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French Creek Estuary Nest Information<\/h2>\n

French Creek Estuary Land is an incredibly diverse and rich habitat supporting 180 species of birds, 60 species of waterfowl, salmon, river otters, beaver and much other wildlife – and it could become the first Eagle Preserve on Vancouver Island!\u00a0 This nest was built in late summer 2020 to replace a nest tree that was taken down because of safety concerns, but unfortunately the eagles had other ideas and built their own nest that fall, nearer the Marina.\u00a0 That nest failed, and the male may have died in early spring 2021, and by May there was a pair of eagles (possibly including the original female) visiting the nest and doing some work.\u00a0 We had hoped they would move in – but instead they used the nest near the Marina – and successfully raised two eaglets!\u00a0 The camera on the nest they didn’t use has been offline since December 2021 so we don’t know if they visited the nest in 2022. <\/p>\n

Updates<\/h4>\n

Based on local observer reports from previous years, we expect the eagles to return by mid-October.<\/p>\n

We have not been able to repair or remove the camera, but do get occasional updates from local observers.<\/p>\n

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French Creek Estuary Eagle Cam offline<\/h4>\n
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Photo of 2022 French Creek eaglets courtesy of Denise Foster<\/p><\/div>\n

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David Hancock Talks About Building the Nest<\/h4>\n