Maine Bald Eagle Cam Discussion

[Judy]

Audubon/Tesoro Eagle Cam
Webpage: http://www.audubonofflorida.org/friendsoftheeagle/cam.html
WMP: Cam 1 mms://puffin.audubon.org/wmtencoder/eaglecam1.wmv
WMP: Cam 2 mms://puffin.audubon.org/wmtencoder/eaglecam2.wmv

2008 - To track Tess (Birdie) when she leaves the nest, check http://www.instwildlifesciences.org/tesoro.html

The EagleCam is scheduled to go live when the Eagles return which should be soon!! We need to check the site everyday for updates, they should return by mid-September but could return anytime now.
http://www.audubon.org/states/fl/fl/eaglecam/cam.html

Thanks to Aline for sending the information about this cam which I had forgotten about. And thanks to Sherri for the research she did on the cam. It looks like it is going to be a very exciting eagle nest to watch due to the powerful cameras!!

Here is the post that Sherri tried to post earlier about the cam:

I was interested in what was said about looking into Florida cams as the nesting season is near. I just did some checking and it is VERY near.....starts September 1st and I found an article regarding a brand new web cam just installed in Port St Lucie and waiting for the 1st!
FYI, here is the link to the article which appeared 2 days ago:

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/search/content/local_news/epaper/2006/08/27/m1a_SLEAGLE_0827.html

and here is a link to the information regarding the set up last year of this cam:

http://www.cegltd.com/story.asp?story=6087

(Apparently they were knocked out last year due to a hurricane)

I'm presuming we will be able to pick up the live cam from Florida Audubon once it goes 'live'
http://www.audubonofflorida.org/

This sounds so exciting and an opportunity for all of us to get in on the very beginning of the nesting process.......it will kind of help to get us through our 'empty nest' in Maine. Now all we need is the Florida eagles to return!

[Judy]

This is from the article dated Sunday, August 27, 2006.
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/search/content/local_news/epaper/2006/08/27/m1a_SLEAGLE_0827.html

"Two new cameras — one is powerful enough to read a book at 200 yards — were mounted in camouflaged, weatherproof housing 5 to 9 feet above and 30 feet away from the nest. They should allow what should be an even better bird's-eye view this year, officials said."

"We're definitely going to be able to look right down into the nest," said Ginn environmental consultant Toby Overdorf. "You'll be able to identify an individual feather."

"Once mating season begins Sept. 1, no one can go within 750 feet of the endangered species. Audubon hopes to get a permit from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to attach tiny satellite transmitters to the newborn eaglets so their cross-country migrations can be tracked for years via the Internet. Wilma also interrupted that project.

Two eaglets were hatched last year."

A few pictures of the next and camera installation:
http://postpix.palmbeachpost.com/pages/gallery.php?gallery=265155&offset=0

This article is from last year:
http://www.audubon.org/states/fl/fl/eaglecam/081505.pdf
The Ginn Co., working with Audubon of Florida, has spent $150,000 to install "eagle cams" high above aTesoro neighborhood to give computer users a rare glimpse into the protected world of a bald eagle.
Two high-resolution video cameras — one is powerful enough to read a book at 150 yards — will begin
beaming live video of an eagle nest Sept. 1 as the adults return to their
home for a new season of rebuilding and mating. Internet users can watch
the birds 24 hours a day, seven days a week on Audubon's Web site, which
also will track the newborn eaglets after they've left the nest.
Although it's not the first eagle cam installed in Florida, Audubon's Tim
Bachmeyer said it's the most advanced and may be the only one still
working.
"We can operate one of the cameras by remote control, so if we see
something interesting happening in a particular spot, we can zoom in or
change the angle," Bachmeyer said. "You'll be able to look into the eagles'
eyes and see what color they are."

And pictures here:
http://www.audubon.org/states/fl/fl/eaglecam/media.html

[Aline]

Thank you for posting these links Judy, Sherri will be happy also I am sure when she returns in 3 days.
What we need now are mests with eagles
_________________
Aline
*Live And Let Live * Vivre et laisser vivre *

[Emty]

EXCITED............

Will have to keep EAGLE EYES open

Thanks for all the info

[Anonymous]

Now I was a EMTY GUEST

Well I will catch on eventually, BUT STILL VERY EXCITED about seeing the Florida & Maine Eagles

[Judy]

"Tesoro resident, students get 'eagle-eye' view"
http://www.audubon.org/states/fl/fl/eaglecam/081705.pdf

It looks like it will be an unobstructed view! The below picture isn't clear of course, since taken from what looks like a scanned copy of the newspaper article.

[Anonymous]

Much thanks to Judy and Aline for helping to get my message posted......hopefully this one will go through! Hey, no one said you have to be computer smart to love eagles!

On my way back from genealogy conference in Boston late yesterday, I spotted 3 eaglets soaring above the Mass Pike about 1/4 mile apart.......such a lovely sight

Really look forward to this Florida cam!

Sherri

[Aline]

Sherri welcome
Genealogy ? You too ?
_________________
Aline
*Live And Let Live * Vivre et laisser vivre *

[Sherri]

I figure I should start posting anything regarding the FL cam here from now on.......since we are so close to going 'live'

I sent an email to Lynda White thanking her for the update and, while I was at it, asked her whether this cam would have audio.....

Her reply:

"Hi, Sherri,
Still no word on when we are going live, but I am able to access the cameras, and the birds are there every morning and evening. The male has been spotted carrying in nesting material. We won't have audio, because this is a remote location and the cameras are solar powered...it would have been difficult to impossible to add sound. This is how you will be able to access the camera, http://www.audubonofflorida.org/friendsoftheeagle/ and in the meantime there is some information on eagles on the website-I updated yesterday with the news that the birds are back.
Lynda

Lynda White
Audubon EagleWatch Coordinator"

[goldfinch]

Have you gotten any more information on when the eagle camera might be turned on.

[Sherri]

Here is the last message I had from Lynda White regarding the cam going live. I wrote to her again because I was concerned that something had happened to delay the process. This response was a week ago on 9/20........guess we will just have to wait for the press release. I kind of wonder whether they will coordinate it with the 'season' starting on Oct 1st.....

"Everything is fine, and the eagles are there sporadically. I have to get the link so that I can control the cameras from here at the center, and we have to move control of the site from Ginn to Audubon. There will be a press event to kick off the live cam. Right now there is only a few minutes each day when the birds are around, so you aren't missing anything!

Lynda White
Audubon EagleWatch Coordinator"

[goldfinch]

What is the season in Florida for nesting for the Bald Eagles? I was kind of hoping from your last message something would have happened in early Oct. Have you any furthur news as to when the camera will be on?

[Sherri]

Goldfinch....as I understand it, the FL 'season' begins around October 1. I am surprised the cam hasn't gone live by now due to the heavy publicity at the end of August regarding its installation. However, the last communication from Lynda White a couple days ago said that there was a slight problem with the link and that it would be fixed soon. She also said the eagles aren't there through most of the day so there isn't much to see yet. Here is hoping this pair will settle in soon!

Sherri

[goldfinch]

Thanks for the last update but since it has been another couple of weeks I was wondering if there was any more news as to when the public might be able to view the cameras.

[Sherri]

goldfinch,

I haven't a clue what is going on with the FL cam. It seemed like it was going to be in Sept or Oct when they installed the cam in August and my earlier correspondence with Lynda White was very encouraging. Perhaps the eagles aren't settled in yet.

Sherri