EagleTrak Blog

January 4, 2015

Camellia Update Dec 31, 2014

The cloudy weather is not providing sufficient sunlight to power the solar transmitter that Camellia is wearing. CCB is still getting a weak signal but not […]
January 4, 2015

Grace Celebrates New Years Eve at Catfish Farm 12/31/2014

Grace is still taking advantage of the bountiful ponds full of catfish. She has located the other communal roost which is on the lower left of […]
December 25, 2014

Eagletrak Takes Vacation

Both Libby and I will be traveling for the holidays so the next update for Camellia and Grace will be on January 4, 2015. Let the […]
December 24, 2014

Grace Still Catfishing Dec 23 2014

Grace is following in the flight steps of Azalea, going from one fish pond to another. To orient you a bit – the small ponds on […]
December 23, 2014

Camellia Reports in From Chesapeake Dec 22, 2014

Whew!! A whole week without satellite data from Camellia and more cloudy weather really had us worried. No data from Dec 12 at 6pm to Dec […]
December 21, 2014

Grace Remains at Tidewater Research Station

Grace remains at the North Carolina Tidewater Research Station at Plymouth, NC. She is likely in the company of several other bald eagles. This map is […]
December 20, 2014

Camellia in Bayview – Norfolk 12 19 2014

The transmitter that Camellia is sending out a very weak signal, not strong enough to send map data However, we can get GPS data that shows […]
December 18, 2014

Grace at the Catfish Farm Dec 16 &17, 2014

Here are the movements of Grace for her first two days, Dec 16 & 17, at Tidewater Research Station and the private catfish farm. The PINK […]
December 17, 2014

Grace Arrives at Plymouth, NC Catfish Farm 12/16/2014

Grace never knew Azalea the bald eagle from Norfolk Botanical Garden, but Grace is flying almost the same flight pattern lately. About 11am on Dec 15 […]
December 15, 2014

Grace Flies to Pocosin Lakes NWR 12/14/2014

Grace has flown a bit further south after two weeks in Dare County. She left Alligator River NWR about noon Dec 13 and flew to Tyrrell […]
December 13, 2014

Camellia Visits Wards Corner – Norfolk 12/12 2014

Once again the solar battery that powers the satellite transmitter that Camellia is wearing did not send data for Dec 11 and parts of Dec 10 […]
December 12, 2014

Grace Remains at Dare County, NC 12/10/2014

Fishing must be good for Grace. She has been in this same location in Dare County, NC since Nov 28. I wonder if there are other […]
December 11, 2014

Camellia at Jolliff Rd in Chesapeake 12/10/2014

There was no satellite data for Camellia all day Dec 7, 8 and 9. First report since 1am Dec 7 (YELLOW arrow) in Edinburgh was at […]
December 9, 2014

Grace Remains in Dare County, NC 12/7/2014

Grace has been in Dare county, NC since Nov 28. She is visiting Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge – http://www.fws.gov/alligatorriver/. As of this satellite map Grace is […]
December 8, 2014

Camellia Returns to Edinburgh – Chesapeake – Dec 7 2014

Cloudy weather. Low solar battery voltage. No satellite data. From 7am Nov 24 through Noon Dec 4 the solar battery in the satellite transmitter that Camellia […]
December 6, 2014

Grace Still in Dare County, NC 12/5/2014

Grace is becoming more familiar with the farm near Manns Harbor, NC in Dare County. She appears to be fishing in the farm ditches. This satellite […]
December 3, 2014

Grace Remains in Dare County NC Dec 2, 2014

Grace is still at some farm fields south of Route 64 and west of Manns Harbor, NC in Dare County. Perhaps she is foraging in farm […]
November 30, 2014

Grace Flies to Dare County, NC 11/29/2014

After spending a week visiting in Suffolk, Chesapeake and Virginia Beach, Grace has taken a direct flight to Dare County, North Carolina (red line is 75 […]