Eagle Cam is Back Up

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  1. Doc Who

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    It was a rough day and night for them.
     

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    Both Berry College chicks look healthy and not fighting all that much - Let's hope they both make it!

    I saw an Eagle fly over a lake near where I live yesterday - I was spectacular!
     
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    The Berry College pair are characters. They each seem to have very distinct personalities and look very healthy and strong. I can't believe how much they have grown in the past week or so. The PA eagles should be hatching within the next ten days.
     
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    have you seen the ones at Southwest Florida Eagle Cam? They're huge.
     
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    Yes! Every Cam is so unique and special. I love that we can observe these magnificent creatures without disturbing them.
     
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    I'll bet they hatch by April 8th. Any takers?
     
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    After a disastrous clutch last year, the Pittsburgh eagles have hatched 2 this year so far. Since they hatched so close together (within36 hours) hopefully there won't be as much bonking by the older one. That get really brutal to watch....last year I had to stop watching the Hanover eaglets because of it.
     
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    Wonderful!
     
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    The Berry College eagles got along fine and they are so big now - It will be great to watch them get ready to fly.

    The Pitt nest may eventually have three and that may not be good for the last one to hatch.
     
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    I am thinking April 2nd
     
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    It's been several days since the second one hatched....the third egg may not be viable. But you're right, if it does hatch, that eaglet will probably not survive and be bonked to death by the other two. They were born really close together, weren't they?
     
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    That is pretty hard to watch DD.
     
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    What happened to the one egg guys? With wind speeds sustained at 22 to 30 miles an hour and gust from 50 to 60 miles an hour it should be interesting to watch early Sunday morning.
     
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    Hey guys, I have a ? I have noticed the egg has been left alone for at least one and a 1/4 hr. Is this normal? Are one of the eagles MIA? This is for the Hanover Pa. nest.
    I'm asking you folks because you folks are more knowledgeable about these things than I. Thanks in advance.
     
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    One eaglet died within a few days and the other is not going to be viable. They'll leave it for longer periods until it just kind of disintegrates, or they'll break it themselves and bury it.

    Sad day for Hanover....but they fledged 2 healthy ones last year, and the nest in Pittsburgh didn't. The eagles in Pitt have 2 healthy (as of now) eaglets, and one non-viable egg.

    This stuff is fascinating, but at the same time heartbreaking.

    One sobering thing to remember is that less than 50% of hatched eaglets make it to one year. 10% make it to adulthood.
     
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    Thank you Miss DD. That kind of bums me out but that's nature. You are so kind to respond so quickly. Thanks Miss DD.
     
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    It is very sad that the Hanover nest will be empty this year. Let's hope all goes well in Pittsburgh.

    The Berry College pair has been great to watch the past week or so - the eaglets have been sitting on the edge of the nest and flapping their wings from time to time. I hope to see them getting ready to take flight.

    All three of these nests are amazing lessons and celebrations of nature and the cycle of life - we are fortunate to be able to watch.
     
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    The eaglets in Southwest Florida are branching and really wingersizing getting their strength up for when they go farther than a branch or two.