Season

Eggs Laid - March 11, 14 2019
Hatched -
Banding -
Fledged -

Summary 2018 Nesting Season

Eggs Laid - March 6/7, March 10, 2018
Hatched - April 12 and April 13 2018
Banding - Banded May 31st, too young for wing blings; both received Orange Leg Bands...both males; 49/A and 22/A
A49 died in the nest on June 9, 2018
Fledged -
Juvies last seen -

2018 IWS Eaglets Names

58/A, the Baby's Harbor female, has been named Arleen

22/A, a Bald Canyon male, has been named Julian

35/A, a Fraser Point female, has been named Nellie
44/A, the Fraser Point male, has been named Soar
52/A, a Fraser Point female, has been named Atsa (eagle in Navajo)

05/A, a Lopez Canyon male, has been named Pekelo (Peter in Hawaiian)
29/A, a Lopez Canyon male, has been named Phoenix

21/A, the Los Pinos female, has been named Sunny

31/A, the Pelican Harbor male, has been named Carson (after Rachel Carson)

30/A, the Pinnacle Rock male, has been named Kalani (Of the heavens - Hawaiian origin)

27/A, a Rattlesnake Canyon male, has been named Timbo

08/A, a Sauces Canyon female, has been named HP.
19/A, a Sauces Canyon female, has been named Saucy (Having a bold, lively or spirited manner)
51/A, the Sauces Canyon male, has been named Corsair

23/A , the Seal Rocks male, has been named Wraymond

40/A, the West End female, has been named Aria

Adults that were named this year:

A-32, the Bald Canyon female, has been named Chinook

K-81, the Two Harbors male, has been named Chase. (of early medieval English origin for an exceptionally skilled huntsman)

K-82, the Two Harbors female, has been named Cholyn, (pronounced Cho lyn), which is a combination of Linda S. and her husband's names, which they've used since their marriage 51 years ago)

K-88, the Pinnacle Rock adult male has been named Muir, (after John Muir, the California naturalist and the Father of our National Parks)




Summary 2017 Nesting Season
Eggs Laid - March 5 & 8, 2017
Hatched - April 11, 2017 & April 13, 2017
Banding - Chicks were banded on May 27, 2017; A-01 (F) Keena & A15 (M) Wrigley; leg bands only no blings.
Fledged - Wrigley - June 28, 2017 at 5:47am.and Keena - July 2, 2017 at 10:27am.
Juvies last seen - Unknown as cam went down July 27, 2017

Bald Canyon History
2014 - A32 and K76 become a bonded pair
2015 - Fledged 2 chicks; both have leg bands 5D & 5M
2016 - A32 lost her left wing-bling
2016 - Fledged 2 chicks; no leg bands; nest not accessible during banding season
2017 - Two Chicks A01- Keena (F) and A15 (M) Wrigley. Wrigley fledged on June 28 and Keena on July 2, 2017

Chicks on Banding Day May 27, 2017
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Important Links

Link to the 2018 Bald Canyon thread to Feb 25, 2018
http://www.hancockwildlife.org/forum/vi ... 27#1050527

Link to the 2017 thread, which was a combined thread for all the Channel Island Eagle Nests
http://www.hancockwildlife.org/forum/vi ... =&show=100

Institute for Wildlife Studies - Main Page
http://www.iws.org/

Institute for Wildlife Studies - Eagle Cam Page
http://www.iws.org/interactive_nestchat_allUstream.html

Facebook Institute for Wildlife Studies
https://www.facebook.com/IWSEagles/?hc_ ... CH&fref=nf

Facebook Bald Eagles 101

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1690426617860075/

Resource Information
The Channel Islands Live -Eagle Cam Discussion forum (CHIL) has an extensive journal on the Channel Islands Eagles and you can access information
on the history of these majestic families here:

Wing-Bling Reference Chart
http://z7.invisionfree.com/CHIL_EagleCA ... topic=4674

CHIL - Nest Observations
http://z7.invisionfree.com/CHIL_EagleCA ... howforum=5

Pat (Cumbrian) of CHIL Eaglecam Discussion forum completed a terrific summary of the 2017 Channel Islands Nesting Season; the document is called the Class of 2017 ... its an awesome summary of the bald eagle families complete with maps and pictures of the nesting territories; thank you Pat!
Click on link below
http://z7.invisionfree.com/CHIL_EagleCA ... owforum=30

Re: Bald Canyon Eagle Nest - San Clemente Island - 2018

Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2018 7:31 pm
by Debs
History of the Channel Islands Bald Eagle Restoration Project - from the Institute for Wildlife Studies Web Site

In 2002, funding provided by the Montrose Settlements Restoration Program allowed IWS to begin a five-year feasibility study to determine if bald eagles could be successfully restored on the northern Channel Islands, California. The project objectives were to release 12 bald eagles per year on Santa Cruz Island (hereafter Santa Cruz) by hacking and then to carefully monitor the eagles' movements, forage use, and survival. Forage use and analyses of prey samples are to be used to evaluate the potential source of organochlorine contaminants that could affect the establishment of a self-sustaining bald eagle population. Santa Cruz is located approximately 20 miles off the coast of Ventura and Santa Barbara counties. Santa Cruz is the largest of the eight California Channel Islands, measuring about 38 km in length and 12 km wide at its widest point. The National Park Service (NPS) owns and manages the eastern 24% of the island and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) owns and manages the western 76% of the island.

Since June 2002, IWS has released 63 young bald eagles from two hacking (release) towers located on the NPS portion of Santa Cruz. Each tower has two cages, each of which can hold up to four young eagles being prepared for release. The eaglets were produced by the Avian Conservation Center at the San Francisco Zoo or collected from wild nests near Juneau, Alaska when they were about 8 weeks old. The birds were kept in the cages until they were ready to fly at about 12 weeks of age. They were fed a variety of foods that they encounter once released and we monitored them using a closed-circuit video system to insure that each bird was eating and behaving normally.

When the birds were approximately 11 weeks old, we fit each bird with a combination satellite/VHF transmitter, light blue patagial wing markers, and federal leg band. The satellite transmitters record hourly GPS locations of the bird and then upload them to a satellite approximately every three days. We are then able to download the data and determine where the birds have been. You can follow the paths of some of these birds here.
When the birds were approximately 12 weeks old, we opened the release doors on each cage. It took up to two weeks for the birds to fledge from the towers. We continued to place food items in and around the towers to provide a known food source for the birds while they developed their flight/scavenging skills.

In 2006, two pairs of bald eagles successfully hatched one eagle chick each. These were the first known successful bald eagle nests on the California Channel Islands in about 50 years. One pair of these eagles was originally released on Santa Catalina Island in 2001 (Male K-10) and 2002 (Female K-26). The second pair was comprised of a Catalina male released in 2001 (K-11) and a female released on Santa Cruz Island in 2002 (A-04).

As of the end of 2009, there are estimated to be about 40 bald eagles on the northern Channel Islands (Anacapa, Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa, and San Miguel), including birds released on Santa Cruz, at least three Catalina-released birds, and a few unmarked eagles from the mainland.

Note: In 2014 the IWS discontinued the general use of all types of transmitters.

For more information contact Dr. Peter Sharpe
http://www.iws.org/staff_sharpe.html

Re: Bald Canyon Eagle Nest - San Clemente Island - 2018

Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2018 7:37 pm
by Debs
2018 Hatch Timelines - Channel Islands Bald Eagle Pairs

This may change yet ... if we see more eggs but this is how things look based on today`s date.
Hatch Guidelines 2018 Channel Islands Bald Eagles.JPG

Re: Bald Canyon Eagle Nest - San Clemente Island - 2018

Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2018 7:37 pm
by Debs
Reserved

Re: Bald Canyon Eagle Nest - San Clemente Island - 2018

Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2018 7:44 pm
by Debs
Feb 25, 2018

The Bald Canyon pair do not have any eggs yet ... so we are on egg watch here.

The birds visited the nest before dark; they did some digging in the egg cup area.
Dad i think tested the egg cup area while Mom watched lol.
They both exited the nest before dark.
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Re: Bald Canyon Eagle Nest - San Clemente Island - 2018

Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2018 2:33 pm
by Raffs
Feb, 27

13:34 - 14:01

She eat - he watch, but that was boring so he decided to left the nest after while :D
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Re: Bald Canyon Eagle Nest - San Clemente Island - 2018

Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2018 7:21 am
by snowman1
Looks like shes laying the first egg of the season?

Re: Bald Canyon Eagle Nest - San Clemente Island - 2018

Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2018 12:23 pm
by Debs
March 9 2018

Afternoon Bald Canyon

Congrats to Mom and Dad on their first egg ... laid on March 6 or 7, 2018.

We could see another egg here today :rh:

Here is a view of the egg and a meal delivery early this morning.
March 9 BC Egg.JPG

Re: Bald Canyon Eagle Nest - San Clemente Island - 2018

Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2018 12:25 pm
by Debs
1225 pm
One egg still.
March 9 1225 pm egg.JPG

Re: Bald Canyon Eagle Nest - San Clemente Island - 2018

Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2018 9:13 am
by Debs
March 11 2018

Good Morning Bald Canyon

Egg #2 was laid yesterday ... congrats to our BC Pair :rh:

View of the eggs this morning on the switch.

821 am
March 11 821 am switch.JPG
March 11 821 am view of the eggs.JPG
Incubating
March 11 909 am bc nest.JPG

Re: Bald Canyon Eagle Nest - San Clemente Island - 2018

Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2018 7:15 pm
by Debs
March 25, 2018

Checked in on the family today; all looks well.
March 25 BC Eggs.JPG
March 25 BC Incubating.JPG

Re: Bald Canyon Eagle Nest - San Clemente Island - 2018

Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2018 6:28 am
by Debs
June 4, 2018

Where does the time go ... i have not had much time to post here but i will work on getting things caught up soon!

This pair has two beautiful chicks and both were banded on May 31, 2018. The kids were too small for wing blings so they both got orange leg bands 49/A-M & 22/A-M

Yesterday one of the chicks fell out of the nest (this nest is pretty low to the ground) and Dr. Sharpe has received permission to go to the nest today to check on the chick and return it to the nest. The young bird was located on the ground via panning the cam and it appears okay ... we will know more when Dr. Sharpe does a physical assessment.

Here is Dr. Sharpe's post on FB
Posted 6/4/18 on IWS Chat & the IWS Facebook page:

“The crew on San Clemente has access to the area where the nest is located until noon tomorrow, so will likely go put the eaglet back in the nest if it is uninjured.”


Talons crossed all is well.

Just took this capture ... still only one chick in the nest
June 6 623 am.JPG
Hope y'all have a terrific day ... now off to work i go.

Re: Bald Canyon Eagle Nest - San Clemente Island - 2018

Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2018 5:39 pm
by Debs
Dr. Sharpe and team went to the nest today; assessed the chick and then returned the young eagle to the nest.

These cams allow for safe interventions ... such a positive outcome.

Re: Bald Canyon Eagle Nest - San Clemente Island - 2018

Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2018 5:44 pm
by Debs
June 9 2018

Sadly it looks like the oldest BC chick has died. I was watching .... the chick looked weak collapsed got up couple of times then plopped down wings spanned out .. appeared to be gasping for air ... then after awhile it stopped breathing.

This was not the chick that fell off the nest ... so sad :brknhrt:

Dr. Sharpe reviewed video footage and reported this on chat

"I went back and watched the BC video. It almost looks like it was having seizures. This is the bird that did not fall out of the nest, so it was not an injury from a fall. I highly doubt we will go disturb the nest for a third time in just over a week to recover the bird because in all likelihood they could not determine a cause of death."

Re: Bald Canyon Eagle Nest - San Clemente Island - 2018

Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2018 7:10 pm
by Debs
I have been watching since A49 passed away and no adults have come to the nest yet.

The younger chick has been staying close to the body of its sibling :brknhrt: