6/7 April 2026
Hello Everyone,
I wasn’t going to post but…
SK Hideaways compiled the week’s videos and I could not send them. They are on holiday!!!!!
SK Hideaways Videos, 29 March – 6 April 2026
FOBBV Eagles ~ Big Bear Valley, CA
Courtesy of FOBBVCAM | Friends of Big Bear Valley
Shadow Declares Mealtime Over ~ Swoops in to Brood Eaglets, Excuses Jackie (2026 Apr 6)
Video: https://youtu.be/3AQVsHm1hW4
Eaglets #1 & #2 Arrive! Jackie & Shadow’s 2nd Clutch a Success (2026 Apr 4-5)
Video: https://youtu.be/Sg7No7esiAg
PIP Confirmed ~ Shadow Wants to Incubate till Both Eggs Hatch (2026 Apr 3)
Video: https://youtu.be/lo9QFUdRK_A
West End ~ Catalina Island, CA
Isla & Lee’s Wee Hour Beaky Kiss Fest & Shenanigans (2026 April 1)
Video: https://youtu.be/ZA5crZd75fACourtesy Institute for Wildlife Studies | explore.org | West End Eagles Cam Ops
Two Harbors Eagles ~ Catalina Island, CA
Cholyn & Chase in All Their Romantic Glory ~ An Oceanside Sunrise (2026 Mar 30)
Video: https://youtu.be/UDihd44HTxM
Courtesy Institute for Wildlife Studies | explore.org | Two Harbors Eagles Cam Ops
Fraser Point Eagles ~ Santa Cruz Island, CA
Courtesy Institute for Wildlife Studies | explore.org | Fraser Point Eagles Cam Ops
FP2 ~ Zuma Arrives to Join Sasha,Cruz & Andor (2026 Mar 30)
Video: https://youtu.be/xhwv8IWAHas
Cruz & Andor Welcome FP1 ~ Sasha (2026 Mar 28-29)
Video: https://youtu.be/HTrZlwpDO0I
Geemeff sends us the daily summary from The Woodland Trust:
Woodland Trust daily summary for Loch Arkaig Monday 6th April 2026
The weather was much more settled today and forecast to remain so for the next couple of days and with luck, Louis will make his way home during that weather window. The most interesting thing that happened today was that Dorcha visited Nest One again, just a fleeting visit unlike yesterday’s hour-long one, and also a repeat of her quick visit to Nest One on this day last year.
Today’s video:
https://youtu.be/Pjr_WwqjNG8 N1&2 Dorcha does some housekeeping then visits Nest One 13.15.32
Blast from the past – this day in previous years:
https://youtu.be/OvVG5MBBjd4 N1 Welcome home Aila! 2020
https://youtu.be/j_2zRRZeJQY N1 Sealed with a fish: the reunion of Aila & Louis 2020
https://youtu.be/7Q3BC32Ukgw N1 Fleeting glimpse of an Osprey (slo-mo) 2021
https://youtu.be/WlIs0DTECK0 N2 Louis is heard skydancing before arriving 2023
https://youtu.be/Uz2YCaJzWLo N2 Disaster! A howling gale blows Dorcha off the nest (zoom) 2024
https://youtu.be/y8Jxs3sbhS4 N1 A Barn Owl (Tyto alba) visits briefly (zoom) 2024
https://youtu.be/pVw-5InEmdM N2 Comings & goings before Dorcha finally gets the fish 2025
https://youtu.be/2TrKItSxR3o N1 An unringed Osprey visits – it’s Dorcha! (zoom) 2025
https://youtu.be/gypEolHWuXg N2 The Sabre Dance performed by Louis & Dorcha (quick time Classic Ospreys – Khachaturian) 2025
Come and join the friendly community at Woodland Trust’s Osprey forum, it’s fun, free and everyone’s welcome:
https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-and-wildlife/osprey-cam
Ospreys continue to arrive:
Oscar has returned to his nest at Russell Lake in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. We anxiously await the arrival of Ethel, his outstanding mate.
Harry has arrived at SS Alyth.
There was a male osprey on the nest with Iris, but my markings chart shows it was Louis, not New Guy 2. Gosh, I would love to be wrong!
UV has returned to Keilder Forest’s nest 5A.
At the Golden Gate Audubon nest of Richmond, his new mate, Wendy, has begun helping with that incredible nest on the World War II whirley crane. Here is the video: https://youtu.be/sPmvv6r4KZs?
Lots of tandem feedings going on today with the Bald Eagles. One of those was at Little Miami Conservancy. When there are three, mum and dad need to kick in and feed them so everyone gets their crop full.
That little baby is getting lots of bites!
If you missed it, Cornell Bird Lab has the video of Iris returning to her nest in Missoula’s Hellgate Canyon: https://youtu.be/xM_3aiCH4hM?
My goodness, she looks good.
There have been at least three fish deliveries at the Achieva Osprey platform in St Petersburg, Florida on Monday. Hoorah.
LJ2 has arrived home at Lyn Brennig.
Syfaddan has returned to her nest in the Usk Valley.
They are getting home. Now what is happening at Loch Arkaig?! Well, it’s a mess according to Geemeff. “Garry LVO on nest 2; Dorcha on nest 1 getting Garry’s fish and a half-hearted mating attempt; Unringed dark female on nest 2; Aurora 536 on nest 2!” All I can say is ‘gracious me’. Louis, you had best get home.
Iris slept on her perch waiting for new guy 2 to return.
Toby waiting to play fetch!
Thank you for being with us. Take care, everyone. See you later in the week – it is going to be busy here. Good busy. And we are expecting more snow, which means pet food, human food, and wood (along with paper to light it) brought inside.
Thank you to SK Hideaways and Geemeff for their videos and reports, to the owners of the streaming cams for allowing us to take screen captures and watch these amazing bird families, and to the individuals who post information on FB – always grateful to you!
