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Chat - Thursday, May 28, 2009; I See Some Wing Blings Here!
Topic Started: May 28 2009, 03:00 AM (1,033 Views)
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EAGLEPEDIA REVISITED

June 8, 2007

IWS BANDING - "One person climbs into the nest, gently grabs the chick and places it in a bag to be lowered to the ground. We put on blue wing markers, a leg band with a federal ID number and a GPS/radio transmitter. The transmitter weighs about 100 grams, and typically falls off from wear and tear (including the bird chewing at the ties) within a year or two. During the banding process we also draw blood samples and take a few breast feathers for analysis of toxins and contaminants.

If the parents are in the nest at the time, they will fly away. But they can become aggressive, so we have to be careful. We wear helmets and gloves. Ideally the parents won’t be in the nest; when the chick is 4-5 weeks old the parents start leaving it alone at times.

Climbing experience is important — the nest is 40 feet up in the tree. We have an expert who does most of the nest-climbing for us in Alaska and who climbed into this nest for last year’s chicks; if he isn’t available, I usually do the climbing."


Quoting Peter Sharpe, Ph.D. (IWS) in "The Nature Conservancy"
<a href='http://www.nature.org/wherewework/northame...equestions.html' target='_blank'>http://www.nature.org/wherewework/northame...equestions.html</a>

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(Jim w/Limuw - 2007)

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June 23, 2007

Another nest banding report I found and thought you might like to read their account - NOT IWS BANDING: For our own safety, we must use great care in handling young bald eagles. Their claws, or talons, are razor-sharp, and when they grab something, the talons curve in toward one another and lock into place. Mostly, they use their sharp curved beaks to snip and shred food, but the eaglets also know how to use their talons and beaks to defend themselves.

We work fast. It’s hot in the nest. Flies buzz around our heads, and ants crawl through the woven sticks. I lay the chick on its back in my lap and cover its head with a cloth. The darkness calms the bird. The nest mate hisses and snaps its beak. It puffs up its feathers to look bigger. And it never takes its eyes off us. I hold the captured bird’s legs—not taking my eyes off its talons—while Mike fits one band around each leg. The metal bands won’t cut into the tough scales on an eagle’s leg. After we leave, the green-and-white band will be easy to see with binoculars, and the large black numbers on it will tell biologists where the bird was banded. On the other leg, a silver band gives the eagle its own identification number.

Before Mike and I climb down the tree, we collect leavings from the eagles’ meals for clues about their diet. We find feathers and webbed feet from waterfowl, and lots of trout tails. Sometimes we find fur and bones of muskrats, squirrels, and even skunks. On the ground, we gather our gear and leave. When we are far from the nest, we stop. There’s still a chance that the parents will abandon the eaglets. I watch the parents through my binoculars. The male returns to the nest. We have succeeded in banding two more chicks. As more hatchlings are banded, more bald eagles can be studied. And the effort to protect them can take wing.


<a href='http://www.highlightskids.com/Science/Stor..._baldeagles.asp' target='_blank'>http://www.highlightskids.com/Science/Stor..._baldeagles.asp</a>

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DISCLAIMER: Information here has been gathered in good faith from the internet and cannot be guaranteed to be totally accurate.
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If you've not been to the cam links page yet today - you're in for a surprise!

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Yes folks - we are well on our way but there's so much more we can do! Contributions will be accepted for the 2009 Nest Adoption Challenge thru June 15, 2009!

Help IWS help the eagles :Hugs:

At the end of the campaign, Dr. Sharpe will be drawing winners from the names of the folks who have participated/donated to the NAC. First come - first served and their choices as of today will include:

A regular IWS tour on Catalina (8 tours to be distributed as of today - more if we can raise more money)

OR

A Pimu tour (8 tour to be distributed as of today)

OR

A DVD (8 of them to be distributed as of today)

OR

A Nest Adoption packet (8 of them to be distributed as of today)

OR

A special eagle item shown in NAC thread (8 to be distributed as of today)


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assorted plates
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eagle carvings
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digital frame w/Catalina eagle photos
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assorted figurines
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What's the saying - "You gotta be in it, to win it!"

Come join the fun - be sure any purchase or contribution is designated "Nest Adoption Challenge"

Get your name into the drawing ...... good luck and thank you all!
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ps - soon to be available to the eagleholics of the world -

teensy wing blings for your beanies! stay tuned for ordering info, etc.!


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click on photo above to get yourself to the IWS Eagle Cam links - don't miss out on watching and hearing ^"^ ^"^

(yes if you've not been here for a day or so - TH nest now has sound)


NOTE: WE was off yesterday - the server on the mainland was not running - hmmm - hope it's back on today :X:
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<::: <::: <::: <::: Catalina Update Was Posted

check it out - click on Steffani and Chick

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tiny wing blings? We ^"^ :^: ^"^ :^: ^"^ :^: ^"^ :^: want some of them!

Eggcellant post CDN... :)^
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Cheryl - As I said in CHIL Chat you've "blinged" my day! Love it, love it, love it, and the additional photos and ID's posted here are great. Brilliant promo :><: <3
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"WATCHING THE EAGLELAND CHICKS GROW"

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DECORAH-THE WHOLE FAMILY <3 ..........................................DELTA :<<>>: .............

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HORNBY ^"^ ......................................................................MAINE II ^"^ ^"^ (SNAGGED FROM SHOEBUTTON ON FORUM)

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NCTC ^"^ - HAS EAGLET BRANCHED?..............................................BACK ON THE NEST...........

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OKLAHOMA ^"^ WIDE ANGLE CAM..............................................OREGON :<<>>: ^"^ ...............

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SAANICH-LOOK AT TINY'S CROP :P (SNAGGED)...........................................NORFOLK ^"^ ^"^ ^"^ ........
Edited by Naturegal, May 28 2009, 06:13 AM.
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Deb - I want a whole bunch of mini blings for all my beanies. Can't wait for more info. :**: :**:
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Naturegal, The Maine chicks are still very young.
Hoping for a mild summer season for the eagle family.
Tiny..He must think " I better eat all of it before big sisters get to it. "
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hopefully I'll have the info ready later today for the beanie bling! :)^
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O KAYYYYYY :)^
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Is this not the cutest photo of our eagirls.. :D
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