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April 30, 2010
Published by Center for Conservation Biology at April 30, 2010
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A couple of weeks ago a WVEC eagle cam viewer asked if the eaglets were itching since they kept pulling at their feathers. The moderator on duty […]
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April 30, 2010
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This morning, April 30, after 10am the male delivered a catfish to the nest. The oldest eaglet (NC) was first in line to get his share of […]
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April 28, 2010
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Azalea – ” I arrived back here at the catfish ponds south of Roper and east of Plymouth, NC on April 14. This is my third time visiting these […]
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April 28, 2010
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Azalea – ” I arrived back here at the catfish ponds south of Roper and east of Plymouth, NC on April 14. This is my third time visiting these […]
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April 26, 2010
Published by Center for Conservation Biology at April 26, 2010
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This is the middle eaglet feeding itself this afternoon (April 26). Still not quite sure how to use its feet to hold on while it pulls, […]
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April 24, 2010
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Azalea remains at the catfish ponds in Washington County, NC early morning April 24. Overnight she was at the nearby communal roost.
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April 21, 2010
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Not much new this time. Azalea arrived back at the catfish ponds east of Plymouth, NC on April 14 and has not left. As of 10am […]
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April 19, 2010
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April 19 marks a major milestone for two of the three eaglets. For the first time NC and #2 fed themselves. Between 7:05 and 7:24 this evening NC first stood […]
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April 19, 2010
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As of yesterday afternoon, April 18, Azalea was still just east of Plymouth, NC at the catfish ponds. Detailed map later. In the meantime you can […]
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April 15, 2010
Published by Center for Conservation Biology at April 15, 2010
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Catfish are just too tempting and must be easy to catch. After spending April 10-13 on the east shore of the Little River in Pasquotank County, […]
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April 14, 2010
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The map above of Azalea’s travels covers the period June 13, 2009 through April 12, 2010 – 10 months. She has wandered widely as young bald […]
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April 14, 2010
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The map above of Azalea’s travels covers the period June 13, 2009 through April 12, 2010 – 10 months. She has wandered widely as young bald […]
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April 13, 2010
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Dr. Bryan Watts addresses the question about the gender of the eaglets that this pair of bald eagles has produced at Norfolk Botanical Garden: A question was recently […]
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April 13, 2010
Published by Center for Conservation Biology at April 13, 2010
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Our girl Azalea likes to do her own thing, without telling us in advance. She left the catfish farms in Washington County, NC on the evening […]
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April 10, 2010
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Azalea is back on the North River in Currituck County, NC as of April 9. She visited here on the Intracoastal Waterway near Coinjock in mid-March.
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April 10, 2010
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The three of us invite you to join us at an on-line class about bald eagle basics to be presented by The Center for Conservation Biology […]
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April 6, 2010
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I was stood up by Azalea this morning! After nearly two weeks at the Tidewater Research Station in Plymouth, NC, I decided yesterday that it was […]
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April 5, 2010
Published by Center for Conservation Biology at April 5, 2010
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The NBG eaglets are growing at a rate of about one pound every three days. For the first 30 days or so most of their energy […]
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