Ozzie, Harriet and E6
 

Thanks a lot Wayne. You got me addicted to watching the drama with the
eagle nest down your way. :-)

I check it once or twice a day to see how the little E6 offspring is
doing. He/she "branched" on March 8th. Branching is when they
flap their wings and hop out of the nest for the first time to a branch
close to the nest. "Fledging" (taking off and flying for the first
time) usually occurs 2-3 weeks after the first "branching".

Ozzie and Harriet (the parents) have been sharing the tasks of teaching,
maintaining the nest and hunting for food to feed E6. Ozzie is the
primary hunter. Harriet prunes E6, feeds him/her the food that Ozzie
delivers and concentrates on nest keeping.

Yesterday Ozzie disappeared. It appears he was injured somehow and
recovered by a non-profit organization called CROW that treats, cares
for and rehabilitates injured birds. Ozzie has been identified as
the one CROW recovered and determined he has a broken wing and will
require a few weeks of rehab.

So, now the drama is on to see if Harriet picks up the slack for the
hunting and food delivery tasks for E6.

Ozzie, Harriet and E6
 

On Wed, 18 Mar 2015 20:44:43 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:


Thanks a lot Wayne. You got me addicted to watching the drama with the
eagle nest down your way. :-)

I check it once or twice a day to see how the little E6 offspring is
doing. He/she "branched" on March 8th. Branching is when they
flap their wings and hop out of the nest for the first time to a branch
close to the nest. "Fledging" (taking off and flying for the first
time) usually occurs 2-3 weeks after the first "branching".

Ozzie and Harriet (the parents) have been sharing the tasks of teaching,
maintaining the nest and hunting for food to feed E6. Ozzie is the
primary hunter. Harriet prunes E6, feeds him/her the food that Ozzie
delivers and concentrates on nest keeping.

Yesterday Ozzie disappeared. It appears he was injured somehow and
recovered by a non-profit organization called CROW that treats, cares
for and rehabilitates injured birds. Ozzie has been identified as
the one CROW recovered and determined he has a broken wing and will
require a few weeks of rehab.

So, now the drama is on to see if Harriet picks up the slack for the
hunting and food delivery tasks for E6.

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Thanks for the update. I read on the news that an injured eagle had
been found but didn't know it was Ozzie. Hope he makes a good
recovery. It's facinating to watch thie whole nesting, hatching and
child rearing routine. My guess is that Harriet will do just fine as
long as nothing happens to her. She'll be on her own however since
eagles don't seem to socialize outside their family circle.

Ozzie, Harriet and E6
 

On 3/19/2015 12:44 AM, wrote:
On Wed, 18 Mar 2015 20:44:43 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:


Thanks a lot Wayne. You got me addicted to watching the drama with the
eagle nest down your way. :-)

I check it once or twice a day to see how the little E6 offspring is
doing. He/she "branched" on March 8th. Branching is when they
flap their wings and hop out of the nest for the first time to a branch
close to the nest. "Fledging" (taking off and flying for the first
time) usually occurs 2-3 weeks after the first "branching".

Ozzie and Harriet (the parents) have been sharing the tasks of teaching,
maintaining the nest and hunting for food to feed E6. Ozzie is the
primary hunter. Harriet prunes E6, feeds him/her the food that Ozzie
delivers and concentrates on nest keeping.

Yesterday Ozzie disappeared. It appears he was injured somehow and
recovered by a non-profit organization called CROW that treats, cares
for and rehabilitates injured birds. Ozzie has been identified as
the one CROW recovered and determined he has a broken wing and will
require a few weeks of rehab.

So, now the drama is on to see if Harriet picks up the slack for the
hunting and food delivery tasks for E6.

We have a pair down here in the scrub and that baby is flying now. I
saw mom, dad and the chick flying over the river today in the boat.
One adult was flying top cover at 500' or so while and the other two
were skimming the tree tops. Baby seems to be getting the hang of it.



According to the people who have the website and webcam that Wayne got
me hooked on, the baby eagles have a 50/50 chance of surviving in the
first year after leaving the nest.

Ozzie, Harriet and E6
 

Here in cornfield county we don't have any bald eagles but the area is loaded with Hawks and owls. Really a treat to listen to the hoot owls in the woods at night.

Ozzie, Harriet and E6
 

On 3/19/2015 10:42 AM, wrote:
On Thu, 19 Mar 2015 05:51:17 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

Here in cornfield county we don't have any bald eagles but the area is loaded with Hawks and owls. Really a treat to listen to the hoot owls in the woods at night.

I bet there are eagles around you too but you usually see them way up
in the air if they are not nesting nearby. People spot them in just
about every state now that they are "back".
Sometimes it is hard to tell the difference between a buzzard and an
eagle at altitude. Around here the bird most often confused with
eagles is an osprey and they are plentiful.
I remember we saw one a couple of times right there in DC in the 50s
tho. It was always very high and going somewhere east to west and
back..
The recovery of the Bald Eagle is one of the wildlife success stories
that should make us all feel a little better. I see them quite a lot
these days and it still makes me feel good every time.



And like some other bird species, they mate for life and will return to
and use the same tree nest for years to produce young.