Duke Farms NJ Eagle Cam 2023-2024

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Some wingers from both of them

Quality time between the two

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2024-05-02
Good Morning!

Weather: Hillsborough, NJ

Day: Day: Mostly sunny with a high near 84. South southwest wind to 12 mph with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Night: Night: Clear with a low around 55. North northwest wind 4 to 9 mph.

Egg #1: January 22, 2024, 3.48Pm - Hatched February 29, 2024 - 63 Days Old
Egg #2: January 25, 2024, 3.36 Pm - Hatched March 01, 2024 - 62 Days Old

* Note: Duke Farms does not name their eaglets.
Eaglet 1 - E1 - Banded H45
Eaglet 2 - E2 - Banded H44

* I will continue to refer to the New Male as the Male in respect for our beloved Dad who went missing last season

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Last season our two Eaglets branched at 64 and 66 Days Old so these two are not too far off from branching now. Cam has been pulled out in anticipation of the branching and then later for the fledging.

6.10.48Am Mom in with one of those eels. H44 takes but then H45 steals it away. Mom gets it back and both are fed

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6.48.41Am Male brings in a nice fish. Mom squeals at him as she finishes the tail of that eel. The Male flies off

6.52.11Am Mom goes up the branching branch. The fish has been untouched. Some self feeding teaching going on for later for these two

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11.49.12Am Mom is back to feed that fish to H44 and H45

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Mom spends some time with them but flies off at 12.16.09Pm

H44

H45

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H44 gets some shade from H45

2.12Pm

H45

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3.04Pm

5.29.43Pm These two do prefer to stand in the nest than lay down

H44 perched on the rail

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H45 finds a nestover and works on it

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H44

H45 is still bigger than H44

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2024-05-08
Good Morning!

Weather: Hillsborough, NJ

Day: Partly cloudy with showers and isolated thunderstorms and a high near 82. South southwest wind 6 to 13 mph with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts up to one quarter of an inch possible.

Night: Clear with a low around 55. West southwest wind to 8 mph with gusts as high as 16 mph.

Egg #1: January 22, 2024, 3.48Pm - Hatched February 29, 2024 - 69 Days Old
Egg #2: January 25, 2024, 3.36 Pm - Hatched March 01, 2024 - 68 Days Old

* Note: Duke Farms does not name their eaglets.
Eaglet 1 - E1 - Banded H45
Eaglet 2 - E2 - Banded H44

* I will continue to refer to the New Male as the Male in respect for our beloved Dad who went missing last season

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6.03.22Am H44 and H45 are up and doing their morning wingersizing. With both spreading those beautiful wings of theirs there is not too much room left.

H44 has the most white in its feathers

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H45

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7.0032Am Breakfast is served. I am not sure if this is Mom or the Male. Grab and mantle are now the thing here. Both can self-feed very well though Mom or the Male still feed

H45 grabs and takes

Parent to the branching branch and flies off

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