6:48 pm
There's a feeding going on - and look at the little one reach up!

Congratulations Mom, Dad , Judyb , Darlene and all who watch this nest... I am thrilled for all of you...nice way to end my day.. happy tears the little one is adorable..

Congratulations to all who watch this nest! It's been a long time coming!
How fabulous!

OMG!!! I'm so thrilled to see a little fuzzy gray head in this nest after so long!! What a wonderful thing!! I was beginning to wonder if we would ever have eaglets here again!

Wonderful news here, it has been quite the trial. to the new bobblehead.

Thanks for the cute animation, Judy, and the neat little video, Darlene. Best wishes and good luck for success this year.

Friday, May 4, 2012

6:34 am
Good morning, everyone! According to the early birds on the Maine forum, the little chick has already had two feedings, one at about 5 am, as it was beginning to get light, and another around 5:50 am. Several observers thought they saw Mom turning an egg as well - so we are wondering if we'll see another chick later today.

The animation below was done by Lori of the Maine forum of the second feeding:



Link to today's posts on the Maine Window-on-Wildlife forum

9:27 am

Everyone.....the animations, Judy, are great! I cannot say that enough. I hope there is a second. I do have one question, which I think has been discussed. Do we believe this is the same pair from last year? Or have we decided it is a new pair?
carolyn

I know a number of people have an opinion on that, Carolyn, but where they're not banded, it's not easy to know for sure. There are also some who see traits that remind them of the original pair (from 2006-2007) - and some who think one of the current pair might be an offspring of the original pair. I didn't watch the earliest feedings - but Mom seemed to be doing a good job in the later ones, which might suggest this isn't her first chick. But while I remember the first time parents who had a hard time figuring out how to feed (Smitty/Shep at NCTC, for instance, and a Maine osprey Mom who stood on the edge of the nest reaching out and didn't seem to understand why the just-hatched chick wasn't coming over to eat, and who tipped over the first time she tried to reach down [she did figure it out and became a good mom ]) - I expect some first-time parents figure out what's needed very quickly.

9:48 am
Watching a feeding now, and seeing Mom break off a piece, decide it's too big and swallow it and try again - and once she decided on a size, she's feeding little bites, one after another.



Cam zoomed in during the feeding.