eaglenest.blogs.wm.eduCCB Eagle Nest Blog - The Center for Conservation Biology brings you closer to eagles, to learn abou

CCB Eagle Nest Blog The Center for Conservation Biology brings you closer to eagles, to learn about their behavior and biology. about CCB about Eagle Nest blog Posted by: rlukei | 2014/07/16 New Web Site July 16, 2014 You will now find eaglenest on the Center for Conservation Biology (CCB) web site below: www.ccbbirds.org/news-room/blogs/eagle-nest-blog/ Please updatewho found a couple minor injuries, but none that would prohibit release of the eagle. On June 5 the eagle was banded with purple band KS and and released at a large open athletic field near its nest. The juvenile however, had undetected injuries that would not allow the eagle to gain elevation. Lisa was to keep the eagle for a few more days to give it time to recover from its capture and attempted release. A few days later its tail feathers began to fall out and the eagle was transferred to the Wildlife Center of Virginia. By late August new tail feathers had grown in and it was determined by WCV staff that it was time for the eagle to be released. On August 30, 2011 KS and Norfolk Botanical Garden eagle with purple band NX were transported to Berkeley Plantation on the James River and successfully released. NX is heard from on a regular basis because she is wearing a transmitter and her movements are reported on the WCV web site ( www.wildlifecenter.org ). However, nothing has been seen or heard from KS until yesterday January 9, 2014 when she was located perched on a transmission tower next to purple banded HK who is from the 2009 nest at Norfolk Botanical Garden, and who has built a nest on Honey Bee Golf Course about 3 blocks from the transmission tower. The three attached photos of KS were taken by Beverly Nettleton whose sharp eyes spotted her on the transmission tower. Photo of KS on fence just prior to her attempted release by Reese F Lukei Jr. All photos are copyright of the photographer. 14 Comments Categories: At the nest Eagle Nest Blog Posted by: rlukei | 2013/12/24 Botswana Research Projects – Vultures and Wild Dogs During late November and early December I traveled to Botswana in southern Africa to see for myself some of the amazing...