Duke Farms-2014

kittenface · **Posted:** Thu Aug 28, 2014 1:10 am

SAD UPDATE!! :girlsad3:

RIP SWEET HEART :sorrow:

Rose Marie Joy found this info on the DF Ustream page.
8/25/14
We are sad to announce news that one of our eaglets from this year's nest was found dead at Sebago Lake, Maine after a fight with an adult eagle that was guarding a nest; From Conserve Wildlife NJ biologists discussions with biologists and observers in Maine;
"On July 27th the juvenile male, D-98, was found dead by residents of Little Sebago Lake, Maine. He was one of the three Duke Farms chicks banded on May 14, 2014 and assumed fledged in Mid-June.
Residents of the lake which is NW of Portland, reported seeing him near an active eagle nest located on the lake. The nest had chicks which fledged in early July. On July 25th residents reported seeing a juvenile with a green band sitting in a tree near a boat house;
“The youngster had been in a small tree next to our boat house for quite a long time when an adult, carrying a fish, swooped in over the folks sunning on the beach and attacked the young bird. It dropped the fish in the process. The adult flew off leaving the fish and the juvenile behind. Thanks to a cell phone photo, we know that the youngster had the band colors of the later retrieved juvenile”.
While we don’t know for certain we can assume that the juvenile’s death was in some part due to injuries that occurred when it was attacked by the adult. The mortality rate for first year eagles is fairly high as they are still learning to hunt and fly. It is very unusual to receive this much information on the details surrounding an eagles death."

Sally · **Posted:** Thu Aug 28, 2014 7:36 am

kittenface · **Posted:** Tue Nov 25, 2014 11:44 pm

The cam is back up & running :sum9:

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