Camellia on Blackwater Creek – Va Beach
April 4, 2012
Hope returns to Virginia
April 5, 2012Azalea was last in West Norfolk in Portsmouth, VA (YELLOW arrow March 31 at 2:00pm). She stayed in that area the rest of March 31 (PINK pointer Apr 1 at 1:00am) and all day Apr 1 (GREEN pointer Apr 2 at 1:00am). Then on the morning of Apr 2 she took off heading southeast flying over Chesapeake and directly to the edge of Back Bay in Virginia Beach then south to the Princess Anne Wildlife Managament area to spend the night (PURPLE pointer Apr 3 at 1:00am) and was still there as of this satellite map – WHITE arrow Apr 3 at 6:00am.
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Reese…..do I recall correctly that the life of the transmitter AZ is wearing is about 3 years? And if so, will it one day just stop or how exactly does that work? Thanks for keeping us updated on the whereabouts of AZ and Camellia and for all your diligent work manning the eagle cam!
Response – The average life is 3 years. It will first begin to skip reporting data times, then gradually stop reporting. The straps holding the harness will also begin to fail, so the transmitter could fall off while the transmitter is still sending data. Just have to wait to see. Not quite 3 years yet – May 20 2009 Azalea was fitted with transmitter.