Greetings from Ranger Headquarters.
Lab results are in! The eagles' gender is confirmed: we have two females (A-15 and A-18) and two males (A-16 and A-17).
Here is a special field report from Arthur:
All four eagles are healthy and content, despite the growing heat. On the afternoon of Friday, July 7, Rangers and visitors at the Nature Center's eaglecam console watched Pink (A-17) depart the platform for the first time after vigorous wing-beating. Since then, he has perched in trees at the margins of the soccer field below the hack site, returning uphill at least once to feed. While the first flight is always a milestone, the first return flight is of equal or greater importance to field staff--it indicates to us that the bird is comfortable with its adoptive home, and well-oriented to the park.
On Monday (7/10) afternoon, I tracked A-17 about 100 feet west of the hack platform, and I got two for the price of one: Orange (A-16), who was the first to leave, was perched in a neighboring tree. On Tue (7/11) morning, I found those same two birds as close to one another, but this time several hundred feet in the opposite direction--east of the hack platform. It appears they are hanging loosely together, as young bald eagles will when there is food at stake. They have also chosen particularly shady perches, moving minimally during the hotter hours of the day.
Green (A-18), who was present at the platform yesterday afternoon, is now perched about 75 feet eastward in a short oak tree. She must have made his first flight on Monday evening or early Tuesday morning, preferring, like the others, to make her moves in cooler hours of otherwise hot days. Perhaps she means to follow the other two into the shady canopy they've found.
Blue (A-15) huddles alone now in the only leafy patch of shade she can comfortably reach on foot. She has not flown yet, but we expect that she will soon. She can take her time; while we all enjoy the frenzied excitement of an eagle's first flight, we also appreciate the one who takes a different approach, with time to calculate her moves.
Stay tuned for more news on the eagles as they explore Inwood Hill Park.
Don't forget about other fun activities at Inwood Hill Nature Center:
Join us on July 19th at 1:00 p.m. for the Inwood Hill Boat Dock & Evan Frankel Foundation Boat House Ribbon Cutting Ceremony.
There will be fun summer activities including canoeing, crafts, music and food. Please invite community members whom you think will enjoy this event.
Lab results are in! The eagles' gender is confirmed: we have two females (A-15 and A-18) and two males (A-16 and A-17).
Here is a special field report from Arthur:
All four eagles are healthy and content, despite the growing heat. On the afternoon of Friday, July 7, Rangers and visitors at the Nature Center's eaglecam console watched Pink (A-17) depart the platform for the first time after vigorous wing-beating. Since then, he has perched in trees at the margins of the soccer field below the hack site, returning uphill at least once to feed. While the first flight is always a milestone, the first return flight is of equal or greater importance to field staff--it indicates to us that the bird is comfortable with its adoptive home, and well-oriented to the park.
On Monday (7/10) afternoon, I tracked A-17 about 100 feet west of the hack platform, and I got two for the price of one: Orange (A-16), who was the first to leave, was perched in a neighboring tree. On Tue (7/11) morning, I found those same two birds as close to one another, but this time several hundred feet in the opposite direction--east of the hack platform. It appears they are hanging loosely together, as young bald eagles will when there is food at stake. They have also chosen particularly shady perches, moving minimally during the hotter hours of the day.
Green (A-18), who was present at the platform yesterday afternoon, is now perched about 75 feet eastward in a short oak tree. She must have made his first flight on Monday evening or early Tuesday morning, preferring, like the others, to make her moves in cooler hours of otherwise hot days. Perhaps she means to follow the other two into the shady canopy they've found.
Blue (A-15) huddles alone now in the only leafy patch of shade she can comfortably reach on foot. She has not flown yet, but we expect that she will soon. She can take her time; while we all enjoy the frenzied excitement of an eagle's first flight, we also appreciate the one who takes a different approach, with time to calculate her moves.
Stay tuned for more news on the eagles as they explore Inwood Hill Park.
Don't forget about other fun activities at Inwood Hill Nature Center:
Join us on July 19th at 1:00 p.m. for the Inwood Hill Boat Dock & Evan Frankel Foundation Boat House Ribbon Cutting Ceremony.
There will be fun summer activities including canoeing, crafts, music and food. Please invite community members whom you think will enjoy this event.
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