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Jordan Lake EagleCam - Offline

342,820 Live Views 438 In Crowd Unfortunately it is looking unlikely that we will be able to get the eaglecam back online this year. The team has spent the past week and a half working on it, at this point we are all really stumped as to why we cant get a clear strong signal any more. The next step is to replace transmitters, antennas and receivers with more powerful versions. Unfortunately, by the time we order that equipment, test it, and get it installed the chicks will have most likely fledged. Our focus now is going to shift to getting a more reliable system in place so we do not have these problems next year.

This Bald Eagle Nest Camera is located on Jordan Lake near Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill, NC. It was set up last year as a joint project b/w NC State, the US Army Corps of Engineers, Maxim Intergrated Products, and Lineberger Tree Service.

This pair of eagles has 17 fledges at this nest since 2002, when we first started keeping observation records. The first chick hatched on Jan 11th and the second hatched overnight b/w the 11th and 12th.


Eagle Facts
Bald Eagle Facts http://bit.ly/wf2BAl
CCB Eagle Nest blog - Brood patch http://bit.ly/y5g7hk
Bald Eagle Nesting & Young http://bit.ly/z8dMU1
Bald Eagle feeding habits - http://bit.ly/AkKuap
Eaglet Mouth Interesting pic - http://bit.ly/z5k1AE
Jim Gajan's M&D Comparison- http://bit.ly/ziTFaI
Hancock Diction-aerie - http://bit.ly/zTlPEl
Info on Juvenile Plumage- http://bit.ly/xc7Sg1
Juvenile casting a pellet video - http://bit.ly/x5njpl
Bald Eagle Eyesight & Hearing - http://bit.ly/ABWPgi
Hancock - Eagle Sibling Rivalry
http://bit.ly/xgvQ9o
Nest details-greenery http://bit.ly/y7PUiN
Eaglets Thermoregulate http://bit.ly/zmibdV
How images get to you
http://bit.ly/wrCm5P
NCSU EagleCam home - http://bit.ly/fwf2Vh
View of Lake from Nest Tree http://bit.ly/wFksNS
Nest history & the folks behind it:http://bit.ly/gj4CG5
Hancock 2012 JL Forum
http://bit.ly/yEAKiJ
Nest tree video scroll ↓ to see - http://bit.ly/wWqLqC
2011 weekly development pics http://bit.ly/wJYhM3

Jordan Lake NC
Jordan Lake NC Map- http://bit.ly/A2C9Vg
Jordan Lake Oberservation Platform- http://bit.ly/w2P1QN
Jordan Lake Fish Album http://bit.ly/xgW7M7
Weather at the nesthttp://bit.ly/wPNUW9
Lake Jordan Clean Up http://bit.ly/w5WKRD
Jordan Lake State Rec Area
http://bit.ly/yPhuG8
Jordan Lake Home Page http://bit.ly/bHwn6S
JL Plants & Animals, Click on' Ecology' http://1.usa.gov/wDoJm2


Misc Pics & Video:
1-11-12 hatching eaglet- http://i41.tinypic.com/9aon7q.jpg
1st Hatch video - http://youtu.be/FSLlW6Nfil8
Project for Teachers
http://bit.ly/wY03du

Press:
News & Observer story http://bit.ly/zJJbzZ
Cary Citzen news story http://bit.ly/xs8wER

Jordan Lake Contact
http://bit.ly/yJguCZ

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. I never saw directions to the point at Jordan Lake where the cam is located. Could you tell me where it is located?
A. We do not share the location of the nest with the general public. Bald Eagles are pretty protective during their nesting season. It is common to hear them squaking/vocalizing if you get too close to the nest, therefore we really try to keep the nest locations secret. There is an observation platform at Jordan Lake on Martha’s Chapel Road. It is probably the best place to go for viewing eagles, the following link is a map of some good eagle viewing locations at Jordan Lake:
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&ll=35.791814,-79.000497&spn=0.00778,0.01649&t=h&z=17&msid=204684792385467659080.00049b24b6b3e0f16241d
The platform is located on the upper end of the lake where there are more eagles, but of course there is a chance that you may not see one on any given day. During the summer we have more eagles at Jordan Lake, up to 60 by some counts, so your chances of seeing one would be greater b/w June and August.
Q. When the eaglets leave the nest do they then start nest building for themselves? just wondering if they have a nesting spot or just live in trees until they find a mate.
A. Most bald eagles mature at 4-5 years old, which is when they find a mate, build a nest, and start breeding. They tend to travel when they're not nesting, and to return to the same nest year after year once they've built it. The nest is mainly for raising babies, although they may visit during the rest of the year and hang around some to keep it from being taken over by someone else - eagle, osprey or a few other bird species that use abandoned eagles nests.
Q. How do I capture an image from the eaglecam?
A. There may be other ways, the easiest we know of is to take a screenshot, then crop it in photo software to show the action. Different systems do those things differently, but on a PC it's fairly standard to hold down the CTRL key and tap the key usually toward the right end of the upper row labeled PRTSC or some similar version of Print Screen. That copies the screenshot to your clipboard, so you can then paste it as an image.
Many PCs come with MS Office Picture Manager - you can paste it directly into an image folder, then click at the top to Edit Pictures. When you're done, select Export either in the right pane where you were cropping, etc., or under the File menu. Be sure to export it as a JPG and know where you saved it. Then you can go to our facebook page, click at the top of the page to Share a Photo, then to Upload a Photo from your drive - add a caption, and you're good to go!
Q. Do the eagles have names?

A. This is an answer to a similar question from the Norfolk eaglecam, which we tend to agree with:

“When the eagles first built their nest here, we discussed the idea of naming them, but decided against doing so. Since they are wild birds, we do not want to encourage thinking of them as pets or to anthropomorphize them. Also, although all of our eaglets have survived to fledging, that’s not a guarantee every year. Giving them names could create more heartache for people. The disrupted nesting season in 2008 is a case in point. That said, a lot of other viewers have given them names and have shared them with us.”

Q. Where can I find more information about Bald Eagles
A. There are lots of great sources of information about bald eagles, some good internet sources are: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bald_Eagle and www.baldeagleinfo.com/