BLACKWATER ~ 2017

gigi · **Posted:** Sat Dec 31, 2016 7:01 pm

Please Post 2017 Blackwater comments here!

Cam Links:

Blackwater

Nest location:
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, in the Chesapeake Bay watershed on the eastern shore of Maryland about 10 miles south of Cambridge.

gigi · **Posted:** Sat Dec 31, 2016 7:02 pm

12/20/16: Technical Note
We plan to have Craig Koppie climb the tree and check the nest and equipment (and the raccoon situation) because we've seen a couple eagles checking it out. We're not sure if it's our resident couple or new birds. We also plan to replace our cabling to help reduce the interference with the video signal. We'll keep you posted as to when we hope to be online.

Beth · **Posted:** Mon Jan 02, 2017 9:50 pm

Nest Update

1/2/17:
Technical Note
>Craig Koppie climbed the nest tree and checked our cabling and equipment. We still have some electrical interference that we believe is coming from the Visitor Center and degrading the cam image. We're trying to improve the image before we turn on the cam. Thanks for your patience.

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64399

Thanks Beth...Boy, Craig really gets around!!

Beth · **Posted:** Thu Jan 05, 2017 2:53 pm

Beth · **Posted:** Fri Jan 06, 2017 12:31 pm

Nest Update

1/6/17:
Technical Note
We've been testing the video signal coming from the tree, and we believe the signal interference is not related to something in the Visitor Center (like our new exhibits), which is good news. We're now trying to determine if the problem is related to the new power lines along the Visitor Center road. Thanks for your patience.

Dutch Eagle Fan · **Posted:** Sun Jan 08, 2017 12:21 pm

Dining Bald Eagle on the Osprey platform

Dutch Eagle Fan · **Posted:** Sun Jan 08, 2017 6:09 pm

The cleaning crew

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64399

bonbon · **Joined:** Thu May 21, 2015 8:04 pm **Posts:** 2210

Eagle cam is ON!
Nest is empty... with a little bit of snow.
:8snowflake:

Beth · **Posted:** Tue Jan 10, 2017 7:37 pm

Yea bb-thanks!! :hapdance:

Beth · **Posted:** Thu Jan 12, 2017 2:20 pm

Nest Update

1/12/17:
Technical Note
Choptank Electric plans to come out and check their power lines, since their equipment might be
causing the static and degraded image. We hope they'll be able to
identify and fix the problem.

I haven't seen any Eagles on the eagle cam. Only on the Osprey cam...

Beth · **Posted:** Thu Jan 19, 2017 5:08 pm

Nest Update

1/19/17:
Technical Note
We are replacing some of the video equipment on the ground. The image may come and go as we work on the equipment.
Thanks for your patience.
We have not seen any eagle activity at the nest since we've been back online.

Beth - (Nope-we/I haven't seen any Eagles on the camview)

Beth · **Posted:** Wed Jan 25, 2017 8:18 pm

Today at the Osprey nest...

I am not feeling good about the Eagles nesting on the camsite this year.

Beth · **Posted:** Thu Jan 26, 2017 4:24 pm

Nest Update

1/26/17:
We turned on the cam to see if there was any eagle activity at the nest. Even if our old couple moved
onto another nest location, we hoped a new couple might take this nest, but so far we haven't
seen any eagle action.

Dutch Eagle Fan · **Posted:** Fri Jan 27, 2017 9:49 am

I too think this nest will not be used this season :girlsad3:

bev. · **Posted:** Mon Jan 30, 2017 4:20 pm

I have to go back and see when they nested last year

bev. · **Posted:** Mon Jan 30, 2017 4:21 pm

I guess they had eggs this time last year, but I am never one to give up.

Dutch Eagle Fan · **Posted:** Wed Feb 01, 2017 5:09 pm

Surprise

Beth · **Posted:** Thu Feb 02, 2017 12:11 pm

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