Center for Conservation Biology

January 15, 2013

Azalea Still in Edinburgh – Chesapeake 1/15

Azalea is still in the Edinburgh neighborhood in Chesapeake off the Chesapeake Expressway near the Hillcrest exit. Here are her satellite data points – YELLOW arrow […]
January 15, 2013

Camellia in Flight Over Rock Creek Jan 15

This morning at 9:00am, Camellia appears to be in flight over the Rock Creek neighborhood about one mile east of Honey Bee Golf course. He was last […]
January 12, 2013

Azalea Returns to Edinburgh (Chesapeake) Jan 12

Azalea has been on tour (but not golf courses). She was last at Greenbriar in Chesapeake – YELLOW arrow Jan 9 at 4:00pm and PINK pointer […]
January 12, 2013

Camellia Visiting Golf Courses in Va Beach

It is very obvious that golf courses are attractive to bald eagles, and Camellia is proving that is true. After spending a few days in the […]
January 9, 2013

Azalea in Greenbriar – Chesapeake 1/9

Azalea spent a few days wandering around in a very rural area of Chesapeake. Now she is in one of the most heavily populated areas – […]
January 9, 2013

Camellia Remains in West Neck Creek Natural Area 1/9

Camellia has stayed in the same general area in Virginia beach the past three days – West Neck Creek Natural Area between London Bridge Rd and […]
January 8, 2013

KE On Chickahominy River Jan 1

Well, KE has finally left Hanover County after spending about six weeks there around the PamunkeyRiver YELLOW arrow Dec 13 at 5:00pm – Nov 15 t0 Dec 26. Early on […]
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 […]