Thanks for the notes Brett and beautiful pics Pat. I was out and missed the visit I hope we get one yet today

Quote by: tuckerfan

Hi Bret I did some archive checking and the first egg was layed March 1st, second was March 4th, the third March 6th or thereabouts

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Yes it was March 1, 2009 and here is a screencap to melt your heart of Ma and Pa looking at the first egg together

I am really glad to see them testing out the nest bowl like this. Hopefully promising.

I certainly hope to get out to the nest site more often in the next few weeks and if I'm lucky, I'll catch them mating. It was Feb. 23rd when sandragee and I witnessed them mating last year; and the 1st egg was laid Mar. 1st

Quote by: Buttercup

The Dad was a widower...don't know how his mate died....and the new Mom was a young eagle probably about 4 years old...still had some spots on her white head.

She's quite precocious, then. From what I understand, bald eagles don't reach maturity until 5 y.o. and often don't reproduce successfully for a few more years. To successfully breed at 4 y.o. is remarkable.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2010

Elle, thanks for posting that screen s'cap. It is one of my favorites, so sweet. I'm waiting with much anticipation for our 2010 Sidney eaglets! I will be jumping for joy when I see that first egg.

Yes Elle,

Thanks for that s'cap. I had never seen that one before!