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Mmmmmm, I can see it now......
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Mmmmmm, I can see it now......
Man that eagle looks like it’s in pristine condition,thanks!
Cya Tuna Vic
The 2 eggs are expected to hatch from Friday through Sunday.Quote:
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Damn, so it's too late to make Balut out of them......Quote:
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One of the eggs has hatched so far, very cool.Attachment 50732Quote:
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Sad loss today......
Bald eagle chick featured on National Forest webcam dies, possibly due to storm
By BRIAN WHITEHEAD | bwhitehead@scng.com | San Bernardino Sun
PUBLISHED: March 23, 2018 at 10:42 am | UPDATED: March 23, 2018 at 1:36 pm
Robin Eliason’s heart sunk Friday morning.
Before turning in Thursday evening, Eliason, a U.S. Forest Service biologist, checked the popular livestream of a bald eagle’s nest in the Big Bear Lake area – the livestream watched by thousands when two eagle chicks hatched earlier this year.
Eliason watched the mother eagle, “Jackie,” attempt to shield her babies from the storm.
Overnight, about 4 inches of rain fell over the area; temperatures dropped below freezing.
Eliason returned to the livestream Friday and said she saw Jackie standing on a chick. A bad feeling swept over her. “I kept watching and checking it out,” she said, “and after a minute or so, I was pretty certain it wasn’t good news.”
San Bernardino National Forest officials tweeted Friday that one of the chicks had died, possibly due to the storm.
Sandy Steers, executive director of the Friends of Big Bear Valley nonprofit group and manager of the nest cam, said she worriedly watched the livestream till about 2 a.m. Friday morning. She could tell what happened when she checked back in.
Hours later, she said she was still crying.
“I’m very attached to those eagles,” she said by phone Friday. “I’ve been watching them since the mom, ‘Jackie,’ was hatched. Watching them through a scope and then watching them through the camera. It feels like they’re a part of my family.”
Earlier this year, the chicks gained popularity via the livestream. Thousands tuned in to watch them hatch Feb. 10 and 11. They took the names “Stormy” and “BBB.”
“BBB” – Baby Big Bear, as named by area third graders – is the one officials presume didn’t make it through the night.
“We’ve gotten a lot of condolences,” Steers said. “A lot of public reaction.”
Neither chick had many feathers, Eliason said. Thus, “rain gets them wet down to their skin if they don’t have those feathers to serve as a water-repellent layer, or a raincoat, to help shed water.”
While the storm is the likely cause of death, Eliason said any number of factors could have contributed to the chick’s passing. In the coming days, “Jackie” could start covering “BBB” with sticks and grass, Eliason said.
The camera was installed years ago by the Friends of Big Bear Valley. Its location does not disturb the nest and the surrounding area is closed to the public for nesting season.
“I’ve had a couple people write to me and say seeing how the eagles have to go through all the weather made them consider things in nature they hadn’t thought about before,” Steers said. “To me, that’s a big plus, getting people to see things in nature differently.”
https://www.sbsun.com/2018/03/23/bal...-due-to-storm/
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