Nooksack Nest * 3-6-10 * 11:38

No one home at the Nooksack nest or in their favorite perch tree, but a pair was seen just a few hundred meters up river. Very likely our Nooksack pair. * click bigger *

Smugglers Slough Nest * 3-8-10

14:12 Northern Harrier seen near the nest



14:13 Red-Tail Hawk

Smugglers Slough Nest * 3-8-10

14:32 * One in the tree, One in the nest


14:43


14:46 Both take flight with quite a bit of conversation

Smugglers Slough Nest * 3-8-10

14:47 The pair flies together for about 3 minutes.


14:49 One returns to the nest.

Smugglers Slough Nest * 3-8-10

14:50 * One adult back to the nest and settles down again.




14:52 * The mate makes one last pass and then disappears to the South.

Smugglers Slough Nest * 3-8-10

14:59 The eagle on the nest takes off, does two circles over the grass field and returns to the nest tree at 15:01.


15:02 The eagle hops back down to the nest and settles down again. I'm starting to think that they have an egg{s} and are incubating.


15:09 The eagle in the nest takes off for another flight around the area. * click bigger *

Smugglers Slough Nest * 3-8-10

15:14 Landing gear down, preparing for approach to nest.

Full brakes


15:23 Incubation ?


At 15:32 the mate returns and the one on the nest takes off to join it in a local flight. They fly together for 3 minutes, and then one returns to the nest and assumes an incubation posture.

Smugglers Slough Nest * 3-8-10

A possible raptor nest on the other side of the corn field by the eagle nest.