West End Eagles ~ Koa's Adventures! Returns To Natal Nest But Is NOT Welcome! Roosts w/ Dad! 6.3.24

Koa had fledged early in the morning and spent the day exploring the historic nest and the surrounding areas. The cam op followed Koa around and did some great zooming on the fledgling flapping and playing with a stick in its talons!

Towards the end of the day, Koa is determined to return to the nest and makes its way down the rocks! Akecheta had delivered a fish and Koa went after it! There was a kerfuffle over it and then Treasure ended up chasing Koa off the nest. Koa flew off but returned a few minutes later to the basement. Treasure was not about to let Koa back up so Koa flew off again & ended up landing on the night perch where Thunder and Akecheta would roost on. Dad flies in and stays with Koa and they both tuck their heads in for sleep! It was a very exciting day for Koa taking its first flight. Nest dynamics are changing! Thank you for watching!

Video captured & edited by Lady Hawk

Timestamps:
00:00 Opening Koa to rock on historic nest - flapping
09:34 Koa looking down at natal nest making its way home
12:54 Koa to nest but gets chased off
13:57 Koa returns again - kerfuffle with Treasure - Koa to basement then flies to another rock
17:38 Koa on night perch - Akecheta joins

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Nest info: Eaglets WE1 (Koa), hatch 3/9 -3am; WE2 (Treasure), hatch 3/9 -7pm; WE3 (Sterling) 3/12 hatch by 4:10am; Thunder (F) 15 yrs old; Akecheta (M) (wing tag 61) 8 yrs old.

This eagle pair is a success story, part of a bald eagle restoration program started by the Institute for Wildlife Studies in 1980. Their nest has been active since 1991 and has been streaming live since 2005.

The West End Bald Eagle Cam is made possible through an educational partnership between Institute for Wildlife Studies, Montrose Settlements Program, Santa Catalina Island Conservancy, and Explore.org.

Read the full nest history here: https://www.iws.org/west-end-nest-his...

I recommend watching this video to learn about why the eagles have patagial tags also known as wing bling & the conservation work conducted in saving the bald eagles:

Return Flight: Restoring the Bald Eagle to the Channel Islands:    • Return Flight: Restoring the Bald Eag...  

Courtesy of IWS West End Bald Eagle Cam and Explore.org.
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