May 10, 2012

8:55 to 9:06
The eaglets are looking out on the 3 side of the nest. I thought mom or dad might be out there, but then mom landed behind them and began to watch with them.

http://youtu.be/Ch5l6qCYlys Davenport eaglets all look very good,job at self feed

Thanks Pricilla!! It's so neat to see one of the eaglets making a good attempt at self feeding!! I'm pretty sure that it's Faith with the fish, Hope lying down and Spirit under his branch.




Yesterday's note from Alcoa:

Thursday, May 10, 2012

Another Good Day to Watch
The three eaglets continue to eat and grow. We are still working on some technical issues, but the video stream has improved. As you all have noticed, the sound is out, but we hope to get that back today if possible.

Some have asked how we know it is the same parents using the nest each year. Research says when a pair builds a nest they will use it as long as they are successful or until it falls out of the tree (usually because it gets too heavy or a storm knocks it out). We also know from our local observations that Liberty and Justice stay here in the Quad Cities pretty much year-round. Even when they are not using the nest much in August and September we see them in other trees near the nest on a regular basis.

Some pics from May 11.

10:14

10:59


3:43

Saturday May 12, 2012

A lazy afternoon. A parent flew in to 1 and exited quickly after landing.


A beakful of new hay.

Sunday May 13, 2012

It is a sunny day. This is the end of the 7th week for these 3. Faith will be 8 weeks old tomorrow. I have not seen a feeding this morning but I have been in and mostly out.

A few more snaps from today. This must be the calm before the storm of wingercizing, airhops that are due any time now.

6:01 to 6:19