Hi everyone! If anyone can help with observations, especially for the next week or so, that would be great! Thanks!
Announcement
We are on hatch watch at two of our HWF cam nests, Surrey Reserve and Delta 2 - and we would love to have more people watching and posting observations there!
Surrey Reserve
Today is Day 36 for the first egg - this is our first year watching this nest, so we don't know when their first egg usually hatches, but eagle eggs usually hatch between 35 and 40 days, so we could see a pip (the initial hole in the shell) at any point.
Link to the cams -
https://hancockwildlife.org/surrey-reserve-cams/
Link to our observation thread -
viewtopic.php?f=114&t=333&start=2100
The female is named Res and the male is named Sur - for Surrey and Reserve; there are pictures to help you know who is who in the opening posts of the thread - but at this point we're most interested in pictures of the eggs, especially once a pip is confirmed.
Here is gemini's screenshot of Mom Res turning the eggs from yesterday:
Delta 2
Today is Day 35 for the first egg; the Delta 2 pair often delays incubation of the first egg so both hatch within a day or so - so don't be surprised if the first egg doesn't hatch until Monday or Tuesday or even Wednesday.
Link to the cams -
https://hancockwildlife.org/delta-2-cams/
Link to our observation thread -
viewtopic.php?f=10&t=335
The parents are called Ma Delta and Trooper, and there are ID pictures in the opening posts. This is Trooper's first year at the nest - he's been great tending the eggs, and we're waiting to see his reaction when the eggs start peeping and demanding food!
Here is SueB's screenshot from yesterday of Ma with the eggs:
Please join us at one of these nests and help us document the action!