Cape Coral, Florida - Bald Eagle Cams

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Cape Coral, Florida - Bald Eagle Cams

http://www.capecoral.net/wildcams/
Cape Coral is on Florida's Gulf Coast, about 100 miles south of Tampa. There are two cams here, EagleCam I and EagleCam II. The username and password for the Cam I is public and the username and password for Cam II is demo (both all lower-case letters). Live streaming feed, but it slows when too many are logged in at the same time. Cam I has infrared light, allowing limited night vision.

EagleCam I
Link>>> http://74.95.63.177/ password public (in both places - you may need to enter it twice)
Eagles here are named George and Gracie. The original George died in 2006 and Gracie found another mate George II. Gracie appears to be about 20 and George II appears to be much younger. Gracie continued her success by fledging eaglets with George II in 2007.

2007-2008 Season:

eggs laid: before cam was active - maybe late November
hatched: feeding behavior seen December 26; first screen cap of chick January 6; two chicks seen January 8
branching: smaller one branched February 24, a little over 8 weeks old; serious lift by both seen a couple of days earlier
fledged: smaller one fledged March 11 (74 days or 10-1/2 weeks); older one fledged around March 19 (84 days or 12 weeks)
last seen: both together April 23 (117 days or 16-1/2 weeks); one alone May 11 (137 days or 19-1/2 weeks)

(screen cap by soph9)

EagleCam II
Link>>> http://69.34.225.3/ password demo (in both places - you may need to enter it twice)
This unnamed pair has been successfully raising eaglets at their current location for several years, and fledged two eaglets in 2007.

2007-2008 Season:

egg(s) laid: beginning around December 2 based on behavior of parents
hatching: feeding behavior seen January 8 (35 days was January 6); one chick seen January 22; cam down January 23 - February 22; one eaglet in nest when cam returned
fledged: may have fledged March 25 (77 days - 11 weeks old); was away from the nest all day and returned in the morning
last seen: May 13 (126 days - 18 weeks)

(screen cap by Marcia on the Maine Eagle Cam Forum)

Based on past experience, look for eggs in the first half of December, chicks in mid-January, and fledging in early April, though they can successfully lay eggs up to two months later - especially if the first clutch fails.

(Information from WildCam Project )

tsebitai · **Posted:** Sat Dec 01, 2007 12:14 pm

Pat, try going to:
http://www.capecoral.net/wildcams/
and click on Eagle Cam II

smallpaws · **Posted:** Sat Dec 01, 2007 12:23 pm

Thanks - I hadn't realised that the Cape Coral nest was the same as the Tesoro nest.

Pat

tsebitai · **Posted:** Sat Dec 01, 2007 12:43 pm

smallpaws wrote:

Thanks - I hadn't realised that the Cape Coral nest was the same as the Tesoro nest.

Pat

Oops - it isn't! My mistake. I have not been able to get on Tesoro either, and Cape Coral is on and off, so I got confused and jumped the gun.

smallpaws · **Posted:** Sat Dec 01, 2007 12:48 pm

Doesn't matter, somebody else will probably post it.

Pat

JudyB · **Posted:** Sun Dec 09, 2007 8:04 am

Folks on the Maine Cam Forum think there was an egg laid December 2, and looking through the screen caps there, the eagles do seem to have moved into incubating mode!

Here's BIRDER's pic from the Maine Forum:

Their discussion and pictures start here.

LoriBeth · **Posted:** Wed Dec 26, 2007 8:19 am

Just thought I would pass on a quick update that I received regarding these 2 eaglecams. I'd been watching Cam II pretty faithfully and we're pretty sure as JudyB said that an egg was laid on or around Dec. 1/2 which would make a possibility of a hatch on or around Jan. 4/5. The cam has been down for awhile now so I sent an email asking about it and also the status of George II & Gracie's Cam I since the date is stuck at 9/6/07.

Here's my email that I sent:

Quote:

I and many others on the Maine Eagle Forum had been watching the Cam II eagle pair since they first started laying this year.
What happened to that camera and will it be back???
We all think that the female layed her first egg on or around Dec. 1/2 which would make the hatching date on or around January 4/5 which isn't too far away...

Also on the George & Gracie Cam I, it is live now right? We were wondering because of the date being stuck on 9/6/2007.
Thanks so much for these wonderful cameras!

And here's the quick response I got from Connie Baron:

Quote:

From our Public Information Director:
"Thank you for the email. I am glad you are enjoying the WildCam setup on our website. Unfortunately, we have technical problems on-and-off with the cameras. Any electrical, cable or phone interruption can knock the cameras offline. This seems to have occurred with EagleCam II, which probably has been our most reliable equipment. We will be resetting the camera; however, that requires someone to go to the site of the camera. The process is simple, but with several employees out this week due to the holidays, we may not get to it until after the first of the year.

Yes, the camera trained on George II and Gracie is a live shot. Our IT person will be resetting the date on the camera. If you have not checked out the OspreyCam, you might plug into that one. Right now, it is showing motion jpeg, and the lens is zoomed close to the nest. Just saw one of the birds hanging around the nest this morning. Their nesting season will be getting in gear after the first of the year. Again, thank you for watching our birds. We will keep our fingers crossed and hope that the equipment works well for an entire season for a change."

Connie Barron
Public Information Director
City of Cape Coral
1015 Cultural Park Boulevard
Cape Coral, FL 33990
(239) 574-0448

If you have any other questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Stacy L. Lentz
Customer Support Services Coordinator
City Clerk's Office
Phone: 239-242-3243 (internal: 1243)
Fax: 239-574-0424

So here's hoping that the New Year brings Cam II back up and a little eaglet soon after.

soph9 · **Posted:** Wed Dec 26, 2007 8:57 am

A little clean up after the change over...bad angle for the cam eh? :puzzled

soph9 · **Posted:** Wed Dec 26, 2007 9:33 am

Airing out the egg(s)?

JudyB · **Posted:** Wed Dec 26, 2007 10:53 am

Someone on the Maine eagle cam forum thought it looked as if they might be feeding a chick - has anyone else seen that?

Unfortunately Cam I wasn't working when the eggs were laid, so we don't know when that was - but it's probably not that different from the timetable for Cam II (which is now temporarily off-line) and hatching was expected there in the first week in January.

Thanks for getting the update from Cape Coral, Lori, and thanks for the pictures, soph9!

soph9 · **Posted:** Wed Dec 26, 2007 11:23 am

I saw that too but I think it looked like the Male adult was just doing some nestkeeping....but I could be wrong. :puzzled

LoriBeth · **Posted:** Wed Dec 26, 2007 11:56 am

I do believe that there is indeed a chick!

I've been watching for awhile and I do think it was a feeding I just saw at 2:45pm EST. Plus she is sitting as though there may be a wee one under her. :lol:

soph9 · **Posted:** Wed Dec 26, 2007 1:40 pm

I do believe they are feeding a chick(s) in this pic....such a bad angle and that's too bad.

LoriBeth · **Posted:** Wed Dec 26, 2007 1:59 pm

They were indeed Soph9

I saw a little head this time so I know for sure there is at least one eaglet.

Gracie & George II have the first eaglet of the season.
4:30pm EST feeding.

JudyB · **Posted:** Wed Dec 26, 2007 2:23 pm

I love your last picture, Lori - "What have we here??" They actually are looking more intently in #3 and #4 - but it's easier to see them in that one. And I like the seagull (?) flyby you captured.

soph9 · **Posted:** Thu Dec 27, 2007 9:59 am

Adult calling out perched on the branch, then flies off....other adult flies in and takes over! :ecwink

soph9 · **Posted:** Thu Dec 27, 2007 10:50 am

Looks like a feeding going on!

JudyB · **Posted:** Thu Dec 27, 2007 12:36 pm

Looks to me like another feeding at 3:35 pm Eastern time (I can never remember if we're on Standard or Daylight time - there's something about the idea of "saving daylight" that causes my rational little mind to rebel :roll:

). I've been trying to see if I can make out the top of a fuzzy head - but I really haven't seen anything I'm sure isn't part of the adult's head (there seem to be enough people watching that the video stream jumps rather than flows). But it definitely looks more like feeding than egg-turning!

soph9 · **Posted:** Sat Dec 29, 2007 7:29 am

After mom fed the chick(s), something seemed to be bothering her...I think it was an "intruder"....she has settled down now.

LoriBeth · **Posted:** Sat Dec 29, 2007 10:51 am

Soph wrote:

Quote:

After mom fed the chick(s), something seemed to be bothering her...I think it was an "intruder"....she has settled down now.

http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa20 ... eagle1.jpg

What a great s'cap Soph9!!! A flyby and birds perched in the branches! :lol:

I've been watching too and I get alot of buffering also. I am still convinced that they are feeding a chick. It just needs to get a bit bigger so we can see the little dickens. :lol:

edit to remove pic from quote & change to linkl

LoriBeth · **Posted:** Sat Dec 29, 2007 1:36 pm

12/29/07, 4:10pm EST --- Dad comes in to check on things...
But doesn't stay long. Mom gets up and does another feeding :?:

If she isn't feeding a chick then she's a really good faker :lol:

soph9 · **Posted:** Sun Dec 30, 2007 1:06 pm

Still no sign of a Bobble head...but feedings all day long...here is one!

soph9 · **Posted:** Sun Dec 30, 2007 3:03 pm

I definitely saw movement from the nest bowl between the sticks/limbs of the nest....here is a shot of dad after he tore apart something for mom to feed the chick(s)....

and mom feeds

soph9 · **Posted:** Mon Dec 31, 2007 4:17 am

Dad just flew in for a sec and dropped off food...mom does not feed the little one yet...I think they are not awake :ecwink

LoriBeth · **Posted:** Mon Dec 31, 2007 11:42 am

Aha! So glad that you saw 'something' too soph9.

I really don't think that they would have prey on the edge of the nest all day long if they weren't feeding an eaglet or 2.
Here's a feeding from 1:40pm EST

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