Wet Weather!

Hi All,

It is great to see these birds keeping the eggs covered throughout this very wet and cool weather we are experiencing in Maine. Keeping eggs warm along with turning eggs occasionally are critical for the embryo (and chick) to develop inside the egg. If all goes well we could see chicks hatch around April 12th...

Please keep in touch with questions and observations and continue to share this webcam with your friends and family. We will all be keeping watch.

All the Best,
Patrick Keenan
BioDiversity Research Institute

Eagles are diligently incubating!

Hi All,
Just wanted to post a quick update. The eagles at this site have been incubating the egg and probably benefiting from what has been a week of beautiful weather in Maine. For the sake of the eagles I hope this nice weather persists.

Do not be worried if at times to see the eggs unattended for short periods of time, especially in this fine weather. This is normal. Also, you will likely see the eagles turning the eggs so that they are heated evenly and develop properly.

The incubation period generally lasts for 33-35 days at which time the first egg will hatch followed by the next eggs each day or so. Eagle eggs, like the eggs of some other raptors hatch asynchronously. This could be considered to be nature's way of mediating the survival of offspring so that in times of low food abundance at least the first chick to hatch will survive because it will out-compete its siblings for food.

Please be in touch with questions and comments of your observations.

All the best,
Patrick Keenan
BioDiversity Research Institute

Eagles lay their second egg!

Hi All,
I am happy to report that the eagles are now tending two eggs in the nest. The second egg was laid last evening, March 11th, at about 6:07 pm. Eagles typically lay two eggs but a third would not be out of the question. Let's keep watch and please post if and when you see a third egg. Also, I know that many of our blog followers are timid about joining the online community but there are very nice updates by our many members. It may be worth checking out.

Thanks for all your support and interest.

Until next time,
Patrick Keenan
BioDiversity Research Institute

A new sign of the season-the eagles lay egg #1

Hi All,
I am very happy to share the fantastic news that the eagles have laid and egg on the afternoon of March 8th at just a bit after 4 pm. I was hoping to see a second by now...eagles usually lay a second egg 36 to 72 hours after the first. I would encourage you to visit our website at www.briloon.org to watch a video blog about what we might expect to see.

Thank you for all your support. This is an exciting sign of the season. Please be in touch with questions and observations. I also would like everyone to know that we expect a power outage on the camera site during part of the day on Saturday. I am very sorry, in advance, for this necessary repair. Let's keep our eye on the egg!

All the Best,
Patrick Keenan
BioDiversity Research Institute

February in Maine!

Hi All,
I apologize for not posting sooner. Frankly, I am not sure what happened to my other recent posts from this year. More important is the fantastic activity that we have been seeing at this nest. It is clear that a pair is settling in to nest here this year. The birds have been very active adding sticks to the nest and moving them around to get them into position to create an intertwined and stable platform.

Over just the past few days they appear to be adding 'softer materials to line the nest bowl. Notably, just today the female was observed excavating a small bowl in the finer materials and then, later, settling into an incubation position. All of these are fantastic signs that these eagles are eager to nest. Last year eagles at this nest--likely the same pair--laid eggs on April 1 and April 3. That said, eagles in Maine may lay eggs as early as early March.

These photos two photos show the progress that the birds have made over the past month the initial image is from 1/25/10 and the second from just this afternoon 2/23/10.


It will be interesting to see how these birds behave as the anticipated storm passes through later this week.

Many thanks for all of you posts and questions. Please keep them coming! It looks as though we have a great deal to look forward to this season.

Until Next Time,
Patrick Keenan
BioDiversity Research Institute

Thankgiving!

Hi All,
I hope that you now find that the images are uploading in a timely manner. Very sorry for the inconvenience and delay on the fix but I was unable to solve the issue until today.
Many thanks for all your posts and I hope that this activity persists as it is a good sign of the Eagles loyalty to this nest site.
All the Best,
Patrick Keenan
BioDiversity Research Institute

Eagle pair continues to visit.

Well, this fine November day has produced a nice long visit to the nest by two adult eagles. They entered they nest bowl and then perched above the nest for some time. In fact, they are still present at the nest as I write this. Just wanted to post this photo and give a quick update! Have a great day!

We also captured this phot of an elegant looking eagle.


All the Best,
Patrick Keenan
BioDiversity Research Institute