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Notre Dame Cam, SouthBend, IN - 2018

Post by MaryF » Mon Mar 05, 2018 11:04 pm

HWF welcomes the Notre Dame-LEEF cam for it's first year of coverage here on our forum. :hi:

Link to the cam -- https://environmentalchange.nd.edu/reso ... eagle-cam/

YouTube link to the cam-with chat -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oenaji-1SOM


This live Web camera is providing a look at the nest of two bald eagles in Northern Indiana. The cam is located in St. Patrick's county Park in South Bend, Indiana. The 8 foot by 3 foot nest is located high in a large sycamore tree in a part of the park that is used for research.


A view from the original cam of the tree and the nest---
ND   tree and nest  2.jpg

The University of Notre Dame has launched a new “eagle cam” that’s providing a much-improved, overhead view of the bald eagles in their nest. Installed in Fall 2017, the live, in-nest camera is mounted above the bald eagle nest; therefore viewers can now watch the nest being built, eggs being laid and incubated, and the eaglets as they hatch and reach the fledging stage! Online at ndleef.nd.edu, the new streaming cam runs in tandem with a prior eagle cam which had much of this action obscured by leaves. The older cam was installed in 2015. The university used a tall crane to carefully install the new camera 8 feet above the nest after this year’s juvenile left in mid-August.


What you see from the second, new cam---
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Re: Notre Dame Cam, SouthBend, IN - 2018

Post by MaryF » Mon Mar 05, 2018 11:04 pm

Some nest history ~~~


In the spring of 2015, two bald eagles took over an existing red-tailed hawk nest at the Notre Dame Linked Experimental Ecosystem Facility (ND-LEEF) at St. Patrick's County Park and fledged one eaglet. These eagles at ND-LEEF, as well as a pair from Potato Creek State Park, were the first successful bald eagle nests ever recorded in St. Joseph County.

The adult pair of eagles returned again to build up their nest in the winters of 2016 and again for 2017. They have since returned once again for the 2018 season. (one eaglet hatched) and 2017 (two eaglets hatched).

The adult eagles have hatched and raised three eaglets from that nest over the past three years, one per year. In 2015 one eaglet fledged -- in 2016 they also fledged one eaglet -- in 2017 two eaglets hatched but only one fledged.


One of the parents from the Notre Dame nest---
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Link to LEEF-- https://environmentalchange.nd.edu/resources/nd-leef/


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Re: Notre Dame Cam, SouthBend, IN - 2018

Post by MaryF » Mon Mar 05, 2018 11:05 pm

Stats for the 2018 season ~~~


*Eggs laid -- Egg #1 - Feb 22, 2018 ~~ Egg #2 - Feb 25, 2018

*Eggs hatched -- Egg #1 - April 2, 2018 (very early morning) ~~ Egg #2 - April 2. 2018 (late morning)

*Branched -- One may have branched on June 10, 2018 and the other branched on June 12, 2018

*Fledged -- BOTH of the eaglets fledged today--June 19, 2018 (78 days old)

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Re: Notre Dame Cam, SouthBend, IN - 2018

Post by gemini » Mon Mar 26, 2018 1:49 pm

Earlier today:

12:48 pm A nest exchange reveals two beautiful eggs at this nest. First egg was laid on February 22. Second egg the 25th.
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Re: Notre Dame Cam, SouthBend, IN - 2018

Post by marg » Mon Mar 26, 2018 3:12 pm

Great to see the two eggs gemini! :)
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Re: Notre Dame Cam, SouthBend, IN - 2018

Post by MaryF » Mon Mar 26, 2018 3:35 pm

Thanks Gemini---it would help if I was a bit more organized!! :hlp: :sigh:
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Re: Notre Dame Cam, SouthBend, IN - 2018

Post by MaryF » Thu Mar 29, 2018 7:39 am

It's raining in South Bend! Got a quick peek at the eggs during a shift change.
ND   peek at eggs   3-29-18.jpg

Lots of raindrops beaded up on Mom's beautiful feathers
ND   raindrops   3-29-18.jpg


A view from the nest---zoomie was there :)
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Re: Notre Dame Cam, SouthBend, IN - 2018

Post by MaryF » Sun Apr 01, 2018 10:19 am

Mom was decorated by Dad on 3/30 which was also day 36 for Egg #1
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No pip yet!
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Re: Notre Dame Cam, SouthBend, IN - 2018

Post by MaryF » Mon Apr 02, 2018 8:03 am

Apparently we had the first hatch here either very late on the night of April 1st or early on the morning of April 2nd. :hatch: Here is a short video of the new little bobblehead!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRNOJE0fn7M


As you will see in this scap---we also have a pip in the second egg!! :D
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Post by MaryF » Mon Apr 02, 2018 8:34 am

My first good look---almost---at pretty Mom's face :love:
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Re: Notre Dame Cam, SouthBend, IN - 2018

Post by MaryF » Mon Apr 02, 2018 9:42 am

WOW!! The second hatch here in a very short time! The second chick was in a big hurry!! :hatch:
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Re: Notre Dame Cam, SouthBend, IN - 2018

Post by MaryF » Mon Apr 02, 2018 1:46 pm

Something mighty gross in the nest for food for the new chicks this afternoon!! Young beaver? muskrat? I don't really know.
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