Delta eaglecam to spot eggs hatching

Wednesday, April 01 2009 @ 07:38 AM EDT

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Another story about our HWF eagles!!

Surrey North Delta Leader

Delta eaglecam to spot eggs hatching

A pair of bald eagles in Delta are taking turns incubating two eggs, expected to hatch around March 30. Check out the action for yourself via an eaglecam at www.hancockwildlife.org

Image courtesy Hancock Wildlife Foundation

Surrey Leader

By Boaz Joseph - Surrey North Delta Leader

Published: March 25, 2009 3:00 PM
Updated: March 25, 2009 4:03 PM

Webcams will allow the public an eagle-eyed view of the birth of two bald eagles in Delta as early as next Tuesday.

Two video cameras are mounted at OWL Rehabilitation Society, providing 24-hour online feed of a recently occupied nest.

The cameras were installed last summer by the Surrey-based Hancock Wildlife Foundation, a non-profit society involved in a variety of bird-based research, education and conservation projects.

At the time, the nest was empty.

The "nestoration" had begun some time before the cameras turned on in late February.

"We were delighted to see there were already two eagles there," says Karen Bills, the society's project coordinator and an assistant to founder David Hancock.

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http://www.bclocalnews.com/surrey_area/surreyleader/community/41858697.html

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Nesting eagles are cyberspace superstars

Tuesday, March 24 2009 @ 09:08 PM EDT

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Another story about Hancock Wildlife Foundation and this time it features the Hornby Island Bald Eagles.

Nesting eagles are cyberspace superstars

By Sandra McCulloch, Times ColonistMarch 24, 2009

The eagle has landed, and it laid an egg.

Now the countdown begins on a 35-day incubation period, during which time a pair of Hornby Island bald eagles is bound to draw plenty of attention from cyberspace. Two video cameras are aimed at their nest, and the images are being streamed to a website.

The most enthusiastic observer is Doug Carrick, the Hornby resident who teamed up with Hancock Wildlife Federation to put the cameras on his property, which he shares with the eagles.

The egg was laid at 6:49 a.m. Sunday, Carrick said, adding that a second egg should be laid this week.

Two other eagle nests equipped with webcams can be watched on the Hancock Wildlife website.

A pair of eagles in Sidney have three eggs in the nest, with the first expected to hatch on April 5. Even further along is a pair of eagles in Delta, the latest nest to go online, and the first of their two eggs is expected to hatch next week.

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http://www.timescolonist.com/Nesting+eagles+cyberspace+superstars/1421486/story.html

BIRD LOVERS CAN SEE EAGLE EGGS ON WEBCAM

Tuesday, March 24 2009 @ 02:36 AM EDT

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Hancock Wildlife Foundation made the news this time!! There are a few inaccuracies in this article but who are we to complain with much needed publicity such as this!!

By CANADIAN PRESS

HORNBY ISLAND, B.C. - Three nests of bald eagles in British Columbia that have been streaming live over the Internet for several years could soon have a few new additions after several eggs were laid.

The Hancock Wildlife Foundation, which operates the webcams on Hornby Island, Sydney and Delta says three eggs have already been laid in Sidney, one on Hornby Island and two in Delta.

The foundation launched the Hornby Island camera in 2006, and then set up the Sidney cam in 2007. The Delta cam is the newest.

The hatching of two baby eagles in SIdney two years ago drew worldwide attention, with virtual onlookers helping name the pair.

The Hornby Island egg is expected to hatch around April 26, the three eggs in Sidney could hatch around April 5 and the two Delta eggs could hatch by the end of this month.

The video feeds are on the foundation's website: www.hancockwildlife.org

http://vancouver.24hrs.ca/News/2009/03/22/8846556.html

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Redding's eaglets now have names

Sunday, March 22 2009 @ 03:36 AM EDT

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By Record Searchlight staff
Originally published 06:43 p.m., March 20, 2009
Updated 06:43 p.m., March 20, 2009

Names have been chosen for two eaglets and a third that may hatch soon in a nest at Turtle Bay.

For the first time since the eagles drew attention in late 2007, television viewers participated in polls to name the birds.

“KRCR viewers and Redding.com readers have worked together to name the newborn eaglets. The winning names in the combined polling results are Freedom, Hope and Spirit,” Record Searchlight marketing director Michelle Martin Streeby said today after the results of both polls were tallied.

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http://www.redding.com/news/2009/mar/20/reddings-eaglets-now-have-names/

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Bird fest in B.C.'s Columbia Valley features nature walks, canoe trips

Thursday, March 19 2009 @ 05:46 PM EDT

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Bird fest in B.C.'s Columbia Valley features nature walks, canoe trips

By The Canadian Press

INVERMERE, B.C. - The upper Columbia Valley is the setting for the annual Wings Over the Rockies Bird Festival, with guided nature walks, canoe trips, art exhibits and workshops.

The wetlands along the Columbia River in southeast B.C. serve as breeding areas for numerous bird species. In the 150-kilometre stretch between Canal Flats and Spillimacheen, over 265 species have been recorded.
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http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/090319/utravel/travel_rockies_bird_festival