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Re: Duke Farms, NJ -- 2020/22

Post by ondabebe » Mon Aug 15, 2022 5:16 am

* Mom stays a bit later but moves to the branching branch as well at 5.51.41Am
* She leaves at 600.16Am
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Re: Duke Farms, NJ -- 2020/22

Post by JudyB » Mon Aug 15, 2022 10:35 pm

2022 Cam Maintenance
Matching Drive

Hi everyone!

It's certainly been an unusual nesting season - but one thing remains the same:

We need your help so we can be prepared to see what happens next.

The first $1000 in donations toward our cam maintenance fund drive will be matched by long-time supporters of Hancock Wildlife - so the time to donate is now!

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I may take a bit of a look back in another post - but now I'd like to look ahead to our plans and hopes for next year - and how you can help us get there. :thumlft:

While we all miss Dad Trooper at Delta 2, I'm looking forward to watching Ma Delta teach DM (Delta Male) how to be a good mate and with luck a good dad to the little chicks we hope to see them raise together in the new nest we'll be building for them, with big thanks to everyone who donated to our GoFundMe drive.

The French Creek eagles raised two chicks in 2022 - though they didn't use the nest with the cam and, even if they had, the cam went offline before the nesting season got underway. Ever the optimist, I'm hoping we'll be able to get the cam streaming again, and at the very least see the adults and maybe next year's fledglings visit the nest with a cam - and just maybe they'll decide it's time for a change and move to the nest with the cam!

Mom Dimple and Dad Duffer finally produced eggs in 2022 after three years together at Harrison Mills, but were disrupted by an intruder during the incubation. I really want to see them raising little chicks next year - and I think it will happen, and very much hope that we'll be able to replace the cams that are no longer working so we'll be able to see them raise their first chicks together.

A young pair of eagles took over the Surrey Reserve nest for the 2022 season, and weren't ready to nest then, but I think they are now - and we're looking forward to watching SM and SF (Surrey Male and Surrey Female) learn how to raise the tiny chicks we hope they will have. This is the only nest that doesn't need major work - but it would be nice to get the cams cleaned - and to do the preventive maintenance needed to make sure they keep working.

The White Rock pair had a sad year in 2022, losing their chicks when they were a little more than six weeks old - and I'm hoping we'll be able to see them come back with another successful season (they've successfully fledged 14 young eagles so far). One of the cameras at the nest they appear to be preparing for next year is in danger of falling after one of the straps holding it broke, so we are hoping to be able to fix that quickly.

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The screenshot above is Ma Delta feeding her tiny eaglets in 2019 - and I would love to have five pictures like this, one from each of our nests, at this time next year. :love:

Naturally, the eagles will have a say in that - but we need to get functioning cams securely fastened at as many nests as possible in the month or so while the eagles are generally away in search of salmon.

We'll be posting additional information about the work we'd like to do at the various nests soon, but we really do need donations now so we can start reserving lifts and scheduling climbers and hopefully buying a few new cams. And remember - the first $1000 in donations will be matched - so if you adopt a nest for $250, HWF will receive $500!

We've tried to answer some of the common questions about donating here - All About Donating - and please feel free to PM me if you have other questions or concerns.
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Thank You!

Thank You Judy for the information. Hoping as well for 5 pictures next season like the one you posted.

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Re: Duke Farms, NJ -- 2020/22

Post by ondabebe » Tue Aug 16, 2022 5:53 am

2022-08-16

Good Morning!

* Egg #1 - Jan 17 2022-38 Days - H17 Hatched Feb 24 2022 - Fledged May 18 2022 at 83 Days Old -
H17 has not been seen since July 17 2022

* Egg #2 - Jan 20 2022-40 Days - #2 passed away. Mar 1-9 2022 - Fly High and Free Our Little Angel :rh:

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Re: Duke Farms, NJ -- 2020/22

Post by ondabebe » Tue Aug 16, 2022 6:10 am

* Dad arrives on the nest at 5.44.44Am and starts some nest work but he waiting again for the lady of the nest
* He moves to the branching branch at 5.48.31Am and stays until 6.03.19Am. Maybe gone looking for Mom
* Dad back at 6.04.27Am and Mom arrives at 6.07.13 with a stick
* They both start nest work moving sticks and poking in the nest
* Dad moves back to the branching branch at 6.11.36Am and Mom joins him at 6.12.33Am
* At 6.12.55Am Dad leaves and Mom leaves at 6.13.06Am
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Re: Duke Farms, NJ -- 2020/22

Post by ondabebe » Tue Aug 16, 2022 6:11 am

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Re: Duke Farms, NJ -- 2020/22

Post by ondabebe » Tue Aug 16, 2022 6:14 am

* Mom back at 6.18.53Am with a branch
* She being fussy finding a place to place it
* She finally gets it placed and looking around. Maybe she thinks Dad is coming back but he doesn't so she moves to the branching branch and then leaves at 6.26.47Am
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Re: Duke Farms, NJ -- 2020/22

Post by ondabebe » Tue Aug 16, 2022 3:09 pm

Oops bit late here

* 8.44.43Am Dad arrives back on the nest
* He does a bit of nest work but doesn't look to interested in that and more interested in watching what is around the nest. At one point he is tracking something above the nest
* At 9.39.39Am Dad lays down in the nest
* Dad stays for quite awhile and finally leaves at 11.18.35Am
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Re: Duke Farms, NJ -- 2020/22

Post by ondabebe » Tue Aug 16, 2022 3:11 pm

* At 6.08Pm we have a empty nest. No eagles have been to the nest since Dad left
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Re: Duke Farms, NJ -- 2020/22

Post by ondabebe » Thu Aug 18, 2022 4:29 am

2022-08-18

Good Morning!

* Egg #1 - Jan 17 2022-38 Days - H17 Hatched Feb 24 2022 - Fledged May 18 2022 at 83 Days Old -
H17 has not been seen since July 17 2022

* Egg #2 - Jan 20 2022-40 Days - #2 passed away. Mar 1-9 2022 - Fly High and Free Our Little Angel :rh:

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Re: Duke Farms, NJ -- 2020/22

Post by ondabebe » Thu Aug 18, 2022 4:33 am

Mom and dad were a no show yesterday but they both back on the nest early this morning

* Dad is the first to arrive on the nest at 5.43.11Am. He pokes a bit around in the nest and then moves to the branching branch
* Mom arrives at 5.50.22Am and Dad joins her on the nest and greets her at 5.51.07Am
* 5.52.43Am dad moves back to the branching branch and then leaves at 5.52.59Am
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Re: Duke Farms, NJ -- 2020/22

Post by ondabebe » Thu Aug 18, 2022 4:34 am

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Re: Duke Farms, NJ -- 2020/22

Post by ondabebe » Thu Aug 18, 2022 4:42 am

* Dad back at 5.54.25Am. Not sure if he brought anything with him
* Mom and Dad poke around in the nest a bit and then Dad moves again to the branching branch 5.55.38Am and leaves at
5.55.44Am
* Mom now moves to the branch branch herself at 5.56.52Am
* Dad back again at 6.06.01Am but Mom leaves now at 6.06.44Am
* Dad back to branching branch at 6.07.35Am after moving a few sticks and then leaves at 6.08.00Am
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Re: Duke Farms, NJ -- 2020/22

Post by ondabebe » Fri Aug 19, 2022 7:09 am

2022-08-19

Good Morning!

* Egg #1 - Jan 17 2022-38 Days - H17 Hatched Feb 24 2022 - Fledged May 18 2022 at 83 Days Old -
H17 has not been seen since July 17 2022

* Egg #2 - Jan 20 2022-40 Days - #2 passed away. Mar 1-9 2022 - Fly High and Free Our Little Angel :rh:

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Re: Duke Farms, NJ -- 2020/22

Post by ondabebe » Fri Aug 19, 2022 7:14 am

* Dad arrives on the nest at 5.41.54Am but we can barely see him because of the web. At 5.51.15Am the web is gone and there is Dad. He is looking around and poking around in the nest. He leaves at 5.58.35Am
* At 5.59.14Am Dad is back and look what has follow him in, Mom. Maybe that is who Dad went to get
* Mom and Dad both work on the nest for a bit moving sticks together
* Dad moves to the branching branch at 6.04.02Am

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Re: Duke Farms, NJ -- 2020/22

Post by ondabebe » Fri Aug 19, 2022 7:15 am

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