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Friends of Big Bear Valley and Big Bear Eagle Nest Cam
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Friends of Big Bear Valley and Big Bear Eagle Nest Cam
E21 off nest and he did fledge but managed to make it back.
Here is a snippet of the actual fledge and comment
Big Bear Lake is clear of snow and upgades being made
E22 remains on a branch just under the nest. M, dad, kept a watchful eye all day.
No official confirmation, but 21 may have been seen in another tree.
7:00a E22 had a peaceful night under the nest. 7:12a E22 stretching, moving around, partial fish in the nest. 7:28am E22 moves to a different branch, and back. 8:31a E22 moving around
Big Bear Lake nest is ready. New mating this morning.
I just love this video of another, with a poor broken wing, flying again.
8:48a. E22 found perched on the pasture fence. 9:33a Horse came by E22flew off. 9:42a M to treetop branch. 9:49a E22 to lower branch in nest tree, flies to the church side snag. 9:53a M to the attic, to the ground near the pond. E22 watching, vocal. a minute ago
A personal note-- I am sickened by the disrespect of humans towards these eaglets. There are laws to protect them, yet humans ignore. When E22 fledged from the nest tree and flew over the road, which could have been catastrophic, people by the fence were cheering, waving their arms and clapping so loudly it was picked up on live cam audio. That eaglet was traumatized.
Yes, the sidewalk along the fence is a public walkway, but where is common sense!
This morning, E 22 is being enticed by dad to come down and eat. Yet a man is shouting at E with each squeak. This time the man was on church side of fence and YES, the police have been called. Private land.
Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act
The Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 668-668d), enacted in 1940, and amended several times since, prohibits anyone, without a permit issued by the Secretary of the Interior, from "taking" bald or golden eagles, including their parts (including feathers), nests, or eggs.
The Act provides criminal penalties for persons who "take, possess, sell, purchase, barter, offer to sell, purchase or barter, transport, export or import, at any time or any manner, any bald eagle ... [or any golden eagle], alive or dead, or any part (including feathers), nest, or egg thereof."
The Act defines "take" as "pursue, shoot, shoot at, poison, wound, kill, capture, trap, collect, molest or disturb." Regulations further define "disturb" as “to agitate or bother a bald or golden eagle to a degree that causes, or is likely to cause, based on the best scientific information available, 1) injury to an eagle, 2) a decrease in its productivity, by substantially interfering with normal breeding, feeding, or sheltering behavior, or 3) nest abandonment, by substantially interfering with normal breeding, feeding, or sheltering behavior" (50 CFR 22.6).
In addition to immediate impacts, this definition also covers effects that result from human-induced alterations initiated around a previously used nest site during a time when eagles are not present, if, upon the eagle's return, such alterations agitate or bother an eagle to a degree that interferes with or interrupts normal breeding, feeding, or sheltering habits, and causes injury, death or nest abandonment.
A violation of the Act can result in a fine of $100,000 ($200,000 for organizations), imprisonment for one year, or both, for a first offense. Penalties increase substantially for additional offenses, and a second violation of this Act is a felony.