8 pm
Still no sign of Sidney and he has been
quiet for the last while.
Goldie remains seated and resting at center
nest.

833 pm
Nearly dark; no sign of Dad or Mom.
Looks like Goldie will
be bunking alone again tonight !
Sidney never returned to the nest so
he is perched somewhere in their area.

I am sure Mom and Dad will watch over both
Goldie and Sidney tonight !!



Well time to say to Sidney, Goldie, Mom, Dad, Darlene, Bev, Soph and all our friends that gather here~~sleep tight and stay safe.

Again, I missed his arrival but A69 is back on the nest. About 20 minutes ago there was a critter climbing up to the nest but made a hasty departure when A68 spotted it. It looked like a ferret or opposum? Do they have them on the islands?

Hi Darlene! Folks on the CHIL forum think it was an island fox. They are about the size of a large housecat, and they can climb trees. They also have a stripe on their tail, similar to the one the "guest" had. They generally coexist with bald eagles, though I suppose the young of either species might be at risk from the other.

Here's EagleDuo's video of the visit from the CHIL forum - thanks, Jann!

PH - An Uninvited 4-Legged Visitor Startles A68

June 24 2010

Morning PH

Darlene Great Catch

Thanks Judy for the link.

Jann thank you for the great video

Wow a four legged creature who would have guessed!! This tree looks amazingly high it is a wonder it ventured that high up. Good thing Mom or Dad were not there or it would have been catdelicious ! Will definitely do a collage!!


10 am
Mom I think delivered some breakfast; Goldie was into the nest
first and quickly claimed the meal and full mantle seen not to
mention screeping and echuming too.

Sidney flew up into the nest next but Goldie had the meal.
Sidney was mantling, and screeping and cheeping too
and was about to chase Mom off when Mom left.



Will be leaving on my trip shortly~~will check in when I can while away but depends on computer availability too~~Goldie look forward to reading about your fledge. Happy Birthday Sidney you will be 12 weeks old tomorrow and Goldie is 12 on Monday! Stay safe and will miss the family here while I am away!

I just rewatched Jann's great video and I am sure this 4 legged visitor is a member of the cat family~~had a dark face and long dark tail~~so if the island fox/cat is a member of the cat family I am betting that is what it was ~~sure moved like a cat when Goldie seen it

June 24 2010 824 am

Darlene that was a great catch I am normally taping but not this morning (murphy's law) and so glad Jann had her recorder running!

1032 am
One juvie is resting nest center and one
is out perched on the deck.

Now definitely out!!

Thanks Judy for the link to Jann's video. Now that I see it again, it clearly looks like a fox but I wasn't quite sure what it was the first time around. It was cute the way they startled each other.