2021 Season
Season Summary: TBD
- September 8, 2020 - Early snowfall on the nest, one eagle seen roosting in the nest
- September 22, 2020 - Both Dad and F420 are seen in the nest
- October 22, 2020 - Both Dad and F420 are seen moving sticks around in the nest, leaving and returning with sticks several times
2020 Season
Season Summary: This was an eventful and shocking season, 3 eggs were laid and late in the incubation period the mother eagle was attacked by another female eagle. After this incident the mother did not return to the nest and "Dad" took over the incubation responsibilities. One egg hatched and "Dad" tried his best to care for this egglet, trying to get the eaglet food on his own while trying to survive himself. Unfortunately, the egglett did not make it. The unknown female eagle was seen frequenting near the nest area at that time and even joined "Dad" in the nest a few times moving around the eggs, but not consuming them. The remaining eggs did not hatch. However, the female eagle and "Dad" began to bond and tolerate one another. At the end of the season a few mating attempts were made.
March 1, 2020 - First Egg Laid
March 4, 2020 - Second Egg Laid
March 7, 2020 - Third Egg Laid
April 6, 2020 - Intruding Eagle attacks nest, Mom leaves the nest
April 7, 2020 - Male eagle returns to nest with an unfamilar female eagle
April 10-11, 2020 - Mom has not returned to the nest, Male eagle incubates the eggs
April 12, 2020 - One Eaglett hatches in the nest
April 14, 2020 - It is believed the Eaglett passed away
April 17th, 2020 - The unknown female eagle has been seen around the nest, the male has begun to tolerate her presence near the nest
April 20th, 2020 The female eagle is known as F420, F for female, 4/20 for the date she enters the nest, she has begun to move sticks around in the nest
April 21, 2020 Dad and F420 are seen together in the nest and breifly for a mating attempt
April 22, 2020 Dad and F420 are seen copulating and the female brings a new stick to the nest
April 24, 2020 Dad and F420 are joined at the nest, Dad brings F420 food to the nest to eat, the two eagles work intently on building the nest leaving and returning with new sticks
May 8, 2020 Dad and F420 are seen regularly working on the nest and copulating, they make a few visits to the nest but for the remainder of the summer with no young eggletts to tend to, the pair are seen perched on many spots in the park near the nest
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Photo Credit: City of Westminster