Yukon, 2013

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Story and Pix of Nest:  http://yukon-news.com/news/winged-migrants-get-new-deluxe-loft-accommodations

Another Story of Nest:  http://www.yukon-news.com/sports/into-every-eaglets-life-a-little-rain-must-fall

Pictures of Yukon Eagles by Arbitrage:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/100907765@N08/sets/

Pictures of Yukon Eagles by Echoshadow:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/44472227@N02/

List of Other Eagle Cameras: http://eagleholic.wordpress.com/bald-eagle-cams-2014/

List of More Cameras:  http://www.beakspeak.com/

YECL Posted 5 Videos of early egg incubating:  http://www.youtube.com/yukonelectrical

Y1 Has Hatched and Y2 on the way:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmKpykAC4vo

Y2 Has Hatched:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHc8f7QORJo

Y3 Has Hatched: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XE05ArLRfM

Nest Swimming: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6xbBPbsSNc

View From Nest

Weather for Whitehorse, Yukon:http://weather.gc.ca/forecast/city_e.html?yt-16&unit=i

Other Sources for Nest Info and Pix:  Facebook - Millennium Trail Eagle's Nest

                                                         Facebook - Whitehorse Yukon Eagle Cam

Hancock Wildlife Forum- http://www.hancockwildlife.org/forum/viewtopic.php?showtopic=522714&mode=&show=8&page=69

That Fish Is Still Alive. What Do We Do?

Nest on Pole

Pix of a Fish Ladder (Not the one at Yukon)

Video of How a Fish Ladder Works:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sabk7Khq0kQ

Link to Whitehorse fish ladder and dam:  http://yukonenergy.ca/community/multimedia/fishcam/

Salmon Entering Yukon Fish Ladder, 8\8\2013:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utd0CgTOHTg

Y2 Fledges:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ame-nWLdwBM&feature=youtu.be

Y3 Fledges:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8krfMwRzlbA

Y3 Returns for Visit (and breakfast):  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hAeljAAv4c

All 3 Depart After Breakfast:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-Ir2oVmRIw

Trip Down Memory Lane, May 25&27: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVXL3TPAGXM

Come Eat or Lose Your Fish:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPh9jE65Lkk

Eaglet on Sand Bar Having A Drink of Water:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VB6_2XGEIFk&list=UUitUTUa8mfuofnLAJ34UQfg

Comings and Goings:   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAU5Mejidak

Food Overboard, Y3 Overboard:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEB44hpWKv4

Le'Go My Leg:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9mz2jBPKQQ

Magpie or Breakfast Pie:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZUUZAuHhlM

Get Off My Nest:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0LO2JGV5CU

I Don't Want It But You Can't Have It:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRWB5f782Tc

One Fish, Three Hungry Mouths:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J38BSHKNHsQ

Y2 Loses Breakfast - Twice:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2brl4AxU38

Y2 Flies Away With Fish:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LmSxDiH48c

Plastic Bag Brought To Nest:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxGJBNuI8Mo

Squirrel Visits Nest:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHAiJ7duVdk

Y2 Attempts to Carry Stick: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7qPNeF2Vmo

Tag, You're It:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-csktIEOsU

Invasion of the Rain Drops:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XArxyUSBWV8

Y3 Flies Away With Breakfish:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snQNRQbyjUE

What Are You Looking At, Y1?:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7i9oSPPtN_o

Eaglets Attacked by Rogue Adult: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBu9BGxhWqk

Second Visit by Intruder Next Morning: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42ZxeD2JX1I

Triplets Play Tag Again:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYxsQZCP42c

You Call That Breakfast?  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vem5sUI3Fm4

Now You See It, Now You Don't:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YZXzGRXBpU

Now You See It, Now You Don't (Redux)  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRJvDhw_R4E

Teeter Totter:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7Rv91NZi1o

Video For Your Birthday:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6SRO3wMh

Story for Children, by MsOls:  Once upon a time, two eagles fell in love and decided to have some babies. They picked a nest near Whitehorse, Yukon in Canada. Together they brought in soft grasses and made a nest bowl surrounded by stick rails.  Then dug a hole called an egg cup and the mama eagle laid three eggs in it.  Both the mama and the daddy sat on the eggs to keep them warm. This is called incubating the eggs. After 35 days, all three eggs hatched.

     In the beginning, the babies were covered in soft white fuzz, called baby down. They were not strong enough to hold their heads up straight to be fed, so we called them Bobbleheads.  While still babies, they stayed in the egg cup and were referred to as Hatchlings.  Mom or Dad had to sit on them to keep them warm and safe. This is called brooding.

     After a few days, they were able to climb out of the egg cup and crawl around the nest bowl. Now they were referred to as Nestlings.  At about two weeks old, they started to grow dark gray, woolly down to help keep them warm.  A parent would still sit on them if it was very cold, or when raining.  The babies grew very fast, especially their feet and beaks.

     Around one month old, they started to get bumps all over their bodies. Out of these bumps emerged dark brown or black feathers.  Shortly thereafter, they began to stand up and walk normally. They still crawled sometimes, but needed to build up their leg muscles.

     At six weeks, they began to flap their wings to make them strong. This is called wingersizing. The parents still bring in fish or animals to feed the nestlings, but they are trying to learn how to feed themselves. Soon they will know how to stand on a fish and tear off bites.

     As their wings grow stronger, they will begin to jump around and also up into the air. When the wind is good, they will go into the air and hover there for a few seconds before coming back down. This looks kind of scary, but is necessary training for learning to fly.

     Once they have learned how to self feed and to hover, they will begin branching. This means they will leave the flat nest and hop up onto the rails and poles.  If the nest was in a tree, they could jump onto the tree branches and limbs. They feel all grown up then, and may begin to sleep standing up like their parents do.

     When they are about 10-12 weeks old, they will fly for the very first time. This is called fledging and the eaglets will be called Fledglings.  Which tree do you think they will fly to?  They will stay near the nest for several more weeks and practice flying and to get food from their parents. They will also follow their parents to the river and learn how to catch their own fish.  Once they learn all that they need to know, the juveniles will fly away and live happily ever after.  (They will not get the white head and tail until five years old)