Deschutes National Forest, Oregon - Bald Eagle Cam

http://www.fs.fed.us/outdoors/naturewatch/eaglecam.html
This is a streaming cam with a 3-minute limit; there's a brief intro before you get to the cam.

The cam is located in Willamette Pass in Deschutes National Forest in central Oregon. The Deschutes National Forest Bald Eagle Cam is provided by the Oregon Zoo, AT&T, the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation, and the USDA Forest Service's NatureWatch Program. The area was first identified as an occupied territory in 1974, and has been successful in producing fledglings in 21 of the years since then. They raised one chick in 2006, and had early nest failures in 2007 and 2008. They do appear to have an alternate nest as well as the one with the camera, so we'll have to wait to see which one they use this year.

2008-2009 Season:

• adults return: both adults were seen in the nest November 1st
• egg laid: April 8, 8:15 pm
• hatched: May 15, 5:15 pm (37 days)
• fledged: August 10, early morning (87 days); not seen at nest after fledge (2 adults and juvie seen in area August 13 but no way to be sure it was this family)

(2008 screen cap of the female incubating an egg in the snow by BBE;
information mostly collected by Marcia on the Maine Bald Eagle Cam Forum - more details and references here.)

link to thread for the 2007-2008 nesting season

I'm afraid I forgot to post this at the time - things have been a bit busy for me lately. This is from November 1st:

Naturegal on the CHIL forum caught a couple of pictures of both of them on the nest - I don't think that she'll mind if I bring them over here as well:

Looking at this nest puts the snow in Sidney into perspective!! Maybe it's not so bad there after all!!

This is a familiar picture for this nest. They surely get a lot of snow there. I just hope that this coming season will be a successful one for the pair.

hmmmmm....interesting look? LOL

new web page for this cam....there is an announcement about the pair abandoning the nest but I think that was from last season...here is the page and you go right to it from the link on the first page of the thread...

CLICK

the pair were seen on the nest this morning but I missed it....

caught a parent on the side branch

wow it sure is snowing pretty hard and looks like it has been going for awhile

Wow, does it ever stop snowing there? These poor eagles! I am anxious to see both of them after the confrontation last year that ended there nesting attempt. It was a pretty violent attack on mom. Has anyone seen both of them yet this year? Even if they don't nest it would be reasuring to know they are still together!

Over on the maine forum they have pics of them both on FEB 07th
http://www.hostingphpbb.com/forum/viewt ... forum=tdbc

Man oh Man does it ever stop snowing here? THe headlines were finally changed saying
IMPORTANT ANOUNCEMENT:
Its spring! Cascade and Lady Odell are back.

Sure couldnt tell it was spring

I don't think this nest knows Spring is on Friday.

This poor nest, finally able to see the nest with no snow and now its snowing pretty hard once again, are they sure they have Spring there?

looks better

can't see them nesting just yet....

Oh my gosh, Leslie! Look at the snow! I have checked in on this cam a few times and seen no sign of eagles. I just hope mom was ok after that violent attack last year

Looks like we finally have a parent on the nest not sure which one though as i havent seen them together since last year, still snowing though and parent is snoozing, possibly incubating

What wonderful news!! Thanks for bringing the pic over here, Kim!

Sending good thoughts to Lady O and Cascade for a successful year!

Thanks for the picture vabeacheaglewatcher! Horray, I wondered if this pair would be back this year! In the snow again/still!

crazy eh? This nest seems to always be in winter...

Yup, snow. Happy Easter Maple Ridge.
Per weather report Deschutes may have some sunshine to be thankful for soon; probably more snow Sunday and Monday:
http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.ph ... -121.31417

Ma and Pa with their egg at about 4 this afternoon!