tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340068615976654326.post4051449424367461496..comments2024-02-29T22:20:01.456-08:00Comments on Union Bay Watch : Eagles DisappearLarry Hubbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11346591926338103362noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340068615976654326.post-11209449318916607202012-08-14T12:37:33.809-07:002012-08-14T12:37:33.809-07:00Welcome! Glad to have you watching the eagles and ...Welcome! Glad to have you watching the eagles and the blog. I have been struggling with how to let more commuters know about the blog. If you have any ideas I would be glad to hear them. Thank you for your interest.Larry Hubbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11346591926338103362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340068615976654326.post-17183588699813484222012-08-13T22:43:12.302-07:002012-08-13T22:43:12.302-07:00Thank you for the info. I have been spending all m...Thank you for the info. I have been spending all my available time looking for Beatrice, without much luck. However I have seen a number of other birds in the process so I guess I will look at that as the silver lining to my search. My latest blog has more details. Thanks again for your comments.Larry Hubbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11346591926338103362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340068615976654326.post-20897542910260186082012-08-13T08:12:21.347-07:002012-08-13T08:12:21.347-07:00On Monday, August 6, at about 12:30 pm, Ernest (so...On Monday, August 6, at about 12:30 pm, Ernest (sorry....I call them Ethel and Ernest, so it would be the one you call Albert) was on the light standard above the 520 bridge. He was still looking a bit rumpled, but it was definitely him. So I guess we can assume that all is well? I will be updating my Ethel & Ernest 520 Eagles blog today.....I've been derelict about updates this summer, and that sighting was the only one I've had of the eagles, either one, lately.Wilson Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00544234981221834341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340068615976654326.post-20366456779942038022012-08-09T14:45:02.837-07:002012-08-09T14:45:02.837-07:00I just found this blog because I am new to commuti...I just found this blog because I am new to commuting to east side from Seattle for work, and I couldn't believe my eyes some weeks ago to see these beautiful creatures.At first I thought they were decoys!! (ignorant me) but today, 8/9/2012, at about 1:30 PM I saw an apparent adult (pure white helmet) pearched on the lamppost while I was heading eastbound at the west end of the highrise. Clear as day. My gosh, what a treat:>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06435741055251854579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340068615976654326.post-68261311974142436772012-08-09T12:11:52.055-07:002012-08-09T12:11:52.055-07:00Thank you! I was actually out on the Beaver Lodge ...Thank you! I was actually out on the Beaver Lodge dock watching Eva on a 520 light pole just before she flew back to the nest tree at about 8:30pm. During that time Albert returned from the N.E., flew over 520 and landed in a cottonwood. The tree is on the shore a couple hundred yards east of the dock. (This is the second time I have seen him at this perch.) This was also the first time I have seen Eleanor out of the nest and sitting on a branch. I saw no sign of Beatrice. The light was poor so I didn't get any great photos. However, I did get one interesting shot of Eva on the 520 light pole which I will include in my next blog. It is great to have your comment confirm what I was seeing. It also lets me know that there are others besides myself who may spot Beatrice. She should be learning to hunt somewhere in the area. Even if we could just learn which direction she goes when she leaves the nest it would be a start. Thanks again.Larry Hubbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11346591926338103362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340068615976654326.post-6918210548795294482012-08-08T20:45:40.741-07:002012-08-08T20:45:40.741-07:00Wed. night August 8 at 8:45 p.m. one of the adults...Wed. night August 8 at 8:45 p.m. one of the adults spotted high in the tree along with the eaglet which was on one of the lower branches near nest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340068615976654326.post-70548692951225542972012-08-05T21:20:42.001-07:002012-08-05T21:20:42.001-07:00Excellent. So glad to hear it. I'll look forwa...Excellent. So glad to hear it. I'll look forward to your photos ....Ingridnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340068615976654326.post-39504453716315339402012-08-04T17:52:09.456-07:002012-08-04T17:52:09.456-07:00Thank you! It is great to know that the fledgling ...Thank you! It is great to know that the fledgling has returned. Hopefully, I can get in-flight photos when I get back early in the week.Larry Hubbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11346591926338103362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340068615976654326.post-33677838305360006502012-08-04T17:38:11.257-07:002012-08-04T17:38:11.257-07:00Both fledglings were in the nest at 8 pm Friday ni...Both fledglings were in the nest at 8 pm Friday night.Penny Bolton https://www.blogger.com/profile/05058281757500319122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340068615976654326.post-19741305783554073832012-08-04T11:42:27.661-07:002012-08-04T11:42:27.661-07:00They were gone on Thursday morning which I think w...They were gone on Thursday morning which I think was the day before the Blue Angles started flying. They were still gone on Friday morning which was also before the Blue Angels came by so I do not think there is a relationship. I was expecting that as long as the young eagles are being fed (at least some) by the parents that they would stay in the area. I remember seeing last years eaglets perched in the cottonwood on Foster Island and I think that was in August or later. I will have to look those photos up when I get the chance. From what I have read it is late fall or winter before the young eagles are totally on their own. So I am expecting them to be in the nest area or around Union Bay for at least another month or two.Larry Hubbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11346591926338103362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340068615976654326.post-34876340919934727002012-08-04T11:17:29.201-07:002012-08-04T11:17:29.201-07:00Anonymous mentioned the Blue Angels, and I know I ...Anonymous mentioned the Blue Angels, and I know I asked about that, too. Was she seen early in the morning, before they began their rehearsal? Or was she missing from even the earliest hours? That could at least narrow down the possibilities. ;) How long do eaglets usually stay near the nest after fledging?ingridhttp://www.thefreequark.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340068615976654326.post-5293874471073029072012-08-04T10:29:47.859-07:002012-08-04T10:29:47.859-07:00Maybe the Blue Angels frightened her.Maybe the Blue Angels frightened her.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340068615976654326.post-45536018366436219272012-08-04T08:16:47.711-07:002012-08-04T08:16:47.711-07:00Thank you!
I am now out of town, so of course th...Thank you! <br /><br />I am now out of town, so of course this makes me wonder if the fledgling returned to the area of the nesting tree in Broadmoor.Larry Hubbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11346591926338103362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340068615976654326.post-75620410699040777352012-08-04T06:55:41.067-07:002012-08-04T06:55:41.067-07:00One of the adults was on a 520 lamp post Friday ni...One of the adults was on a 520 lamp post Friday night at around 7:30pm.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com