It has night vision and SOUND! You can actually hear talons clicking on the metal surface of the tower. There is a live cam on the nest, but it was not working until May. It was placed in a specilly designed platform. There were 2 more eagle chicks hatched and raised at this nest again this year. We hoped they would come back, and they did! They watched the work being done, and remained in the area. PSE&G worked with state biologists to be sure the eagles were safe. We were all worried about the eagles this year since the tower was very old and needed replacement. This is the nest I have been invited to banding since 2015. June 22, 2021 Hello eagle watchers! There is another bald eagle nest close to home. H05 sits on the perch, watching his brother H04 fly into the nest. Here are a few screen shots of H05 before he was grounded. Here's to hoping he heals, and will be able to fly free with all the other eagles! More updates will be provided in a couple weeks. Now it is up to him to stay still and calm to allow his broken bone to heal itself. Click the link to read the report yourself on the CWFNJ website. He is at the Raptor Trust and in good hands. The Eagle Project nest monitors received an email on July 4th that H05 was found on the ground on property near the nest. His brother, H04, was returning and waiting for that free meal. After watching both eaglets "branch" on their home tower, and cheering when they both took that first flight, we noticed H05 was not seen on the live cam for a couple days. (You can see H04 and H05 in my June 22 post below). I am afraid I have sad news about one of our local eagle fledglings. Finally if all has gone well, the young eagles must learn how hunt and feed themselves.
Once they survive that, there is the sometimes dangerous business of branching (learning how to fly). They need to learn from hatch how to get along with siblings in the nest. The first year of life is a hard one for young eaglets.
We are reminded that nature is hard and not always cute and kind. Sometimes when we follow the eagles, thanks to the live cams, we see things in nature we'd rather not. July 7, 2021 We all love watching those cute little chicks grow and learn how to become an eagle. Nesting season is over for the bald eagles in NJ. I'm so happy this story had a happy ending! His injury healed and was ready to release, and live like a wild eagle again. July 19, 2021 On a rainy August morning, The Raptor Trust released H05 back out into the wild.
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