Eagle Nest Blog

April 3, 2017

Grace Round-Trip TRS/Red Wing/TRS 4/2/2017

Again we are missing data because of the cloudy weather resulting in low solar battery strength. There was no data for March 26, March 28/29, and […]
March 13, 2017

Grace at Lake Taylor in Norfolk 3/12/2017

Grace did some flying last week. She began at the NC Tidewater Research Station, flew to Phelps Lake, then back to TRS. She then flew across […]
March 6, 2017

Grace Returns to Tidewater Research Station 3/2/2017

Grace just cannot resist returning to the NC Tidewater Agriculture Research Station and the private catfish farm. After a few days on the Peninsula area in […]
February 27, 2017

Grace Returns to Virginia Peninsula Feb 25 2017

Grace hung around the Tidewater Research Station for a couple days, but then on Feb 23 at Noon she headed North. By 3:00pm she was at […]
January 30, 2017

Grace in Virginia, Visits Owl Creek, 1/29/2017

Grace Left Creswell, NC the morning of Jan 23 flying north. She crossed into Virginia Beach about 4:00pm Jan 24 (GREEN). She then continued north flying […]
January 23, 2017

Grace Returns to Catfish – Now Creswell, NC Jan 22, 2017

Sure ‘nuf!!! Grace was indeed on her way back to the catfish ponds in Washington County, NC. She overnighted on The North River (YELLOW arrow) then […]
January 16, 2017

Grace Returns to North Carolina Jan 13 2017

Grace spent most of the past week along the North Landing River in Virginia Beach. At 2:00pm Jan 13 she crossed back into North Carolina near […]
December 20, 2016

Grace Makes Visit to Catfish Farm – Dec 18, 2016

Between Dec 5 and Dec 18 , Grace made a round trip visit to the North Carolina Agriculture Station and Private catfish farm. She was actually […]
November 14, 2016

Grace at Big Bethel in Newport News Nov 12 2016

Grace stayed in Delaware until Nov 10 then flew south to the Atlantic shoreline in Maryland. From there Grace continued south down the Eastern Shore and […]
November 7, 2016

Grace Exploring Eastern Shore in DE/MD Nov 06 2016

Grace spent the past week exploring the Eastern Shore in Worcester County in Maryland and Sussex County in Delaware. As of this satellite map Grace is […]
August 30, 2016

Twelve Nestling Bald Eagles Fitted With GSM/GPS Transmitters

In May 2016 biologists with the Center for Conservation Biology (CCB), lead by Dr. Bryan Watts, fitted new technology GSM/GPS cell phone transmitters on 12 nestling […]
August 29, 2016

Grace Flies to Great Dismal Swamp 08262016

Grace spent most of this past week at the North Carolina Tidewater Research Station in Washington County, NC. On the morning of Aug 25 she began […]
August 4, 2016

Grace Returns to North Carolina July 30, 2016

Grace did not lollygag in Virginia. After a few days she headed back to the NC Tidewater Research Center east of Plymouth, NC. As of July […]
June 20, 2016

Grace at Tidewater Research Station June 18, 2016

Other than a short 15-mile overnight flight to Creswell, NC June 13-14 (PINK), Grace has remained at the North Carolina Tidewater Agriculture Research Station and private […]
June 6, 2016

Grace Flies Back to North Carolina June 3, 2016

Grace stayed around Big Bethel Reservoir until about Noon on June 2, then she flew directly back to North Carolina. This time she has stopped off […]
June 5, 2016

Bald Eagle 2016 Season Summary, Banding, Transmitters

Productivity: The bald eagle breeding season for 2016 is coming to a close in Chesapeake, Norfolk, and Virginia Beach . Many of the nestlings have now […]
May 23, 2016

Grace Returns to Big Bethel Reservoir 5/22/2016

Grace has been on the move again and is back at Big Bethel Reservoir on the Newport News/York County border. On May 15 Grace was in […]
May 9, 2016

No Report on Grace

A week of cloudy, rainy weather has resulted in no satellite data for Grace to report. Need some sunshine. Grace on May 20, 2014 with her […]