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Some of you may already know this, but some may not. Back quite a while ago, David Hancock raised falcons and in fact was instrumental in re-populating some of the areas in Eastern North America with birds captured here in the West.

In fact, two of his birds were presented to Prince Phillip and Queen Elizabeth, with David personally handing one to the Queen.

Here is a wonderful video showing what can be done with tiny cameras - and showing just how incredibly fast these birds are. Enjoy

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Reward offered for Eagle Feather thief

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Source: http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=9920246

March 6, 2010

(Photo: Southwest Wildlife Foundation)

SALT LAKE CITY -- The Humane Society of the United States has put up a $2,500 reward to help find the person who plucked out an injured golden eagle's tail feathers after it survived being hit by a car in Utah.

According to the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, a car struck the golden eagle on Highway 50 near Salina on Feb. 27. After the crash, someone plucked out the bird's tail feathers with pliers, possibly causing permanent damage.

The eagle suffered additional bumps, cuts and bruises from the initial crash and is currently in the care of the Southwest Wildlife Foundation in Cedar City.

Workers at the wildlife center will try to rehabilitate the bird but say it's unclear if its tail feathers will grow back and whether it can be released to the wild.

The golden eagle is a protected species, and the person responsible for the attack could face up to a year in prison and fines of up to $100,000.

Anyone with any information should call the Division of Wildlife Resources poaching line at 1-800-662-3337.

 

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To Lay or Not to Lay -- is that an Imperative?

Bald Eagle Biology

 


What can Stop an Eagle Laying?.



Interesting question.  The process of laying an egg is not without some considerable preparation on the part of the female.  Probably some months -- maybe a few weeks in eagles -- the body begins to prepare for the egg.  The pair bonding, the hollering, the courtship flights, the intimate moments including frequent mating,  has already stimulated the flow of hormones and started the process by which the ovary starts to develop minute eggs into full sized yolks that will erupt the body.

So for a few months the development is within the ovary but there are simultaneous changes taking place in the oviduct. It is growing the different areas where the protein and.....

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Dedicated Viewers Witness the first Sidney Egg being Laid

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The light was all but gone at the Sidney, BC bald eagle’s nest at 6:38 PM Thursday, March 4th 2010. It was inconvenient but it didn’t stop many Hancock Wildlife Foundation members from staring at their computer monitors in anticipation.
 
By 3:00 PM Ma Sidney’s behaviour had begun to hint that an egg could be laid soon. As they watched, viewers wrote notes and posted screen captures documenting what they were seeing to the discussion forum for the Sidney bald eagle nest on the HWF website.
 
“14:52 Ma and Pa back on nest one after the other. No food seen. They're both picking at the nest, digging around beside the bowl.”

”14:54 Ma just chest-planted in the bowl. Both looking around now. A bit of beaking, then more picking at nest materials.”
 
When she left the nest at about 4:50 PM hopes began to fade. About an hour later Ma was back in the nest and things seemed to be getting serious.
 
“6:07
Ma sitting in nest bowl and getting up to dig”
 
6:30PM
”Ma's making a lot of funny little moves
.”
 
“6:35PM
hi Rose and everyone, yes, many funny moves, like from one foot to the other, over and over. talons crossed for egg by am”
 
“7:00PM
Soaringeagle, I saw the white object at 6:36.....close enough to your 6:35”
 
Then came the screen capture… mark your calendars, folks, a chick should hatch on the Sidney, BC eagle’s nest on or about April 9, 2010.

 

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First Egg at Sidney Bald Eagle Nest - On CAM

Bald Eagle Biology

What a week in the life of HWF:

A "First Egg at Sidney" and a "New Executive Director"

A big week for the Hancock Wildlife Foundation!

I must speak to Sidney Ma & Pa  -- we always count on them being precise. Delaying laying this year by 3 days from last year is just not the preciseness we count on! ((Officially the first egg will be recorded at  6:38PM  March 4, 2010))


But let's rejoice in "An egg at last". Let's hope two more follow.  There is data that many species can adjust the quantity, and certainly the schedule, of eggs laid.  Will this mean that since the Sidney pair have done so well the past few years that they will rest this year?  I doubt.  Two or three young seems to be the Sidney production. And more importantly, the Sidney environment is very productive. The shoreline, the fields and the road kills keep generating volumes of food.

What sets the egg laying date?

The timing is of course quite variable ....

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Hancock Wildlife Foundation Appoints Richard Pitt Executive Director

Hancock Wildlife Foundation is very pleased to announce the appointment of Richard Pitt as the Executive Director of the Foundation. 

 
No one knows our objectives or our trodden path better -- Richard was instrumental in gathering our cadre of web volunteers and beating the bushes the past 5 years, now he will officially lead the way, seeking direction from the Directors and devoting his major efforts to developing the programs we have embarked upon.  
 
Many of you have personally known Richard either at the various functions or almost as intimately though the web. More will grow to know him as he embarks on the path of raising the Foundation's vista and spreading our vision to the world.
 
Richard brings to the Foundation a background of managerial and marketing skills, as well as his intimate knowledge of our chosen major platform, the internet. His interests in graphic media, from doing his own photo development through to creating some of the first web pages in Canada during his tenure with Canada's first ISP, Wimsey.com, have combined to give him an understanding of the power of the video images that we bring to the world in a way that allows him to see the Foundation's future clearly, and he has the skills to drive us to the goals we have set.
 
Over the next few weeks Richard and I will continue in our development of HWF's campaign to promote our educational objectives and outline a path to fund them.
 
Welcome aboard Richard  -- at least, welcome aboard in a slightly different capacity!   The eagles, bears and orcas also welcome Richard aboard.
 
 
 David Hancock
 Chairman of the Board.
 Hancock Wildlife Foundation.
 
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CRD, conservation groups buy controversial Jordan River lands

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By Judith Lavoie, Times Colonist
March 4, 2010 10:22 PM
 
 
What the Capital Regional District hopes to buy
 

What the Capital Regional District hopes to buy

Photograph by: Marc Furney, Times Colonist

The Capital Regional District has negotiated a massive deal with Western Forest Products to buy more than 2,300 hectares of high-profile waterfront and forest land, days before much of the southwest corner of Vancouver Island was set to go up for sale.

The agreement in principle, with a pricetag of $18.8 million, includes more than 3.5 kilometres of shoreline along Sandcut Beach and the Jordan River surfing beach and townsite. It also takes in land beside Sooke Potholes regional park and areas, such as Weeks Lake, that will add to the buffer around the Greater Victoria water supply’s catchment area and complete the Sea-to-Sea Greenbelt.

Under the deal, the CRD — with the help of The Land Conservancy and hopefully, the province — would buy 49 of the 61 parcels set to go up for sale. Most of the area will be protected as park, but some land on the inland side of the West Coast Road could be sold to help pay for the purchase. ...

 

To read the rest of this story please use the link below:

Groups buy controversial Jordan River lands

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Eagle Eggs: when and how they develop

Bald Eagle Biology

 

The question has come up from recent observations:  "Does egg laying immediately follow mating?"

Simply put -- No!  But of course we are dealing with live creatures so variability is the expected.   As many people have now observed many of our bald eagles start to breed immediately upon their return to the nesting territory from the brief fall or winter flight north.

I have commented several times .......

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Eagle's tail feathers torn out

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BY JENNIFER WEAVER • jeweaver@thespectrum.
com • March 2, 2010

CEDAR CITY - A golden eagle was taken to
Southwest Wildlife Foundation founder and raptor
rehabilitator Martin Tyner Sunday afternoon by a
game warden from the Utah Division of Wildlife
Resources after it was hit by a car in Delta.

The adult, male eagle, estimated between 5- to 6-
years-old, suffered a minor concussion and
bruising but something else potentially life-
threatening was also discovered in assessment of
the injured bird's health - his tail feathers had been
forcibly removed.

"When we pulled the eagle out of the dog carrier it
was kept in, the eagle actually had a band on it and
so we know the eagle came form Montana, so while I w
as recording the information from the band, my
wife Susan walked up and said, 'What happened to
his tail?'" Tyner said. "I turned the eagle over and
said, 'Oh, my God,' and every tail feather had been
ripped out."

Tyner said this isn't the first eagle he has treated
where the tail feathers were missing. He said there
are people who prize eagle feathers more than the
life of the eagle and there is a black market for them
as well. ...

 

To read the rest of the story please visit the following website:

 The Spectrum.com

submitted on behalf of Judy Allen

 

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March in Stanley Park - 2010

Wildlife News

The Young Naturalists’ Club of Stanley Park

Saturday, March 6
10 am to noon
A chance for children along with their parents to enjoy two hours of nature
exploration. Activities include hiking, games, wildlife observation & more!
Meets at the Stanley Park Nature House at Lost Lagoon
 
Special Event: In Celebration of International Women's Day
Freedom of Mobility: Women, Sports & Recreation in Stanley Park: 1880-1920
Saturday, March 6th
1:00 pm-3:00 pm
Would you be considered “a respectable” woman a century ago? Explore this question
& the intriguing cultural history of Stanley Park with historical interpreter Jolene
Cummings. Visit places where 19th & early 20th Century women engaged - or not - in
archery, hockey & much more. Features rare historical photographs.
 $10 & $5 SPES Members
**Departs & returns to the Stanley Park Dining Pavilion. Rain or shine!
 
Special Places: The Environmentally Sensitive Areas of Stanley Park
Saturday, March 14
1-3 pm
What makes an area in Stanley Park environmentally sensitive? Unique opportunities
for A: food, B: shelter, C: water or D: living space. These areas provide habitat for
hundreds of species of plants & animals, many of which are rare or endangered. Find
out why they are environmentally sensitive & what we can do to help.
Walk leaves from the Stanley Park Nature House at Lost Lagoon
$5 Children/Seniors/Members, $10 Non-members
 
Birds of a Feather!
Sunday, March 28
9-11 am
Join naturalist and expert bird watcher Cathy Aitchison for a two-hour walk exploring
Stanley Park’s varied and beautiful bird life.
Walk leaves from the Stanley Park Nature House at Lost Lagoon.
Pay what you can
 
 

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