During Quad City Bald Eagle Days earlier this month we asked people to vote on names for the two eagles living at Davenport Works. Alcoa employees had selected five sets of names in December. Those five sets of names were on a ballot at Bald Eagles Days. With nearly 1,500 votes cast, the winning names are Liberty and Justice.
We have now posted several new videos. The eagles have been spending more time in the nest the last couple of weeks. Most of the time they are adding sticks and other material to the nest. They seem very particular about how the sticks are woven into the structure. Sometimes they will work on one stick for a long time until they get it just the way they want it to fit.
Videos from January 2011
January 2011
January 24, 2011
January 05, 2011
A year ago sharp eyed Alcoa employees at Davenport Works spotted what appeared to be a bald eagle nest in a tree near a lightly used facility at the plant. Last spring the pair of eagles successfully hatched two eaglets. In November of 2010, Alcoa consulted with U.S. Fish & Wildlife to install a camera in the tree above the nest and was able to use power from that building to power the camera. Alcoa is working to get the web camera set up for on-line viewing; there are logistical issues as the site is remote from the rest of the facility. In the meantime, new images and videos will be supplied periodically.
The eagles have been seen in the nest in late November and December. Some days they bring additional sticks to add to the nest and other times they use the nest as a place to eat a fish they have grabbed from the nearby Mississippi River. The eagles are not expected to stay in the nest until the spring when eggs are laid.
Until the camera is ready for public access, here are some videos of the eagles in the nest, filmed in December 2010.
- View video 1 Windows wmv
- View video 2 Windows wmv
- View video 3 Windows wmv
- View video 4 Windows wmv
- View video 5 Windows wmv
Photos from the camera installation:
