Center for Conservation Biology

January 6, 2013

Azalea Near Shillelagh Rd – Chesapeake Jan 6

Azalea is combining residential with rural country in her travels. She left the Grassfield neighborhood in Chesapeake and revisited the recently developed Edinburgh neighborhood. Now, however, she […]
January 6, 2013

Camellia at West Neck Creek Natural Area Jan 6

Almost back to normal. Some data not sent on Jan 4 in the morning. Camellia visiting familiar places. Here are his data points – YELLOW arrow […]
January 3, 2013
Workers on a Panama mudflat. Photo by the Center for Conservation Biology.

Students Travel to Panama to Study Birds and Mangroves

Photos and text by Bryan Watts In January 2011 Bryan Watts and Lesley Bullock led a class from Virginia Commonwealth University to the upper Bay of […]
January 3, 2013

Managing the Peregrine Falcon Population in Virginia

January 3, 2013
Using a Loop to Inspect Crown – Bryan Watts uses a magnifying loop to examine the crown of a Red-cockaded Woodpecker chick. This technique is used to look for red feathers emerging in the crown to determine gender when banding.

Banding Red-cockaded Woodpeckers on Piney Grove Preserve

January 3, 2013

Camellia at Cavalier Golf Course Jan 3, 2013

There was apparently just enough sunlight yesterday, Jan 2, for Camellia’s satellite transmitter to begin sending data at 2:00pm. At that time he was just northeast of […]
January 3, 2013

Azalea in Grassfield Section – Chesapeake Jan 3, 2013

Azalea has been flying back and forth across US Route 17 between the Great Dismal Swamp NWR and the Grassfield section of Chesapeake. She appears to […]
January 2, 2013

Camellia at Bow Creek Golf Course New Years Eve

We have received some limited data on the whereabouts of Camellia. Because of the very cloudy weather we have experienced lately his solar satellite battery is […]
January 1, 2013

Eagles Return to the Chesapeake Bay

Written by Bryan Watts On June 20, 1782 the bald eagle was adopted as the emblem of the thirteen colonies and it became the symbolic representation […]
December 31, 2012

Azalea in Great Dismal Swamp NWR 12/31

Azalea is ending the year 2012 in the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge on the Dismal Swamp Canal – http://www.fws.gov/northeast/greatdismalswamp/. She was last in the […]
December 31, 2012

Camellia – No New Data

Just to let all our eagletrak fans know that there has been no new satellite data about the whereabouts of Camellia. Now appears certain that his […]
December 28, 2012

Camellia in Little Neck Dec 25

It may be too early to know for certain, but it appears that the solar battery on the satellite transmitter Camellia is wearing has given out. […]
December 28, 2012

Azalea on St Julian Creek – Chesapeake 12/27

Azalea is visiting a new place for her – St Julian Creek in the Brentwood section of Chesapeake, VA. She remained in the Edinburgh section of […]
December 25, 2012

Azalea in Edinburgh (Chesapeake, VA) Dec 25

Azalea is checking out a brand new housing neighborhood in Chesapeake called Edinburgh, which is off the Chesapeake Bypass near the Hillcrest Parkway exit. Azalea was […]
December 25, 2012

Camellia at Bay Island – VB Dec 24

Camellia sends Holiday Greetings from Bay Island on Broad Bay in Virginia Beach. He did not move far during the past three days, although it seems […]
December 22, 2012

Camellia Near Lynnhaven Inlet – VB 12/22

Camellia is back in Virginia Beach and appears to be in flight near Lynnhaven Inlet at 9:00am Dec 22. No satellite data was transmitted from 1:00am […]
December 22, 2012

Azalea Returns to Virginia Beach 12/22

Azalea was at Signature Golf Course off Indian River Rd in Virginia Beach at 1:00am this morning Dec 22. After spending several weeks away, Azalea has […]
December 19, 2012

Azalea Returns to Harwoods Mill Reservoir 12/19

Azalea is still in York County, VA – Newport News Park – north end of Harwoods Mill Reservoir. After spending a few days exploring the Poquoson […]