The triplets of the West End nest have all received their names! The eldest eaglet has been named Koa. From the Nest Adopter who gave this eaglet its name "WE1 is the offspring of Akecheta and Thunder. Akecheta means "fighter" in Native American language. As the eldest triplet, WE1 will carry on its father's legacy as the protector. Koa is the Hawaiian word for warrior. Koa warriors served to protect lands, natural resources, and the ruling chiefs. They were seen as brave, bold, fearless, valiant & courageous."

The middle eaglet WE2 is named Treasure. The adopter says " Well, each of these eaglets is a treasure, and, with full respect to his/her siblings, I would like this one to carry that name: Treasure."

And the youngest eaglet WE3 has been named Sterling in honor of the adopter's late father.

The triplets are six weeks old and are changing in appearance daily! Treasure is seen trying to wingercise several times but as expected at this age is still very uncoordinated and loses its balance. Koa is watching and gets some wing action in its face as Treasure is hopping around the nest. The nest is getting smaller as the eaglets are getting bigger! In a few weeks it will be a mass of wings as they all try to exercise and flap them! Thank you for watching!

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Nest info: Eaglets WE1, hatch 3/9 -3am; WE2, hatch 3/9 -7pm; WE3, 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:

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