Seagoville, TX -- 2018-21

[MaryF]

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HAPPY NEW YEAR!!


Earlier this morning it was gloomy and windy. Three hours later the sun was out and no wind

[MaryF]

.. Mom just sitting in the sun---not much else to do when you are incubating!

[MaryF]

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Dad taking a shift early this morning---tucked in sleeping

Mom returns and is settling in

Bye Mom---time for a shift change

At the present time Mom is on duty

[MaryF]

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Dad comes in a fixes some sticks and then takes over for Mom. It's the first time I have seen them together in a while

[MaryF]

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You can't really tell from the scap except that the background is gray but it's snowing and sleeting quite hard at the nest in the Dallas area!!

[MaryF]

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It's a nice sunny day and they art----incubating. It's less that a week here before we have some possible action from this solo egg.

Dad's on the egg

Time for a switch

Mom's hiding from the cam LOL

[MaryF]

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Dad's turn on the egg. The wind is blowing and the cam is really bouncing

Wiggling back down on the egg after rolling it--no peek at the egg

Hello Dad!

[MaryF]

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Here comes Mom with a stick.

Mom taking over the incubating duties

There she is

[MaryF]

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The cam is really bouncing around today in wind gusts up to 40 mph! It's hard to get scaps or even to look at the cam.

About 3 to 5 days until we see the egg maybe do something

[MaryF]

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Still high winds today but a sunny , nice day. Mom is holding down the fort. Just a few days now until we might have a pip!

[MaryF]

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Honestly not too much to say. Pretty Mom in on the nest in the sun and we still can't see the egg. Just a couple of days to go yet!!

[MaryF]

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Faithful Dad ? on the nest. We are all on pip watch here. Day 36

[MaryF]

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A very wet Mom is sitting on the egg in a pretty heavy, steady rain. We are all still waiting for that baby although there is a pip and we can hear noises from the chick!

[KcShylo]

I just read on YouTube we have a hatch at 2:34 p.m. nest time. Hard to get a scap.

[KcShylo]

scan.
You can see the conversation on left side.

[MaryF]

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Thank you KcShylo for that official hatch information

I was watching the cam just before the official chat---it sure sounded like baby was out then LOL! Here are a few scaps from then.


Mom flies ikn with lunch---maybe a coot

Mom took a good loolk down into the nest bowl

Settling down on the egg/chick

[Trudikk]

John Bunker Sands Wetland Eagles TX 01 21 20 At 234pm Congrats 1st hatch Welcome JBS14 eaglet
~Video link
https://youtu.be/lNOVjsBEM-k

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[MaryF]

Poor little JBS14! He/she never had a chance at life. I feel it necessary to document this tiny life because it mattered. This season here started out on such a bright note with a new camera and an egg and hopeful parents. Nature can just be cruel at times. Fly high and free little JBS14

This is the hatch announcement from JBS --

A very inconvenient stick right in front of JBS14

[MaryF]

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That stick was really in the way!

Open wide baby!

[MaryF]

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I'm not sure if this was anything of concern on 14's side but thought I would put it here anyway---perhaps an injury??

[MaryF]

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One last look at precious JBS14

The announcement from JBS that we lost JBS14.

Dad looking down into the nest

[MaryF]

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Dad took care of JBS14 right away!

We have a wet--sad looking parent on the nest

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There is always the possibility of a second clutch. I guess we will just have to stay tuned to this pair for a while.

[MaryF]

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A photographer was out near the eagle tower today and he posted this information on the JBS FB page.

These photos are both credit Tom Fleming. Parents on the tower

An adult headed towards the tower

[MaryF]

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A few posts by the JBS folks about the eagles and the nest


Feb, 1, 2021

Happy Valentine's Day from Mom+Dad

I thought they had probably turned the cam off but they had a different explanation. Darn that storm!!

[MaryF]

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John Bunker Sands Wetland Center

**Connection to the Eagle Tower Camera has been lost due to extreme winter weather. A new live stream will be posted once we are able to get connection to the camera system.**

JBS14 Eaglet passed away due to unknown causes on Saturday, January 23rd. We are saddened by this unfortunate turn of events. The camera will stay live as we look for signs of the adults returning for a second clutch.

Chat will be suspended until further notice.

[MaryF]

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A little bit of news from JBS!