Eagle Nest Blog

August 14, 2014

Grace Still At James River Aug 13

Grace has spent the past few days flying back and forth, back and forth across the James River between Charles City County on the north side […]
July 27, 2014

Camellia Flies to Lafayette River – Norfolk 7/26

I have received a rare one-day map for Camellia. Usually maps are for a three-day period. Shortly after 10am on July 26, Camellia made a bee-line […]
July 26, 2014

Camellia at St Brides Correctional Center July 25

Camellia has of late been visiting the St Brides Correctional Center (https://vadoc.virginia.gov/facilities/eastern/st-brides/) off Sanderson Rd in Chesapeake. There are a couple large ponds on the prison […]
July 26, 2014

Grace Remains at Hog Island WMA July 25 5pm

Grace remains at Hog Island Wildlife Management Area on the James River in Virginia. In addition to being a known concentration area for bald eagles, Dr […]
June 9, 2014

Sibling of Bald Eagle MR Fledges June 9 2014

One of the three nestlings in the bald eagle nest in Virginia Beach has fledged as of June 9, 2014. The sibling of “MR” was seen […]
May 29, 2014

Bald Eagle with PURPLE Band “ND” – Update

PURPLE banded bald eagle “ND” is the sibling of Camellia, the bald eagle with a satellite transmitter and banded “NC”. The third eaglet from the Norfolk […]
May 29, 2014

Help Select at Name for Bald Eagle Banded MR

Photo – Reese F Lukei Jr You can assist The Center for Conservation Biology to select a name for the female juvenile bald eagle recently fitted in […]
March 26, 2014

Dr. Mitchell A. Byrd – Bald Eagle Recovery

Read about the recovery of the American Bald Eagle and the role of Dr. Mitchell A.Byrd on the science web site Live Science at the link below. […]
February 28, 2014

Urbanized Bald Eagle

A small portion of the population of bald eagles, perhaps 5 percent, are considered to have habitated to our human environment with all its sounds and activities.  Donald […]
January 10, 2014

Purple Banded Bald Eagle KS at Honey Bee Jan 9, 2014

So, just who is purple banded bald eagle KS? She hatched in a nest in the Thoroughgood neighborhood in Virginia Beach in March 2011 and fledged […]
December 24, 2013

Botswana Research Projects – Vultures and Wild Dogs

During late November and early December I traveled to Botswana in southern Africa to see for myself some of the amazing wildlife so often seen in TV […]
December 13, 2013

CCB Bald Eagle Tracking Success

Tracked eagles continue to blaze trail for conservation By Bryan Watts Like a good investment, the cohort of CCB eagles fitted with satellite transmitters between 2007 […]
October 21, 2013

Libby Mojica Attends Raptor Research Foundation Meeting in Argentina

Libby Mojica (second from left) instructs other researchers how to design and make transmitter harnesses for raptors. Libby Mojica from The Center for Conservation Biology is […]
September 16, 2013

CCB Launches New and Improved Eagle Nest Locator

One of the central missions of The Center for Conservation Biology is to provide information needed by regulatory agencies and the public to enable responsible land-use […]
September 3, 2013

Eagles and CCB on NPR Sept 4

Eagle Recovery To Air On NPR’s Morning Edition September 4, 2013 National Public Radio science correspondent Elizabeth Shogren joined Bryan Watts and Courtney Turrin on a […]
August 29, 2013

Eastern Massachusetts Hawk Watch Association

Dr. Bryan Watts to Address Massachusetts Raptor Enthusiasts On Friday September 6, 2013 Dr. Bryan Watts, Director of The Center for Conservation Biology, will deliver a […]
July 24, 2013

Bald Eagle KW Released at Mariners’ Museum July 23, 2013

On Monday July 22, 2013 two fishermen discovered an adult bald eagle floating in the James River near The Mariners’ Museum in Newport News, VA. They […]
July 23, 2013

James River Bald Eagle Population Sets Record

James River Eagles Break Through By Dr Bryan Watts, Director, The Center for Conservation Biology The bald eagle population along the historic James River has exceeded […]