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[baziunc]

Thanks so much for your posts and updates, oldguy!  I'm so glad to see both the juvies doing so well here. 

[oldguy]

A new update today on the Alcoa site.  New activity maps from the last 24 hr period ending at 6am July 14th.

The pair has been spending less time on the nest this week, so getting screen shots is getting hard.  It is expected that the pair will continue to expand their exploring over the next week and to spend less time in the nest as they travel to new and exciting perches along the river.

[baziunc]

I'm so excited for them!  Thanks for that update, oldguy!

[T40cfr403]

Alcoa eagles begin their long distance flights

http://qctimes.com/business/alcoa-eagles-begin-their-long-distance-flights/article_f14bfc72-500a-5703-9a22-65ab0cc57e53.html

Tracking blog: http://www.alcoa.com/locations/usa_davenport/en/info_page/eaglecam.asp

[baziunc]

Thanks T40!  It's interesting to see their flight paths.

[MpMom]

Star & Sky are doing well
http://alcoa.typepad.com/davenport_eagle_nest/2016/10/a-quick-update.html#trackback

[oldguy]

Here is a cap from the Alcoa NV cam - you can see where the eagles are building - appears to be in the same cottonwood.

[MpMom]

 

[MpMom]

 

[oldguy]

Here is ground view of the new nest.  It is in the same tree, but different trunk.  It is a little lower than old nest.  Photos were taken 10/14/16.





This is tracking maps from Thursday 10/13/16
The left one is for Star - north of Wisconsin Dells area East of Petenwell Lake and south of Wisconsin Rapids. near hwy 13
the right map is Sky - traveling the Illinois River, east of Hannibal MO

Ken from the Alcoa Twitter page wrote - Star is 183.26 air miles north of the Alcoa Nest. Sky is 130.25 air miles south of the Alcoa nest. So they are approximately 313 air miles apart.
 
   

[baziunc]

Thanks, OLDGUY!

[MpMom]

 

[baziunc]

Thanks, MpMom!  I see an eag'es back and tail there!     It's good to know they are visiting regularly and busily working on the nest. 

So I'm guessing that's as close as they can zoom in on the new nest with the cam, and that they can't tilt the camera any further to see the whole nest surface, even from afar.  At least we can see some of the nest and some of the activity around it.      Hopefully there will be eggs and hatchlings, and maybe we will be able to see some of that in the new nest from the cam.  Maybe there will be some pics posted by people who visit the nest area, too, though I don't suppose they would be able to get any views into the nest in person.  Very pretty there this time of year.

[MpMom]

 

[baziunc]

Thanks, Mp!     I see they got a closer view of the nest.  Love your s'caps!