As the article states, there are 96 identified nesting pairs of Bald Eagles currently hatching eggs in New Jersey. That means there must be quite a few more out there in the woods not yet nesting or just not yet discovered.
Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Mar 26, 2014 at 3:17 PM, Ken Waller <kwal...@peoplepc.com> wrote: >> I know the Bald Eagle has been under threat except in Alaska. > > > Not so much in Michigan. We've been regularily seeing them for the last > several years and have seen them within a few miles of Detroit! > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan C" <c...@lantic.net> > Subject: Re: OT: Eagle Cam > > >> Thanks, Dan. Very interesting. Good to hear there is so much Public >> interest. I know the Bald Eagle has been under threat except in Alaska. >> >> Alan C >> >> -----Original Message----- From: Daniel J. Matyola >> Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2014 3:11 PM >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> Subject: OT: Eagle Cam >> >> A very popular pastime here in the most heavily populated state of the >> US is watching our new eagles being born each year. >> >> >> Eagle Cam focuses on 3 eggs ready to hatch at Duke Farms >> >> March 19, 2014 >> original >> >> HILLSBOROUGH — Spring is the season for new life and you, along with >> 8½ million others, can witness the marvel of birth through Duke Farms’ >> Eagle Cam. >> >> The webcam focuses on a bald eagles’ nest perched 80 feet in a >> sycamore tree on the 2,000-acre property that has been preserved as >> center for environmental stewardship. The web cam is located higher in >> the sycamore tree and though it can be operated remotely, it is mostly >> pointed down to give a birds-eye view of the nest. >> >> There are now three eggs in the nest. The eggs were laid at 3:55 p.m. >> Feb. 17, 3 p.m. Feb. 20 and 4:45 p.m. Feb. 23. With a gestation time >> of about five weeks, the time for the eggs to hatch is fast >> approaching. The first hatch date could be March 24. >> >> “So far, so good,” said Nora Wagner, director of public programs at >> Duke Farms. You may see the progress yourself by going to >> MyCentralJersey.com. >> >> Since the eagle nest was discovered in the fall of 2004, 18 eagle >> chicks have been hatched and fledged — growing feathers large enough >> to fly — at Duke Farms. Fledging usually takes 10 to 12 weeks, Wagner >> said >> >> The webcam first was installed in 2008 and began transmitting video in >> March 2008. Since then, Wagner understated, “it’s gotten pretty >> popular.” >> >> As of Tuesday, the Eagle Cam, Wagner said, had close to 8½ million >> viewers. >> >> Duke Farms and the Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey have >> created lesson plans for students in schools along the East Coast to >> learn about the habits of the country’s national bird. For example, >> the mother and father share incubation duties, though the mother >> spends more time with the eggs. >> >> Most of the time, the webcam captures nothing more exciting than an >> adult eagle protecting the eggs and keeping them warm. When the eggs >> hatch, suddenly the nest becomes busy with activity until the chicks >> grow their wings. >> >> But occasionally there is drama. In one of the more harrowing scenes >> captured by the webcam, on March 24, 2013 a red-tailed hawk swooped >> down on the nest but was killed by one of the adult eagles, who then >> feeds the hawk’s remains to a chick. The webcam captured every second >> of the life-and-death drama. >> >> An eagles’ nest was first discovered at Duke Farms in 2004. But in >> 2012, Hurricane Sandy’s 90-mph winds tore the top off the upper half >> of the nest tree, destroying the nest. >> >> But like many New Jersey families whose homes were destroyed in the >> storm, the eagles returned to Duke Farms and built a new nest in the >> sycamore about 100 feet from the first nest two months after the >> storm. The camera was moved to the new nest tree in the fall of 2013. >> >> There are now 96 pairs of eagles incubating in New Jersey, according >> to the Conserve Wildlife Foundation. >> >> Link to the Eagle Cam: >> >> http://www.mycentraljersey.com/interactive/article/20140319/NJLIFE13/140319001/WATCH-LIVE-Eagle-Cam-Duke-Farms-Hillsborough >> > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
