This is a bit of an experiment. If it works, we'll have a relatively concise summary of what happened at the White Rock nest in 2011, with links to relevant posts in the White Rock Discussion thread and possibly other threads, a few pictures, and possibly some links to video archives when they become available.

My plan is to start out by doing a post once a week, summarizing what happened that week. As things get more active, there may be a couple of posts per week. And I'm hoping for a post a day once there are chicks (keeping my fingers crossed for a successful nesting season as I type).

If you see something interesting or strange or just wonderfully typical of behavior on the nest - please PM me with a link to the discussion about it! I will be trying to review as many posts as I can while I update this thread - but I know I'll miss some things, and because I'm not watching this nest myself full time (there's this thing called work....) - I may not understand the importance or relevance of some pictures or observations unless someone fills me in.

Note: No promises about keeping this up to date! I'll add to it when I can, but do have a husband, a job, two cats, and a number of other responsibilities - so some weeks will be more complete and some entries more timely than others.

I am looking for helpers - if you're interested, please let me know.

And happy eagle watching!

Reserved for an index, so people can jump to a specific date.

Reserved because it's easier to reserve now than wish I'd reserved later....

January 1 - 8, 2011

"State of the Nest" picture as of January 1, courtesy of garyandjudy:


View of the area (with eagles), courtesy of eiguoc:



First post of 2011

January 1 - lots of activity at the nest, starting with the first post link above, and many pictures of the pair

January 2 - late afternoon visit - posts start here

January 3 - work on nest continues - posts start here
great s/cap by garyandjudy:


January 3 - two intruders seen near nest around 11 am - link to post by garyandjudy with picture of one of the other eagles out over the bay

January 4 - at least one seen - posts start here

January 5 - some trilling reported in late afternoon, no visuals while people were observing

January 6-7 - nest was observed for several hours in the afternoon; no activity

January 8 - trilling heard in afternoon, both eagles at nest around 5 pm - posts start here

A big thanks to this week's observers: eiguoc, garyandjudy, gemini, ostrich, PEB, sassyk, sunshinecoast, terrytvgal

January 9 - 15, 2011

January 9 s'caps courtesy of garyandjudy


January 9 - lots of activity including an intruder who was quickly escorted away - link to posts and lots of pics

January 10 - both visited and worked on the nest - link to posts and pics

January 11 - both spent time at the nest, including a lunch break for Mom - link to posts, pics and a video

January 12 - windy day, no visits reported - link to posts and pic of rainbow

January 13 - one adult visited in the afternoon - link to posts and pic

January 14 - windy day, no visits observed - link to post

January 15 - rainy, no visits observed - link to post

A big thanks to this week's observers: beans, Debs, eiguoc, garyandjudy, IrishEyes, JudyB, ostrich, PEB, sunshinecoast, terrytvgal

January 16 - 22, 2011

January 18 s'cap at 6:38 am courtesy of sunshinecoast


January 18 state of the nest s'cap courtesy of terrytvgal


January 16 - morning visit by one adult - link to posts and pics

January 17 - no visits reported during afternoon observation period

January 18 - both were there in the afternoon, working on the nest - link to posts and pics

January 19 - calls heard in the afternoon but only one brief visit - link to posts

January 20 - no visits reported during afternoon observation period

January 21 - brief afternoon visit - link to post and pic

January 22 - morning visit and snack at the nest, both visit in afternoon - link to posts and pics

A big thanks to this week's observers: garyandjudy, JudyB, ostrich, sunshinecoast, terrytvgal, urban Eagle

January 23 - 29, 2011

January 23 s'cap courtesy of JudyB


January 23 - one adult was there for quite a while in the morning, both made a quick visit in the evening - link to posts and pic

January 24 - no sightings reported

January 25 - 10:08 am - a 2 yr juvie (one in its second year, so less than two years old) visited the nest tree for an hour - link for posts and lots of pics
- 5:15 pm - an eagle flew into the top of the tree and stayed about 5 minutes - not clear if it was one of the adults - link

January 26 - 7:17 am - one adult visited the nest - link to posts and pic
- 10:18 am - a 5 year sub-adult eagle visited the nest, poked around a bit, then perched for a while, staying almost an hour in all - link to posts and lots of pics
- 1:20 pm - some black birds, possibly crows, visit the nest - link
- 2:17 pm - an adult eagle (possibly Mom) spent about 40 minutes perched on one of the branches near the nest - link
- 4:29 pm - trills heard; 4:48 - more urgent; 4:50 - adult on nest, then to branch; left 4:53 pm, back briefly a few minutes later - link

January 27 - 7:29 am - light-headed eagle landed at edge of nest; appeared to be adult but hard to be sure with night vision WA cam; was gone when cam switched to color at 7:40 am - link to posts and pic
- 12:54 pm - an all-dark juvie stopped by very briefly (maybe a 1 yr?) - link
- 4:05 pm - eagle flew by and appeared to be perching out of sight in the top of the tree
- 5:35 pm - as it was getting dark, a young juvie arrived and perched in the branches in the lower left; a moment later, an older juvie arrived and perched in the lower right; both spent the night - link to posts and pics

January 28 - the visitor on the right departed at 7:24 am and the younger one on the left departed 15-20 minutes later - link
- 5:26 pm - eagle arrived and perched on short branch at "back" of nest - too dark to tell its age, or when it departed - link
- the lighter colored overnight visitor was identified as a 3 year juvie - pic by R. Cmolik

January 29 - 9:22 am - both adults at the nest for about 15 minutes; away for 40 minutes, then back for over an hour, until 11:13 am - link to posts and lots of pics
- 12:32 am - adult swooped in towards nest but landed higher up in the tree

My collage of some of this week's visitors - click bigger ~JudyB

Website article - Interesting Week at White Rock

A big thanks to this week's observers: AnniesKatz, Debs, garyandjudy, gemini, jkr, JudyB, jwnix, MaryF, ostrich, PEB, sunshinecoast, terrytvgal

January 30 - February 5, 2011

January 30 s'cap courtesy of AnniesKatz:


January 30 - 7:48 am - juvie lands for a few seconds, two eagles seen approaching upper branches right afterwards - link to post and pic
- 9:30 am - both spend about an hour, one in nest, other perched on branch - link to posts and lots of pics
- 11:53 - both work on nest for about an hour - link

January 31 - 7:59 am - two adults fly across the water, appear to land in upper branches - link
- 11:30 - eagle arrives at nest, does a bit of nestoration; second eagle arrives 10 minutes later; left around 12:30 - link to posts and pics
- 3:38 - 4:24 - trilling and calls heard from time to time - link
- video by beans - Moving Branches in the White Rock Nest

February 1 - 7:03 am - adult (female?) arrives at nest, stays about 20 minutes - link to posts and pics
- 8:21 am - both working on nest, then perch on the branches; spent a lot of time at the nest throughout the morning - link to posts and pics
- no visits reported in the afternoon; can't be sure but looked as if one or both flew into the upper branches around 5:08 - 5:23 pm - link

February 2 - 10:00 am - both worked on nest for about an hour, arranged sticks, brought in straw - link to posts and pics
- some calls in late afternoon, but no one seen

February 3 - no sightings in morning; crow seen in neighboring tree - link
- 12:13 pm - adult ate at the nest, menu was likely bird; perched on branch afterwards, left around 1:30 - link to posts and pics

February 4 - 7: 29 am - very windy; adult arrived on branch, later seen perched near nest - link
- 10:07- 11:23 am - both work on nest in spite of the movement of the tree, and fly in with sticks with wind gusting to 30 km/hr - link to posts and pics
- 2:00-2:59 pm - one and then both visit and work on nest - link to posts and pics
- 4:31 pm - adult flew in over water and likely up into top of tree - link

February 5 - much calmer than yesterday; possible fly-by at 8:23 am; calls heard 10:14-10:38 am; eagle seen heading towards upper branches at 1:31 pm - link to posts
- 2:55-3:01 pm - eagle in nest - link to posts and pics; calls heard afterwards
- 5:27 pm - adult on nest; second one arrived a few minutes later; both gone by 5:47 pm - link to posts and pics

A big thanks to this week's observers: AnniesKatz, beans, Debs, eiguoc, garyandjudy, gemini, IrishEyes, jkr, JudyB, ostrich, PEB, sunshinecoast, terrytvgal, willpatt