Stalashen Bald Eagle Nest, Sunshine Coast B.C. Seasons 2019-2024

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Stalashen Bald Eagle Nest, Sunshine Coast B.C. Seasons 2019-2024

Post by marg » Wed Oct 02, 2019 9:36 am

ON SEPT 30 I WROTE:
At around 5:30pm September 30 I spotted an eagle in the nest tree couldn't tell if it was Ma or Pa. :woohoo: I have locked the 2018-2019 thread.

OCTOBER 1 AT AROUND 5:30PM we saw 2 eagles in the nest tree.

Start of the new Season!

Welcome to this thread. If you visit the Stalashen nest in Sechelt you are welcome to post comments and pictures here.

Earl & I have been watching this nest in Sechelt from our living room, through a telescope and binoculars. The nest is located at the corner of Stalashen Drive and Titalshen Avenue. We have been following this nest since 2008. When we first started reporting on the nest we had talked to a few of the people living close to the nest and they said that it has been there over 20 years. Unfortunately, it did blow down in July 2009 after a windstorm but we are happy to tell you that the eagles built a new nest. When the nest blew down one of the eaglets had branched and the 2nd one was fine also, the eagles fed them on a branch before they fledged. We look through our telescope at this nest which is about a mile and a half away. We can only see them clearly in the morning or evening due to the glare from the water and thermal interference.

Added July 16, 2017. Sandra was told by neighbours that this nest is 50 yrs. old (could even be older than that even) when his wife moved there she was 1 she's now 51.


2009 - 2 eaglets not named. Fledged.
2010 - 1 eaglet Sunny. Fledged.
2011 - 1 eaglet Bluster June 21 Bluster branched. Fledged.
2012 - 1 eaglet Pacer June 27 Pacer branched. Fledged.
2013 - 1 eaglet Hydan June branched. Fledged.
2014 - 2 eaglets branched ..... Fledged July 16.
2014 - Sep 28, 5:50pm Ma/Pa Stalashen back!
2015 - 2 eaglets branched.......Fledged
2015 - Sep 30 Ma/Pa returned.
2016 - 1 eaglet, Orel fledged June 28.
2016 - Sep 19 one eagle returned.
2017 - Two eaglets branched one fledged June 30 2017 the other one a few days later.
2017 - Oct. 1 Ma or Pa returned.
2018 - sadly 2 eaglets hatched but did not make it......
2019 - One eaglet this year and it branched/fledged.

2019 This year thankfully one eaglet fledged! :D

2018 At the beginning of this season we thought that there were 2 eaglets in this nest but on May 19 we could only see one eaglet through the telescope. We don't know what happened but what was believed to be an eagle wing was found on the ground by two of our members Karen H and Aspen. Karen H stated "At the time we didn't know if it was from the missing eaglet or another bird". As stated on the thread I contacted Gibsons Wildlife but they had not had any report of an eaglet found on the ground.
2018 - September 18 Ma or Pa returned (I assume it is one of them)...


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Post by marg » Wed Oct 02, 2019 9:36 am

Reserved more to come
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Post by marg » Wed Oct 02, 2019 9:41 am

Tonight about 6:45 I saw one eagle on a favourite branch. :D
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Post by marg » Fri Oct 04, 2019 6:45 pm

At 6pm today I saw one eagle at the top of the nest tree. :)
The lighting is not very good.
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Post by marg » Mon Oct 07, 2019 8:19 am

Good morning! The last few days we have seen one or both eagles on the nest tree.
Yesterday, at round 7:30am I saw one on the favourite branch in the nest tree and also in the evening about 5:30pm. Looked just now and one eagle on the fav. branch in the nest tree.
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Post by stim » Mon Oct 07, 2019 11:46 am

Great news Marg. Hopefully I'll have better luck getting a photo or 2 soon!

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Post by marg » Fri Oct 11, 2019 7:00 pm

Yesterday I observed Ma/Pa in the nest tree at the top. I do believe we'll have an eaglet or two. :) Earl at a different time saw them both (in a different area) but engaging in the same activity.

Today we saw them both in the nest tree and earlier one was in the nest tree on a branch and the other in the perch tree.
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Post by marg » Thu Oct 24, 2019 6:17 am

Good morning.
Yesterday I saw Ma & Pa on a favourite branch in the nest tree. :)
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Post by heatherj » Fri Oct 25, 2019 5:16 pm

I'm happy to hear that Ma and Pa are back Marg! I wish them a successful season :)
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Post by gemini » Thu Nov 14, 2019 9:39 pm

Don't forget the Fraser Valley Bald Eagle Festival is this Weekend!

Experience this Natural Phenomenon in 2019

The 24 Annual Festival - November 16-17, 2019

Download a map HERE! And just follow the Scenic 7 Highway - 30 minutes east of Mission, BC to the Harrison River/Harrison Mills, BC
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Post by marg » Thu Nov 21, 2019 9:38 am

We were at FVBEF in Harrison Mills BC and many eagles were there.

We still see one or two eagles Ma & Pa at the Stalashen Nest. Yesterday I looked through our telescope and saw one fly out of the nest tree. :)
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Post by stim » Thu Nov 21, 2019 4:17 pm

Nice you got to Fledgefest again. Good eagle count this year?

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Post by marg » Sat Nov 23, 2019 3:10 pm

I CANNOT FIND WHERE II SAW THE COUNT THIS YEAR BUT THERE WERE MORE THAN EVER!
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Post by stim » Sat Nov 23, 2019 3:50 pm

I hope that means there was a goodly number of spawning salmon! :woohoo:

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Post by marg » Sun Nov 24, 2019 7:35 pm

Through the telescope: I saw Ma and Pa in the nest tree early in the day one on a branch the other in the nest.
We saw lots of eagles soaring in a thermal today not far from our house. Not a good day for taking pics I believe I took it yesterday.


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