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This nest is 175 feet up a huge Douglas fir on the 10th green of the golf course at the Sandpiper Resort in Harrison Mills, British Columbia (site of the Fraser Valley Bald Eagle Festival from 1995-2020 and part of the Eagles of Fraser Valley Self-Guided Adventure<\/a>). The 2 pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) cams also show the eagle activity on the Chehalis-Harrison Flats to the northeast (the resort is on the west side of the Harrison River, just before it joins the Fraser River).<\/p>\n 2013 was the first year Hancock Wildlife Foundation had a camera in this nest, and David Hancock’s research suggests that the pair we watched originally moved from the next territory over when licensed utility construction led to the removal of their former nest.\u00a0 As of early 2018, we had watched that pair successfully raise 6 eaglets, and then there were some changes and challenging years (see the History section below for details).\u00a0 There were no eggs in 2019, 2020 or 2021, but the new pair was committed to the territory and to each other – and Dimple laid her first egg on April 10, 2022!\u00a0 Unfortunately Duffer was injured shortly afterwards, probably while defending the territory from a potential intruder; he recovered and kept control of the territory, but the time spent fighting interrupted his nesting instinct, so he didn’t help incubate.\u00a0 In spite of Dimple’s amazing dedication, the eggs didn’t hatch.\u00a0 As of September 2022, both eagles were together and busily preparing their nest for next year – and were still getting it ready when the remaining cam went offline permanently in March 2023.\u00a0 An observer visited the nest in May and said the eagles did not appear to be using the nest where the cams are; we don’t know if Dimple laid any eggs, or any other details.<\/p>\n September 7 – we were able to install two new cams this year!\u00a0 We’re still adjusting some things, but it’s looking good!\u00a0 These new cameras are a bit different from the ones we are used to using, so there may be a bit of a learning curve as we find the best settings.\u00a0 Thanks for your patience!<\/p>\n October 11 – we’ve had one eagle visit the nest, but it may have been passing through; it seems that a number of eagles are late returning this year, and we know they don’t really need to start work on the nest until the spring – but we are hoping to see more visits soon.<\/p>\n February 11 – some good news and some bad news.\u00a0 The bad news is that we haven’t been seeing much activity at the nest, even though it’s the time the adults should be preparing for eggs.\u00a0 The good news, at least for the eagles, is that they seem to have a new nest much closer to the river, which may be more convenient for them, but is not in sight of our cameras.\u00a0 Forum member CC398 visited the area and posted some pictures on the forum – https:\/\/forum.hancockwildlife.org\/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=705&start=330#p726735<\/a> – and for those of you in the area, you can see their new nest from the Gazebo area.\u00a0 We wish the eagles well – and if you visit the area, please post some pictures on the forum!<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ module_class=” et_pb_row_fullwidth” _builder_version=”4.16″ width=”100%” width_tablet=”100%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” max_width=”100%” max_width_tablet=”100%” max_width_phone=”” max_width_last_edited=”on|desktop” make_fullwidth=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Harrison Mills North” _builder_version=”4.22.1″ header_3_font=”|600|||||||” header_4_font=”|600|||||||” header_4_text_color=”#6d7d5e” text_orientation=”center” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\nUpdates<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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