EAGLE CAM: On Wednesday afternoon, the Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania announced the 2017 launch of the Harmar and Hays Bald Eagle webcams.
Both Pittsburgh-area webcams give viewers across the world the ability to watch the majestic birds on Audubon-owned property.
ASWP describes the experience, saying viewers can: “Follow the birds’ journeys from egg-laying to hatching, growing, and fledging via two webcams in the Pittsburgh region — one in Hays and one in Harmar.”
PixController Inc. manufactured the camera system used, and other partners in the project include Comcast Business Industries and Arborel Tree Service. “As in past year, both cameras stream through WildEarth, a dedicated live wildlife platform that focuses on connecting people to animals,” Audubon reports.
During the 2016 Hays nesting season, the eagle laid three eggs: one on Feb. 13, the second on Feb. 16 and the third on Feb. 20. One hatched March 21, another on March 22 and the third was not viable. At Harmar, the eagle laid eggs on March 9 and 11, and they hatched on April 14 and 17.
The Hays eagle pair can be viewed at www.aswp.org/pages/hays-nest or www.pixcontroller.com/eagles/, and the Harmer eagle pair can be viewed at aswp.org/pages/harmar-nest or www.pixcontroller.com/eagles/harmar.htm.
860,000 POUNDS: Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful reported on Wednesday that almost 14,000 volunteers picked up 860,000 pounds of garbage from waterways and coastal regions across the state during the 2016 International Coastal Cleanup in September through October.
The collection included 20,562 cigarette butts; 8,128 food wrappers; 5,281 pieces of plastic; 4,319 beverage bottles; and 2,941 tires.
Wow.
